PUBLIC LAW 95-619—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3219
(h) ENFORCEMENT.—For purposes of section 219(d), any violation of a prohibition contained in this section shall be treated as a violation of a plan promulgated under section 219(a). SEC. 217. HOME HEATING SUPPLIER PROGRAMS. (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Each home heating supplier program shall 42 USC 8218. include— (1) procedures designed to inform, no later than January 1, 1980, or the date six months after the approval of the applicable plan under section 212, if later, and each two years thereafter before January 1, 1985, each residential customer of each participating home heating supplier who owns or occupies a residential building of— (A) the suggested measures for the category of buildings which includes such residential building; (B) the savings in energy costs that are likely to result from installation of the suggested measures in typical residential buildings in such category; and (C) the availability of the arrangements described in paragraph (2) of this subsection; and (2) procedures whereby a participating home heating supplier, no later than January 1, 1980 (or the later date referred to in paragraph (1)) will offer each such residential customer the opportunity to enter into arrangements with the home heating supplier under which such supplier, directly or through one or more inspectors under contract, will— (A) inspect the residential building to determine and inform the residential customer of the estimated cost of purchasing and installing, and the savings in energy costs that are likely to result from installing, suggested measures; (B) inform each interested customer of the lists referred to in section 213(a)(2) and (3); (C) install or have suggested measures installed; (D) make, or arrange for another lender to make, a loan to such residential customer to finance the purchase and installation costs of suggested measures; and (E) permit the residential customer to repay the principal of and interest on any loan made pursuant to subparagraph (D) (over a period of not less than three years unless the customer elects a shorter payment period) as a part of his periodic bill except: (i) failure to make any payment of such principal or interest shall not be grounds for the termination of fuel deliveries to the residential customer; and (ii) a lump-sum payment of outstanding principal and interest may be required upon default (as determined =ji under otherwise applicable law) in payment by the residential customer. No penalty shall be imposed by the lender, under procedures ,., described in paragraph (2), for payment of all or any portion of the outstanding loan amount prior to the date such payment would otherwise be due. (b) NOTICE; WAIVER.—A home heating supplier who wishes to participate in the program established pursuant to this section may so notify the Governor. The Governor may waive, for any home heating supplier, any requirement of this section, upon demonstration to his
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