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 91 STAT. 198 42 USC 6322.

Financial assistance.

PUBLIC LAW 95-39—JUNE 3, 1977 grams of public education under section 362(d)(4) of such Act which are included under such energy conservation plan. In any event, each State plan submitted under subsection (c) of this section shall indicate how its proposed extension service program will complement or supplement any other energy conservation programs being carried out within the State with assistance from Federal funds or under other Federal laws. (i) The Director shall provide financial assistance to each State having a plan approved under subsection (d), from funds allocated to such State under section 512(c), and shall provide information and technical assistance to such State, for the development, implementation, or modification of the State's plan submitted under subsection (c) of this section. (j) Nothing in this title, or in the comprehensive program developed under section 504 or any State plan approved under this section, shall have the effect of modifying or altering the relationships existing between educational institutions and the States in which they are located in connection with activities provided for under this title. ADMINISTRATIVE

Regulations.

42 USC 7006. consultation and cooperation.

Interagency Advisory Group. Establishment. Membership.

PROVISIONS

SEC. 507. (a) The Director shall promulgate such regulations and directives as may be necessary to carry out the functions and projects of the Service. (b) The Director shall consult and cooperate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Community Services Administration (and its Institute for Appropriate Technology), the Secretary of Commerce (and the Regional Centers of the Economic Development Administration in the Department of Commerce), the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the heads of other Federal agencies administering energy-related programs, with a view toward achieving maximum coordination with such other programs, and for the purpose of insuring to the maximum extent possible that all energy conservation and new energy technology information disseminated by or through Federal programs in a given area are consistent and are fully coordinated in order to minimize duplication of effort and to maximize public confidence in the credibility of Federal or federally assisted programs. It shall be the responsibility of the Director to promote the coordination of programs under this title with other public or private programs or projects of a similar nature. (c) Federal agencies described in subsection (b) shall cooperate with the Director in disseminating information with respect to the availability of assistance under this title, and in promoting the identification and interests of individuals, groups, or business and commercial establishments eligible for assistance through programs funded under this title. (d) At such time as the Energy Resources Council is terminated, pursuant to section 108 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5818), there shall be established an Interagency Advisory Group, consisting of the Director (as Chairman) and the heads of the Federal agencies described in subsection (b) or their delegates, to assist the Director in carrying out his responsibilities

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