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42 U.S.C. 6311: Definitions

Created in 1978 by Public Law 94-163. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6295, 42 U.S.C. 6312, 42 U.S.C. 6316, 42 U.S.C. 6317.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–115 added cl. (v) and struck out former cl. (v) which read as follows: " electric lights;". (EPS Improvement Act of 2017) Law text · (2)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–210 added cl. (xiii). (American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act) Law text · (2)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–140, §312(a)(1), added subpar. (G) and redesignated former subpars. (G) to (K) as (H) to (L), respectively. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (1)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §313(a), inserted par. heading, added subpars. (A) and (B), redesignated former subpars. (B) to (H) as (C) to (I), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "The term 'electric motor' means any motor which is a general purpose T-frame, single… (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (13)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §312(a)(2), (3), added par. (20) and redesignated former par. (20) as (21). Former par. (21) redesignated (22) relating to harvest rate. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (20), (21)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §314(a), added par. (22) relating to single package vertical air conditioner. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (22)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §312(a)(2), redesignated par. (21) as (22) relating to harvest rate. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (22)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §314(a), added par. (23). (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (23)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(a)(1), added subpars. (D) to (G) and redesignated former subpars. (D) to (G) as (H) to (K), respectively. (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (1)
    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(a)(2), substituted "commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, automatic commercial ice makers, commercial clothes washers" for "small and large commercial package air conditioning and h… (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(a)(3), added pars. (8) and (9) and struck out former pars. (8) and (9) which read as follows: (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (8), (9)
    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(a)(4), added pars. (19) to (21). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (19), (20), (21)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(a)(1), added subpars. (B) to (F) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (G). · (1)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(a)(2), in introductory provisions, substituted "pumps, small and large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air-conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instanta… · (2)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(f)(1), substituted "(3) The" for "(3) the". · (3)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(a)(3), added pars. (8) to (18). · (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.