42 U.S.C. § 8287c : US Code - Section 8287C: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 8287c : US Code - Section 8287C: Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term "Federal agency" means each authority of the
Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or
subject to review by another agency.
(2) The term "energy savings" means a reduction in the cost of
energy, water, or wastewater treatment, from a base cost
established through a methodology set forth in the contract, used
in an existing federally owned building or buildings or other
federally owned facilities as a result of -
(A) the lease or purchase of operating equipment,
improvements, altered operation and maintenance, or technical
services;
(B) the increased efficient use of existing energy sources by
cogeneration or heat recovery, excluding any cogeneration
process for other than a federally owned building or buildings
or other federally owned facilities; or
(C) the increased efficient use of existing water sources in
either interior or exterior applications.
(3) The terms "energy savings contract" and "energy savings
performance contract" mean a contract that provides for the
performance of services for the design, acquisition,
installation, testing, and, where appropriate, operation,
maintenance, and repair, of an identified energy or water
conservation measure or series of measures at 1 or more
locations. Such contracts shall, with respect to an agency
facility that is a public building (as such term is defined in
section 3301 of title 40), be in compliance with the prospectus
requirements and procedures of section 3307 of title 40.
(4) The term "energy or water conservation measure" means -
(A) an energy conservation measure, as defined in section
8259 of this title; or
(B) a water conservation measure that improves the efficiency
of water use, is life-cycle cost-effective, and involves water
conservation, water recycling or reuse, more efficient
treatment of wastewater or stormwater, improvements in
operation or maintenance efficiencies, retrofit activities, or
other related activities, not at a Federal hydroelectric
facility.