42 U.S.C. § 5503 : US Code - Section 5503: Development and demonstration of solar heating systems for use in residential dwellings

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5503 : US Code - Section 5503: Development and demonstration of solar heating systems for use in residential dwellings

(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 solar heating 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) Within 120 days 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 solar heating components
and systems to be used in residential dwellings, and
(B) interim performance criteria (relating to suitability for
solar heating) 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), 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 solar heating systems meeting the performance criteria
prescribed under paragraph (1)(A).
(c) Contracts and grants for development of heating systems for
commercial production and residential use; contracts for
procurement of heating systems and components
The Administrator, in accordance with the applicable provisions
of title II of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 [42
U.S.C. 2471 et seq.] and under program guidelines established
jointly by the Administrator and the Secretary, 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 solar heating systems meeting the performance
criteria prescribed under subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section
(including any further planning and design which may be required
to conform with the specifications set forth in such criteria);
and
(2) enter into contracts with a number of persons or firms for
the procurement of solar heating components and systems meeting
such performance criteria (including adequate numbers of spare
and replacement parts for such systems).
(d) Installation of heating systems; operation during demonstration
period; title and ownership of dwellings and systems; agreement
of owner to observe and monitor system for five years; reports by
owner
The Secretary shall (1) arrange for the installation of solar
heating systems procured by the Administrator under subsection
(c)(2) of this section 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 solar
heating 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.
(e) Installation of heating systems by Secretary of Defense in
dwellings located on Federal or federally administered property
The Secretary of Defense shall arrange for the installation of
solar heating systems procured by the Administrator under
subsection (c)(2) of this section 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.
(f) 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 solar heating systems are installed in a substantial
number of residential dwellings and in a sufficient number of
different geographic areas under varying climatic conditions to
constitute a realistic and effective demonstration in support of
the objectives of this subchapter.