WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 311

[(o)] (T) "Residential building" means any single family or
multi-family structure that is used primarily for human dwelling
purposes and that has a system for heating or cooling, or both.

[(P)] (U) "Residential energy audit" means:

(1)  An inspection or energy audit of a residential
building, or of a dwelling unit in a residential building,
performed for purposes of Title II or VII of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act, P.L. 95-619; or

(2)  An onsite inspection of a residential building,
or of a dwelling unit in a residential building, which inspection
includes a determination of, and provides information on:

(i) The type, quantity, and rate of energy
consumption of the building or dwelling unit;

(ii) Energy conserving maintenance and
operating procedures which can be employed to reduce the energy
consumption of such building or dwelling unit; and

(iii) The cost of implementing an appropriate
energy conservation project, a solar energy project, or both, and
the savings in energy costs which are likely to result from the
implementation of these projects.

[(q)] (V) "Residential mortgage loan" means a loan of
money, including a temporary loan or advance, that is secured by
a mortgage of real property located in [this] THE State and
improved by a residential building or unimproved, if the proceeds
of the loan are to be used to erect a residential building.

[(r)] (W) (1) "Solar energy project" means, with respect to
any residential or commercial building, any addition, alteration,
or improvement that is designed to utilize wind energy, energy
produced by a wood burning appliance, or solar energy, either of
the active type based on mechanically forced energy transfer or
of the passive type based on convective, conductive, or radiant
energy transfer (or some combination of these types), to reduce
the energy requirements of the building.

(2) "Solar energy project" includes:

(i) A solar process heat device, solar electric
device, and any earth sheltered building in which the sheltering
substantially reduces the consumption of energy by the building;
and

(ii) Only those fireplaces that are integral
parts of a system that is designed to utilize passive type solar
energy.

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