§ 6861. Congressional findings and purpose
799 words·~4 min read·
/usc/title-42/section-6861A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)The Congress finds that—
(1)a fast, cost-effective, and environmentally sound way to prevent future energy shortages in the United States while reducing the Nation’s dependence on imported energy supplies, is to encourage and facilitate, through major programs, the implementation of energy conservation and renewable-resource energy measures with respect to dwelling units;
(2)existing efforts to encourage and facilitate such measures are inadequate because—
(A)many dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons are energy inefficient;
(B)low-income persons can least afford to make the modifications necessary to provide for efficient energy equipment in such dwellings and otherwise to improve the energy efficiency of such dwellings;
(3)weatherization of such dwellings would lower shelter costs in dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons as well as save energy and reduce future energy capacity requirements; and
(4)States, through Community Action Agencies established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.] and units of general purpose local government, should be encouraged, with Federal financial and technical assistance, to develop and support coordinated weatherization programs designed to alleviate the adverse effects of energy costs on such low-income persons, to supplement other Federal programs serving such low-income persons, and to increase energy efficiency.
(b)It is, therefore, the purpose of this part to develop and implement a weatherization assistance program to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential energy expenditures, and improve their health and safety, especially low-income persons who are particularly vulnerable such as the elderly, the handicapped, and children.
(Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 411, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1151; Pub. L. 101–440, § 7(j), Oct. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 1015.)
Connections175 cite this · traces to 4
Cited by 175 sections · top 60
public-private-law
U.S. Code
- § 6201Congressional statement of purpose
- § 6861Congressional findings and purpose
- § 1474Loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings
- § 6325General provisions
- § 16191Energy efficiency
- § 3013Federal agency consultation
- § 6872Authorization of appropriations
- § 17158Funding
- § 8626bResidential Energy Assistance Challenge option (R.E.A.Ch.)
- § 4507Definitions
- § 6873Availability of labor
- § 12807Low-income housing conservation and efficiency grant programs
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 97–376To provide for the use and disposition of Miami Indians judgment funds in dockets 124–B and 254 before the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes
- Public Law 98–459To extend the authorization of appropriations for, and to revise the Older Americans Act of 1965
- Public Law 99–590To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–508To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the interception of certain communications, other forms of surveillance, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–5Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–70To amend the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to extend the duration of authorities under such Act, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Energy Administration for the 1978 fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–619For the relief of Jack R
- Public Law 99–498To reauthorize and revise the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–58To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–440
- Public Law 110–329Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–58To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy
- Public Law 108–447Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes
- Public Law 102–486To provide for improved energy efficiency
- Public Law 94–385To amend the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to extend the duration of authorities under such Act; to provide an Incentive for domestic production; to provide for electric utility rate design initiatives; to provide for energy conservation standards for new buildings; to provide for energy
- Public Law 110–140To move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to
statute-compilations
register
10 references not yet in our index
- Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 411
- 90 Stat. 1151
- Pub. L. 101–440, § 7(j)
- 104 Stat. 1015
- Pub. L. 88–452
- 78 Stat. 508
- Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a)
- 95 Stat. 519
- Pub. L. 101–440
- 135 Stat. 1075
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 6861
Congressional findings and purpose
Bills×108
Stat.×23
Fed. Reg.×16
U.S.C.×13
Stat. Comp.×9
Pub. L.×6
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 411
Stat.90 Stat. 1151
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–440, § 7(j)
Stat.104 Stat. 1015
Pub. L.Pub. L. 88–452
Cites 14 · showing 9Cited by 175 across 6 sources