Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 81 - Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Comptroller General: means the Comptroller General of the United States. See 42 USC 6892
• Comptroller General: means the Comptroller General of the United States. See 42 USC 6881
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Director: means the Director of the Community Services Administration. See 42 USC 6862
• elderly: means any individual who is 60 years of age or older. See 42 USC 6862
• electric utility: means any person, State agency, or Federal agency which sells electric energy. See 42 USC 6802
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Federal agency: means any agency or instrumentality of the United States. See 42 USC 6802
• Gross estate: The total fair market value of all property and property interests, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of which a decedent had beneficial ownership at the time of death before subtractions for deductions, debts, administrative expenses, and casualty losses suffered during estate administration.
• Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
• low-income: means that income in relation to family size which (A) is at or below 200 percent of the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, except that the Secretary may establish a higher level if the Secretary, after consulting with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the Community Services Administration, determines that such a higher level is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part and is consistent with the eligibility criteria established for the weatherization program under section 2809(a)(12) of this title, (B) is the basis on which cash assistance payments have been paid during the preceding 12-month period under titles IV and XVI of the Social Security Act [42 U. See 42 USC 6862
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. See 42 USC 201
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Energy. See 42 USC 6802
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Energy. See 42 USC 6862
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Energy. See 42 USC 6881
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. See 42 USC 6892
• State: includes , in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. See 42 USC 201
• State: means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States. See 42 USC 6802
• State: means &mdash. See 42 USC 6862
• State agency: means a State, political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of either. See 42 USC 6802
• State utility regulatory commission: means (A) any utility regulatory commission which is a State agency or (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority. See 42 USC 6802
• utility regulatory commission: means any State agency or Federal agency which has authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates for the sale of electric energy by any electric utility (other than by such agency). See 42 USC 6802
• weatherization materials: means &mdash. See 42 USC 6862
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.