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Legislative Charge of the State Energy Advisory Board

The State Energy Advisory Board was established by Public Law 101-440 (The State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of 1990) to advise the U.S. Department of Energy on the operation of its federal grant programs. The Board also advises on energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in general and on the efforts of the Department relating to research and market deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

The specific responsibilities of the Board, as mandated by statute, are:

To make recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with respect to:

the energy efficiency goals and objectives within the federal grant programs; and,
programmatic and administrative policies designed to stimulate and improve federal grant program effectiveness;

To serve as a liaison between federal and state governments on energy efficiency and renewable energy resource programs;
To encourage the transfer of research and development results from activities carried out by the Federal Government with respect to energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies; and,
To submit an annual report to the Secretary of Energy and the Congress concerning the Board's activities for the prior fiscal year.

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Legislative Charge of the State Energy Advisory Board