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[CITE: 42USC6362]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
           Part D--Other Federal Energy Conservation Measures
 
Sec. 6362. Energy conservation policies and practices


(a) ``Agency'' defined

    In this section, ``agency'' means--
        (1) the Department of Transportation with respect to part A of 
    subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code;
        (2) the Interstate Commerce Commission;
        (3) the Federal Maritime Commission; and
        (4) the Federal Power Commission.

(b) Statement of probable impact of major regulatory action on energy 
        efficiency

    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each of the 
agencies specified in subsection (a) of this section shall, where 
practicable and consistent with the exercise of their authority under 
other law, include in any major regulatory action (as defined by rule by 
each such agency) taken by each such agency, a statement of the probable 
impact of such major regulatory action on energy efficiency and energy 
conservation.

(c) Application of provisions to authority exercised to protect public 
        health and safety

    Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to any authority 
exercised under any provision of law designed to protect the public 
health or safety.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title III, Sec. 382, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 939; Pub. 
L. 103-272, Sec. 4(h), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1364.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(h)(1), added subsec. (a) 
and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to reports to Congress 
by Federal agencies, feasibility of additional savings in energy 
consumption, and administration of laws permitting inefficient use of 
energy.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(h)(2), substituted ``subsection 
(a)'' for ``subsection (a)(1)''.

  Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions

    Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission 
transferred, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104-88, to Surface 
Transportation Board effective Jan. 1, 1996, by section 702 of Title 49, 
Transportation, and section 101 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note 
under section 701 of Title 49. References to Interstate Commerce 
Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or 
employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, 
see section 205 of Pub. L. 104-88, set out as a note under section 701 
of Title 49.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 45 sections 1010, 1207.