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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 71— SOLAR ENERGY · SUBCHAPTER I— HEATING AND COOLING · § 5504

§ 5504. Development and demonstration of combined solar heating and cooling systems for use in residential dwellings

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(a)Functions of Administrator and Secretary The Administrator and the Secretary shall promptly initiate and carry out a program, as provided in this section, for the development and demonstration of combined solar heating and cooling systems (including collectors, controls, and thermal storage) for use in residential dwellings.
(b)Time for determination, prescription and publishing of interim performance criteria; selection of designs for suitable dwellings
(1)As soon as possible after September 3, 1974, the Secretary, utilizing the services of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and in consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy, shall determine, prescribe, and publish—
(A)interim performance criteria for combined solar heating and cooling components and systems to be used in residential dwellings, and
(B)interim performance criteria (relating to suitability for solar heating and cooling) for such dwellings themselves,
taking into account in each instance climatic variations existing between different geographic areas.
(2)As soon as possible after the publication of the performance criteria prescribed under paragraph
(1)(and if possible before the completion of the research and development provided for in subsection (c)), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator, will select on the basis of open competition a number of designs for various types of residential dwellings suitable for and adapted to the installation of combined solar heating and cooling systems meeting the performance criteria prescribed under paragraph (1)(A).
(c)Program of research, development and testing to provide additional technological resources for development and commercial application of combined systems During the period immediately following the publication of performance criteria under subsection (b)(1), the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall undertake and conduct with respect to solar heating and cooling a program of research, development, and testing designed to provide the additional technological resources necessary for the development and commercial application of combined solar heating and cooling systems as contemplated by the program under this section.
(d)Contracts and grants for development of combined systems for commercial production and residential use; contracts for procurement of combined systems The Administrator, in accordance with the applicable provisions of subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 51 and under program guidelines established jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary, and at the earliest possible time during or immediately after the period specified in subsection (c), shall, after consultation with the Secretary—
(1)enter into such contracts and grants as may be necessary or appropriate for the development (for commercial production and residential use) of combined solar heating and cooling systems meeting the performance criteria prescribed under subsection (b)(1)(A) (including any further planning and design which may be required to conform with the specifications set forth in such criteria or to reflect the results of the activities conducted under subsection (c)); and
(2)enter into contracts with a number of persons or firms for the procurement of combined solar heating and cooling systems meeting such performance criteria (including adequate numbers of spare and replacement parts for such systems).
(e)Installation of combined systems; operation during demonstration period; title and ownership of dwellings and systems; agreement of owner to observe and monitor system; reports by owner The Secretary shall
(1)arrange for the installation of combined solar heating and cooling systems procured by the Administrator under subsection (d)(2) in a substantial number of residential dwellings and
(2)provide for the satisfactory operation of such installations during the demonstration period. Title to and ownership of any dwellings constructed hereunder and of combined solar heating and cooling systems installed hereunder may be conveyed to purchasers or owners of such dwellings under terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary, including an express agreement that any such purchaser or owner shall, in such manner and form and on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, observe and monitor (or permit the Secretary to observe and monitor) the performance and operation of such system for a period of five years, and that such purchaser or owner (including any subsequent owner and occupant of the property who also makes such an agreement) shall regularly furnish the Secretary with such reports thereon as the agreement may require.
(f)Installation of combined systems by Secretary of Defense in dwellings located on Federal or federally administered property The Secretary of Defense shall arrange for the installation of combined solar heating and cooling systems procured by the Administrator under subsection (d)(2) in a substantial number of residential dwellings which are located on Federal or federally administered property where the performance and operation of such systems can be regularly and effectively observed and monitored by designated Federal personnel.
(g)Coordination of activities to assure a realistic and effective demonstration The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense, and officials responsible for administering Federal or federally administered property, shall coordinate their activities under this section to assure that combined solar heating and cooling systems are installed in a substantial number of residential dwellings and in a sufficient number of geographic areas under varying climatic conditions to constitute a realistic and effective demonstration in support of the objectives of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 93–409, § 6, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1072; Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 104(f), title III, § 301(h), Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1238, 1250; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)
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  • Pub. L. 93–409, § 6
  • 88 Stat. 1072
  • Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 104(f)
  • 88 Stat. 1238
  • Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a)
  • 91 Stat. 577
  • Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(c)
  • 102 Stat. 1433
  • Pub. L. 111–314, § 5(e)
  • 124 Stat. 3443
  • Pub. L. 100–418
  • Pub. L. 93–438
  • Pub. L. 95–91
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§ 5504
Development and demonstration of combined solar heating and cooling systems for use in residential dwellings
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–409, § 6
Stat.88 Stat. 1072
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 104(f)
Stat.88 Stat. 1238
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a)
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