Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/794

 94 STAT. 744

Ante, p. 742.

42 USC 8214.

Ante, p. 743.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 "(B) may not have a substantial adverse effect on competition in the area in which such activities are undertaken nor result in providing to any supplier or contractor an unreasonably large share of contracts for the supply or installation of residential energy conservation measures; "(C) shall be undertaken in a manner which provides, subject to reasonable conditions the utility may establish to insure the quality of supply and installation of residential energy conservation measures, that any financing by the utility of such measures shall be available to finance supply or installation by any contractor on the lists referred to in section 213(a)(2) or to finance the purchase of such measures to be installed by the customer; "(D) to the extent practicable and consistent with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), shall be undertaken in a manner which minimizes the cost of residential energy conservation measures to such customers; and "(E) shall include making available upon request a current estimate of the average price of supply and installation of residential energy conservation measures subject to the contracts entered into by the public utility under paragraph (1).", (b) Section 213(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs: "(C) provisions to assure that, whenever any public utility undertakes to finance its lending program for residential energy conservation measures through financial institutions, the utility shall (to the extent such utility determines feasible, consistent with good business practice, and not disadvantageous to its customers) seek funds for such financing from financial institutions located throughout the area covered by the lending program; and "(D) provisions to assure that, in the Case of any residential energy conservation plan which permits or requires any such utility to supply or install any residential energy conservation measure, the procedures under which any such utility undertakes such supply or installation will be consistent with the requirements of section 216(c)." (c) Section 213(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (7), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and", and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(9) requires any utility undertaking a program involving the supply or installation of any residential energy conservation measure as permitted under section 216(c) or providing financing for the purchase or installation of any such measure to notify the Secretary of Energy when such program becomes effective." AUTHORITY TO MONITOR AND TERMINATE SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, AND FINANCING BY UTIUTIES

42 USC 8217.

SEC. 547. Section 216(g) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is amended to read as follows: "(g) AUTHORITY TO MONITOR AND TERMINATE SUPPLY, INSTALLA-

Report to Congress.

TiON, OR FINANCING BY UTIUTIES.—<1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, shall monitor financing, supply, and installation activities of public utilities in connection with

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