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 94 STAT. 742

42 USC 8214. Ante, p. 741. 42 USC 8221.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 entitled to obtain, within a reasonable period of time and at no charge, appropriate replacement parts or materials; "(B) the supplier of any residential energy conservation measure offered under a utility program shall, in connection with such measure, provide, at a minimum, to any person who purchases the measure from such supplier a warranty equivalent to that required under subparagraph (A); and "(C) the contractor for the installation of any residential energy conservation measure offered under a utility program shall, in connection with such measure, warrant in writing that, at a minimum, any defect in materials, manufacture, design or installation found within one year from the date of installation shall be remedied without charge and within a reasonable period of time; and". (c) Section 213(a)(2)(B) of such Act is amended by inserting "and who agrees to comply with the provisions promulgated under section 212(b)(3)" after "(E)". (d) Section 220(d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(d) WARRANTIES.—With respect to section 2120bX3) concerning warranties, all Federal and State laws otherwise applicable to such warranties sheill apply, except to the extent inconsistent with such section.". STATE UST OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

42 USC 8214. Ante, p. 719.

SEC. 543. Section 213(a)(3) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is amended by inserting the following before the semicolon at the end thereof: ", and provides that such list shall include a notation informing customers that financial assistance under the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act may be available from such lending institutions". TREATMENT OF UTILITY COSTS

42 USC 8216.

SEC. 544. Section 215 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is amended— (1) by striking out everything that follows "subsection (b) to be" in subsection (c)(l)(C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "recovered in the manner specified by the State regulatory authority which has ratemaking authority over such utility (or in the case of a nonregulated utility in the manner specified by such nonregulated utility); except that the amount that may be recovered directly from a residential customer for whom the activities described in subsection Qji) are performed shall not exceed a total of $15 per dwelling unit or the actual cost of such activities, whichever is less; in determining the amount to be recovered directly from customers as provided under this subparagraph, the State regulatory authority (in the case of a regulated utility) or the utility (in the case of a nonregulated utility) shall take into consideration, to the extent practicable, the customers' ability to pay and the likely levels of participation in the utility program which will result from such recovery."; (2) by striking out subsection (c)(l)(D); (3) by striking out subsection (c)(2)(A); (4) by striking out "(B)" in subsection (c)(2)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof "(2)(A)";

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