42 USC § 6312 - Purposes and coverage

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6312"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 6312 - Purposes and coverage"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6312"
section_name: "Purposes and coverage"
chapter_number: 77
chapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY"
part_number: "A–1"
part_name: "Certain Industrial Equipment"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 341, as added Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, § 441(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3268.)"
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# § 6312. Purposes and coverage

**(a)** **Congressional statement of purpose** It is the purpose of this part to improve the efficiency of electric motors and pumps and certain other industrial equipment in order to conserve the energy resources of the Nation.

**(b)** **Inclusion of industrial equipment as covered equipment** The Secretary may, by rule, include a type of industrial equipment as covered equipment if he determines that to do so is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.

**(c)** **Inclusion of component parts of consumer products as industrial equipment** The Secretary may, by rule, include as industrial equipment articles which are component parts of consumer products, if he determines that—

**(1)** such articles are, to a significant extent, distributed in commerce other than as component parts for consumer products; and

**(2)** such articles meet the requirements of section 6311(2)(A) of this title (other than clauses (ii) and (iii)).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 341, as added Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, § 441(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3268.)