Federal

Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

8,465 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 8236 — Voluntary rating guidelines
• § 8236a — Technical assistance
• § 8236b — Report
• § 8241 — Definitions
• § 8242 — Federal solar program
• § 8243 — Duties of Secretary
• § 8244 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 8251 — Findings
• § 8252 — Purpose
• § 8253 — Energy and water management requirements
• § 8254 — Establishment and use of life cycle cost methods and procedures
• § 8255 — Budget treatment for energy conservation measures
• § 8256 — Incentives for agencies
• § 8257 — Interagency Energy Management Task Force
• § 8258 — Reports
• § 8258a — Demonstration of new technology
• § 8258b — Survey of energy saving potential
• § 8259 — Definitions
• § 8259a — Energy and water savings measures in congressional buildings
• § 8259b — Federal procurement of energy efficient products
• § 8260, 8261 — Omitted
• § 8262 — Definitions
• § 8262a — Report by General Services Administration
• § 8262b — Intergovernmental energy management planning and coordination
• § 8262c — Federal agency energy management training
• § 8262d — Energy audit teams
• § 8262e — Federal energy cost accounting and management
• § 8262f — Inspector General review and agency accountability
• § 8262g — Procurement and identification of energy efficient products
• § 8262h — United States Postal Service energy regulations
• § 8262i — United States Postal Service energy management report
• § 8262j — Energy management requirements for United States Postal Service
• § 8262k — Government contract incentives
• § 8271 — “Federal facility” and “Secretary” defined
• § 8272 — Photovoltaic energy program
• § 8273 — Purpose of program
• § 8274 — Acquisition of systems
• § 8275 — Administration
• § 8276 — System evaluation and purchase program
• § 8277 — Advisory committee
• § 8278 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 8279 — National Action Plan for Demand Response
• § 8281 to 8281b — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–412, title II, § 201(a) , Aug. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 943
• § 8282 to 8282b — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–412, title II, § 201(a) , Aug. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 943
• § 8283, 8283a — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–412, title II, § 201(a) , Aug. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 943
• § 8284 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–412, title II, § 201(a) , Aug. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 943
• § 8285 — Purpose
• § 8285a — Definitions
• § 8285b — Grants
• § 8285c — Authorization of appropriations
• § 8286 — Consensus on factors and data for energy conservation standards
• § 8286a — Use of factors and data
• § 8286b — Omitted
• § 8287 — Authority to enter into contracts
• § 8287a — Payment of costs
• § 8287b — Reports
• § 8287c — Definitions
• § 8287d — Assistance to Federal agencies in achieving energy efficiency in Federal facilities and operations
• § 8301 — Findings; statement of purposes
• § 8302 — Definitions
• § 8303 — Territorial application
• § 8311 — Coal capability of new electric powerplants; certification of compliance
• § 8312 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(1) , May 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 310
• § 8321 — Temporary exemptions
• § 8322 — Permanent exemptions
• § 8323 — General requirements for exemptions
• § 8324 — Terms and conditions; compliance plans
• § 8341 — Existing electric powerplants
• § 8342 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(2) , May 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 310
• § 8343 — Rules relating to case-by-case and category prohibitions
• § 8351 — Temporary exemptions
• § 8352 — Permanent exemptions
• § 8353 — General requirements for exemptions
• § 8354 — Terms and conditions; compliance plans
• § 8371, 8372 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(3) , (4), May 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 310
• § 8373 — Conservation in Federal facilities, contracts, and financial assistance programs
• § 8374 — Emergency authorities
• § 8375 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(5) , May 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 310
• § 8391 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(6) , May 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 310
• § 8401 — Assistance to areas impacted by increased coal or uranium production
• § 8401a — “Local government” defined
• § 8402 — Loans to assist powerplant acquisitions of air pollution control equipment
• § 8411 — Administrative procedures
• § 8412 — Judicial review
• § 8421 — Information
• § 8422 — Compliance report
• § 8431 — Notice of violation; other general provisions
• § 8432 — Criminal penalties
• § 8433 — Civil penalties
• § 8434 — Injunctions and other equitable relief
• § 8435 — Citizens suits
• § 8441 — Preservation of contractual interest
• § 8451 — National coal policy study
• § 8452 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 106(d) , Dec. 21, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1820
• § 8453 — Impact on employees
• § 8454 — Study of compliance problem of small electric utility systems
• § 8455 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, § 2021(j)(1) , Dec. 21, 1995 , 109 Stat. 727
• § 8456 — Socioeconomic impacts of increased coal production and other energy development
• § 8457 — Use of petroleum and natural gas in combustors
• § 8461 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 8471 — Effect on environmental requirements
• § 8472 — Effect of orders under section 792 of title 15
• § 8473 — Environmental impact statements under section 4332 of this title
• § 8481 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(7) , May 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 310
• § 8482 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1051(e) , Dec. 21, 1995 , 109 Stat. 716
• § 8483 — Submission of reports
• § 8484 — Electric utility conservation plan
• § 8501 — Congressional findings and purposes
• § 8502 — Definitions
• § 8511 — National and State emergency conservation targets
• § 8512 — State emergency conservation plan
• § 8513 — Standby Federal conservation plan
• § 8514 — Judicial review
• § 8515 — Reports
• § 8521 — Minimum automobile fuel purchase measures
• § 8522 — Out-of-State vehicles to be exempted from odd-even motor fuel purchase restrictions
• § 8531 — Study and report
• § 8532 — Middle distillate monitoring program
• § 8541 — Administration
• § 8601 to 8612 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVI, § 2611 , Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 902
• § 8621 — Home energy grants
• § 8622 — Definitions
• § 8623 — State allotments
• § 8624 — Applications and requirements
• § 8625 — Nondiscrimination provisions
• § 8626 — Payments to States; fiscal year requirements respecting availability, etc.
• § 8626a — Incentive program for leveraging non-Federal resources
• § 8626b — Residential Energy Assistance Challenge option (R.E.A.Ch.)
• § 8627 — Withholding of funds
• § 8628 — Limitation on use of grants for construction
• § 8628a — Technical assistance, training, and compliance reviews
• § 8629 — Studies and reports
• § 8630 — Renewable fuels
• § 8701 — Omitted
• § 8702 — Omitted
• § 8711 to 8719 — Omitted
• § 8721 to 8725 — Omitted
• § 8731 to 8740 — Omitted
• § 8741 to 8745 — Omitted
• § 8751 to 8755 — Omitted
• § 8761 to 8768 — Omitted
• § 8771 to 8780 — Omitted
• § 8781, 8782 — Omitted
• § 8791 to 8793 — Omitted
• § 8795 — Omitted
• § 88 — Discharge of cargo of vessel in quarantine
• § 8801 — Congressional findings
• § 8802 — Definitions
• § 8803 — Funding
• § 8804 — Coordination with other authorities and programs
• § 8811 — Biomass energy development plans
• § 8812 — Program responsibility and administration and effect on other programs
• § 8813 — Insured loans
• § 8814 — Loan guarantees
• § 8815 — Price guarantees
• § 8816 — Purchase agreements
• § 8817 — General requirements regarding financial assistance
• § 8818 — Reports
• § 8819 — Review; reorganization
• § 8820 — Office of Alcohol Fuels
• § 8821 — Termination of authorities; modification of terms and conditions of conditional commitments for loan guarantees
• § 8831 — Municipal waste energy development plan
• § 8832 — Construction loans
• § 8833 — Guaranteed construction loans
• § 8834 — Price support loans and price guarantees
• § 8835 — General requirements regarding financial assistance
• § 8836 — Financial assistance program administration
• § 8837 — Commercialization demonstration program pursuant to Federal nonnuclear energy research and development
• § 8838 — Jurisdiction of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency
• § 8839 — Office of Energy from Municipal Waste
• § 8840 — Termination of authorities
• § 8851 — Model demonstration biomass energy facilities; establishment, public inspection, etc.; authorization of appropriations
• § 8852 — Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements
• § 8853 — Lending for energy production and conservation projects by production credit associations, Federal land banks, and banks for cooperatives
• § 8854 — Utilization of National Forest System in wood energy development projects
• § 8855 — Forest Service leases and permits
• § 8871 — Use of gasohol in Federal motor vehicles
• § 89 — Quarantine warehouses; erection
• § 8901 — Introductory provisions
• § 8902 — Comprehensive ten-year program
• § 8903 — Comprehensive research plan
• § 8904 — Implementation of comprehensive plan; new or existing regulatory authorities, etc., not granted or modified
• § 8905 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 8906 — Updated data base on acid content in precipitation; new monitoring site not required
• § 8911 — Comprehensive study of projected impact on atmospheric levels of fossil fuel combustion, etc.
• § 8912 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 90 — Deposit of goods in warehouses
• § 9001 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
• § 9002 — Comprehensive program management plan
• § 9003 — Research and development
• § 9004 — Pilot and demonstration plants
• § 9005 — Technology application
• § 9006 — Program selection criteria
• § 9007 — Technical Panel of Energy Research Advisory Board
• § 9008 — Definitions
• § 9009 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 901 — Social Security Administration
• § 901a — Repealed. Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809 , title IV, § 401(b), 64 Stat. 558
• § 902 — Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; other officers
• § 903 — Social Security Advisory Board