91 STAT. 580 



PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



Environmental 



impact 



statements. 



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or condition of such lease which relates to any matter with respect 

 to which the Secretary has authority to promulgate regulations under 

 section 302(b) of this Act. No such term or condition may be included 

 in such a lease if it is disapproved by the Secretary. The Secretary 

 and the Secretary of the Interior may by agreement define circum- 

 stances under which a reasonable opportunity of less than thirty days 

 may be afforded the Secretary to disapprove such terms and conditions. 



(2) Where the Secretary disapproves any lease, term, or condition 

 under paragraph (1) of this subsection he shall furnish the Secretary 

 of the Interior with a detailed written statement of the reasons for his 

 disapproval, and of the alternatives which would be acceptable to him. 



(d) The Department of the Interior sliall be the lead agency for the 

 purpose of preparation of an environmental impact statement required 

 by section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 

 1969 for any action with respect to the Federal leases taken under the 

 authority of this section, unless the action involves only matters within 

 the exclusive authority of the Secretary. 



Energy 



consenation 



standards for new 



buildings. 



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42 use 6833. 



42 use 6831 

 note. 



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TRANSFERS FROM THE OEP.VRTMENT OF HOUSING AND L RBAN l)E\ EI.OI'MENT 



Sec. 304. (a) There is hereby transferred to, and vested in, tlie Sec- 

 retary the functions vested in the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

 Development pursuant to section 304 of the Energy Conservation 

 Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976. to develop and promulgate 

 energy conservation standards for new buildings. The Secretary of 

 Housing and L^rban Development shall jirovide the Secretary with any 

 necessary technical assistance in the development of such standards. 

 All other responsibilities, pursuant to title III of the Energy Conser- 

 vation and Production Act, shall remain with the Secretary of Housing 

 and Urban Development, except that the Secretary shall be kept fully 

 and currently informed of the implementation of the promulgated 

 standards. 



(b) There is hereby transferred to. and ve.->ted in. the Secretary the 

 functions vesteil in the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

 pursuant to section .">09 of the Housing and Urban De\ elopment .Vet of 

 19T0. 



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.\verage fuel 



economy 



standards. 



COORDINATION WITH TFIE DEl'.KRTMENT <lF TRANSPORTATION 



Sec. 305. Section .'>02 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost 

 Savings Act is amended at the end tliereof by adding the following 

 new subsections: 



"(g) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretarj' of Energy in 

 carrying out his responsihiliti'^s iindei- this section. The Secretary .shall, 

 before issuing any notice pro]wsing under sub.section (a), (b), (d), 

 or (f) of this section, to establish, reduce, or amend an average fuel 

 economy jtandard, provide the Secretary of Energy- with a period of 

 not less than ten days from the receipt of the notice" during which the 

 Secretary of Energy- may, upon concluding that the proposed standard 

 would adversely atfect the conservation goals set by the Secretary of 

 Energy, provide written comments to the Secretarv' concerning tlic 

 impacts of the propoced standard upon those goals. To the extent that 

 the Secretary does not revise the proposed standanl to take into 

 account any comments by the !>ecretary of Energy regarding the level 

 of the proposed standard, the Secretary shall include the unaccommo- 

 dated comments in the notice. 



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