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42 U.S.C. § 8273

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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH91
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The purpose of the program established by section 8272 of this title is to—(1) accelerate the growth of a commercially viable and competitive industry to make photovoltaic solar electric systems available to the general public as an option in order to reduce national consumption of fossil fuel; (2) reduce fossil fuel costs to the Federal Government; (3) stimulate the general use within the Federal Government of methods for the minimization of life cycle costs; and (4) develop performance data on the program established by section 8272 of this title. (Pub. L. 95–619, title V, § 564, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3280.)

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