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 PUBLIC LAW 95-619—NOV. 9, 1978

92 STAT. 3209

dependent on the world oil market, increasingly vulnerable to interruptions of foreign oil supplies, and unable to provide the energy to meet future needs; and (3) all sectors of our Nation's economy must begin immediately to significantly reduce the demand for nonrenewable energy resources such as oil and natural gas by implementing and maintaining effective conservation measures for the efficient use of these and other energy sources, (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to provide for the regulation of interstate commerce, to reduce the growth in demand for energy in the United States, and to conserve nonrenewable energy resources produced in this Nation and elsewhere, without inhibiting beneficial economic growth.

TITLE II—RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION PART 1—UTILITY PROGRAM SEC. 210. DEFINITIONS.

42 USC 8211.

As used in this title— (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy. (2) The term "load management technique" means any technique to reduce the maximum kilowatt demand on an electric utility, including ripple or radio control mechanisms, or other types of interruptible electric service, energy storage devices, and load limiting devices. (3) The term "natural gas" means natural gas as defined in the Natural Gas Act. (4) The term "public utility" means any person, State agency, or Federal agency which is engaged in the business of selling natural gas or electric energy, or both, to residential customers for use in a residential building. (5) The term "regulated utility" means a public utility with respect to whose rates a State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority. (6) The term "nonregulated utility" means a public utility which is not a regulated utility. (7) The term "rate" means any price, rate, charge, or classification made, demanded, observed, or received with respect to sales of electric energy or natural gas, any rule, regulation, or practice respecting any such rate, charge, or classification, and any contract pertaining to the sale of electric energy or natural gas. (8) The term "ratemaking authority" means authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates. (9) The term "residential building" means any building used for residential occupancy which— (A) is not a new building to which final standards under sections 304(a) and 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act apply, 42 USC 6833, (B) contains at least one, but no more than four, dwelling ^^^'^• units, and (C) has a systeu) for heating or cooling, or both. (10) The term "residential customer" means any person to whom—

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