2012 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS (§§ 15801 - 16538)
Subchapter II - RENEWABLE ENERGY (§§ 15851 - 15891)
Part A - General Provisions (§§ 15851 - 15855)
Section 15852 - Federal purchase requirement
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER II - RENEWABLE ENERGY Part A - General Provisions Sec. 15852 - Federal purchase requirement |
Contains | section 15852 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-58, title II, §203, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 652. |
Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 2776 119 Stat. 652 |
Public Law References | Public Law 102-486, Public Law 109-58 |
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The President, acting through the Secretary, shall seek to ensure that, to the extent economically feasible and technically practicable, of the total amount of electric energy the Federal Government consumes during any fiscal year, the following amounts shall be renewable energy:
(1) Not less than 3 percent in fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
(2) Not less than 5 percent in fiscal years 2010 through 2012.
(3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) BiomassThe term “biomass” means any lignin waste material that is segregated from other waste materials and is determined to be nonhazardous by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and any solid, nonhazardous, cellulosic material that is derived from—
(A) any of the following forest-related resources: mill residues, precommercial thinnings, slash, and brush, or nonmerchantable material;
(B) solid wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood wastes (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings, but not including municipal solid waste (garbage), gas derived from the biodegradation of solid waste, or paper that is commonly recycled;
(C) agriculture wastes, including orchard tree crops, vineyard, grain, legumes, sugar, and other crop by-products or residues, and livestock waste nutrients; or
(D) a plant that is grown exclusively as a fuel for the production of electricity.
(2) Renewable energyThe term “renewable energy” means electric energy generated from solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project.
(c) CalculationFor purposes of determining compliance with the requirement of this section, the amount of renewable energy shall be doubled if—
(1) the renewable energy is produced and used on-site at a Federal facility;
(2) the renewable energy is produced on Federal lands and used at a Federal facility; or
(3) the renewable energy is produced on Indian land as defined in title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and used at a Federal facility.
(d) ReportNot later than April 15, 2007, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report to Congress on the progress of the Federal Government in meeting the goals established by this section.
(Pub. L. 109–58, title II, §203, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 652.)
References in TextThe Energy Policy Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776, as amended. Title XXVI of the Act is classified generally to chapter 37 (§3501 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables.
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