42 U.S.C. § 8286 : US Code - Section 8286: Consensus on factors and data for energy conservation standards

Search 42 U.S.C. § 8286 : US Code - Section 8286: Consensus on factors and data for energy conservation standards

The Secretary of Energy shall assure that within 6 months after
June 30, 1980, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, the
Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the head
of any other agency responsible for developing energy conservation
standards for new or existing residential, commercial, or
agricultural buildings shall reach a consensus regarding factors
and data used to develop such standards. This consensus shall apply
to, but not be limited to -
(1) fuel price projections;
(2) discount rates;
(3) inflation rates;
(4) climatic conditions and zones; and
(5) the cost and energy saving characteristics of construction
materials.