Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1211

 PUBLIC LAW 94-385—AUG. 14, 1976

90 STAT. 1161

" (A) procedures for carrying out a continuing public education effort to increase significantly public awareness of— • "(i) the energy and cost savings which are likely to result from the implementation (including implementation through ^ group efforts) of energy conservation measures and renew' able-resource energy measures; and "(ii) information and other assistance (including information as to available technical assistance) which is or may be available with respect to the planning, financing, installing, and with respect to monitoring the effectiveness of measures likely to conserve, or improve efficiency in the use of, energy, including energy conservation measures and renewableresource energy measures; " (B) procedures for insuring that effective coordination exists among various local. State, and Federal energy conservation pro-j _^; grams within and affecting such State, including any energy extension service program administered by the Energy Research and Development Administration; "(C) procedures for encouraging and for carrying out energy audits with respect to buildings and industrial plants within such State; and "(D) any procedures, programs, or other actions required by the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (2). "(2) The Administrator may promulgate guidelines under this Guidelines section to provide that, in order to be eligible for Federal assistance under this section, a supplemental State energy conservation plan shall include, in addition to the requirements of paragraph (1) of ,.. this subsection, one or more of the following: ... ' "(A) the formation of, and appointment of qualified individ- State energy uals to be members of, a State energy conservation advisory com- conservation mittee. Such a committee shall have continuing authority to advisory comadvise and assist such State and its political subdivisions, with mittee. respect to matters relating to energy conservation in such State, including the carrying out of such State's energy conservation plan, the development and formulation of any improvements or amendments to such plan, and the development and formulation of procedures which meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(1). The applicable guidelines shall be designed to assure that each such committee carefully considers the views of the various energy-consuming sectors within the State and of public and private groups concerned with energy conservation; "(B) an adequate program within such State for the purpose of preventing any unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce which relate to the implementation of energy conservation measures and renewable-resource energy measures; "(C) procedures for the periodic verification (by use of sampling or other techniques), at reasonable times, and under reasonable conditions, by qualified officials designated by such State of the purchase and installation and actual cost of energy conservation measures and renewable-resource energy measures for which financial assistance was obtained under section 509 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, or section 451 of the Energy Post, p. 1162. Conservation and Production Act; and Post, p. 1165. "(D) assistance for individuals and other persons to undertake cooperative action to implement energy conservation measures and renewable-resource energy measures.

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