III. - The local authorities in charge of a public service for the distribution of heat or cold delimit, in accordance with chapter II of title I&quot; of book VII of the energy code, the priority development zones for classified heat and cold networks within which connection is mandatory. A Conseil d&#39;Etat decree defines the priority development zone which applies in the absence of such a decision.&quot; In order to achieve the national objective of no net artificialization of the soil by 2050, the rate of artificialization of the soil in the ten years following the promulgation of this law must be such that, over this period, the consumption total space observed on a national scale is less than half of that observed over the ten years preceding this date. These objectives are applied in a differentiated and territorialized manner, under the conditions set by law. Section 2 Other provisions Article 192