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US (United States) Code. Title 42. Chapter 93: Emergency energy conservation
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42 USC CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
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CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
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Sec.
8501. Congressional findings and purposes.
(a) Findings.
(b) Purposes.
8502. Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
8511. National and State emergency conservation targets.
(a) Determination and publication of targets.
(b) Notification and publication of targets.
(c) Establishment of targets for Federal agencies.
(d) Review of targets.
(e) Determination and publication of actual
consumption nationally and State-by-State.
(f) Presidential authority not to be delegated.
8512. State emergency conservation plan.
(a) State emergency conservation plans.
(b) Conservation measures under State plans.
(c) Approval of State plans.
(d) State administration and enforcement.
(e) Civil penalty.
8513. Standby Federal conservation plan.
(a) Establishment of standby conservation plan.
(b) Implementation of standby conservation plan.
(c) Basis for findings.
(d) Submission of State emergency conservation
plan.
(e) State substitute emergency conservation
measures.
(f) State authority to administer plan.
(g) Presidential authority not to be delegated.
(h) Requirements of plan.
(i) Plan may not authorize weekend closings of
retail gasoline stations.
(j) Civil penalties.
8514. Judicial review.
(a) State actions.
(b) Repealed.
(c) Injunctive relief.
8515. Reports.
(a) Monitoring.
(b) Omitted.
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE MEASURES
8521. Minimum automobile fuel purchase measures.
(a) General rule.
(b) $7.00 to be applicable in case of 8-cylinder
vehicles.
(c) Applicability.
(d) Exemptions.
(e) Adjustment of minimum levels.
(f) Civil penalties.
(g) Administration and enforcement delegated to
States.
(h) Coordination with other law.
8522. Out-of-State vehicles to be exempted from odd-even
motor fuel purchase restrictions.
(a) General rule.
(b) "Odd-even fuel purchase plan" defined.
SUBCHAPTER III - STUDIES
8531. Study and report.
(a) Study of commercial and industrial storage of
fuel.
(b) Contents of report.
8532. Middle distillate monitoring program.
(a) Monitoring program.
(b) Report.
SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
8541. Administration.
(a) Information.
(b) Effect on other laws.
(c) Termination.
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42 USC Sec. 8501 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
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Sec. 8501. Congressional findings and purposes
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(a) Findings
The Congress finds that -
(1) serious disruptions have recently occurred in the gasoline
and diesel fuel markets of the United States;
(2) it is likely that such disruptions will recur;
(3) interstate commerce is significantly affected by those
market disruptions;
(4) an urgent need exists to provide for emergency conservation
and other measures with respect to gasoline, diesel fuel, home
heating oil, and other energy sources in potentially short supply
in order to cope with market disruptions and protect interstate
commerce; and
(5) up-to-date and reliable information concerning the supply
and demand of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other related data is
not available to the President, the Congress, or the public.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to -
(1) provide a means for the Federal Government, States, and
units of local government to establish emergency conservation
measures with respect to gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil,
and other energy sources which may be in short supply;
(2) establish other emergency measures to alleviate disruptions
in gasoline and diesel fuel markets;
(3) obtain data concerning such fuels; and
(4) protect interstate commerce.
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(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 757.)
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 302 of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: "The amendments made
by this Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 6262, 6263,
and 6422 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section and section 6261 of this title] shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 5, 1979]."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this chapter, amending sections 6261, 6262, 6263, and 6422 of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section
and section 6261 of this title] may be cited as the 'Emergency
Energy Conservation Act of 1979'."
CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS
Section 101 of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: "The Congress finds
that -
"(1) a standby rationing plan for gasoline and diesel fuel
should provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that the
burden of reduced supplies of gasoline and diesel fuel be shared
by all persons in a fair and equitable manner and that the
economic and social impacts of such plan be minimized; and
"(2) such a plan should be sufficiently flexible to respond to
changed conditions and sufficiently simple to be effectively
administered and enforced."
FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEARS 1979 AND 1980
Section 301 of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: "For purposes of any
law relating to appropriations or authorizations for appropriations
as such law relates to the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979,
or the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the provisions of
this Act (including amendments made by this Act) [see Short Title
note above] shall be treated as if it were a contingency plan under
section 202 or 203 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
[former sections 6262 and 6263 of this title] which was approved in
accordance with the procedures under that Act [see Short Title note
set out under section 6201 of this title] or as otherwise provided
by law, and funds made available pursuant to such appropriations
shall be available to carry out the provisions of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act."
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42 USC Sec. 8502 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
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Sec. 8502. Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter -
(1) The term "severe energy supply interruption", when used
with respect to motor fuel or any other energy source, means a
national energy supply shortage of such energy source which the
President determines -
(A) is, or is likely to be, of significant scope and
duration;
(B) may cause major adverse impact on national security or
the national economy; and
(C) results, or is likely to result, from an interruption in
the energy supplies of the United States, including supplies of
imported petroleum products, or from sabotage or an act of God.
(2) The term "international energy program" has the meaning
given that term in section 6202(7) of this title.
(3) The term "motor fuel" means gasoline and diesel fuel.
(4) The term "person" includes (A) any individual, (B) any
corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society,
trust, joint venture, or joint stock company, and (C) the
government or any agency of the United States or any State or
political subdivision thereof.
(5) The term "vehicle" means any vehicle propelled by motor
fuel and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads,
and highways.
(6) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
(7) The term "Governor" means the chief executive officer of a
State.
(8) The term "State" means a State, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession
of the United States.
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(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 757.)
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42 USC SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 8541 of this title.
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42 USC Sec. 8511 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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Sec. 8511. National and State emergency conservation targets
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(a) Determination and publication of targets
(1) Whenever the President finds, with respect to any energy
source for which the President determines a severe energy supply
interruption exists or is imminent or that actions to restrain
domestic energy demand are required in order to fulfill the
obligations of the United States under the international energy
program, the President, in furtherance of the purposes of this
chapter, may establish monthly emergency conservation targets for
any such energy source for the Nation generally and for each State.
(2) Any finding of the President under paragraph (1) shall be
promptly transmitted to the Congress, accompanied by such
information and analysis as is necessary to provide the basis for
such finding, and shall be disseminated to the public.
(3)(A) The State conservation target for any energy source shall
be equal to (i) the State base period consumption reduced by (ii) a
uniform national percentage.
(B) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "State base
period consumption" means, for any month, the product of the
following factors, as determined by the President:
(i) the consumption of the energy source for which a target is
established during the corresponding month in the 12-month period
prior to the first month for which the target is established; and
(ii) a growth adjustment factor, which shall be determined on
the basis of the trends in the use in that State of such energy
source during the 36-month period prior to the first month for
which the target is established.
(C)(i) The President shall adjust, to the extent he determines
necessary, any State base period consumption to insure that
achievement of a target established for that State under this
subsection will not impair the attainment of the objectives of
section 753(b)(1) (!1) of title 15.
(ii) The President may, to the extent he determines appropriate,
further adjust any State base period consumption to reflect -
(I) reduction in energy consumption already achieved by energy
conservation programs;
(II) energy shortages which may affect energy consumption; and
(III) variations in weather from seasonal norms.
(D) For purposes of this subsection, the uniform national
percentage shall be designed by the President to minimize the
impact on the domestic economy of the projected shortage in the
energy source for which a target is established by saving an amount
of such energy source equivalent to the projected shortage, taking
into consideration such other factors related to that shortage as
the President considers appropriate.
(b) Notification and publication of targets
The President shall notify the Governor of each State of each
target established under subsection (a) of this section for that
State, and shall publish in the Federal Register, the targets, the
base period consumption for each State and other data on which the
targets are based, and the factors considered under subsection
(a)(3) of this section.
(c) Establishment of targets for Federal agencies
In connection with the establishment of any national target under
subsection (a) of this section the President shall make effective
an emergency energy conservation plan for the Federal Government,
which plan shall be designed to achieve an equal or greater
reduction in use of the energy source for which a target is
established than the national percentage referred to in subsection
(a)(3)(D) of this section. Such plan shall contain measures which
the President will implement, in accordance with other applicable
provisions of law, to reduce on an emergency basis the use of
energy by the Federal Government. In developing such plan the
President shall consider the potential for emergency reductions in
energy use -
(1) by buildings, facilities, and equipment owned, leased, or
under contract by the Federal Government; and
(2) by Federal employees and officials through increased use of
car and van pooling, preferential parking for multipassenger
vehicles, and greater use of mass transit.
(d) Review of targets
(1) From time to time, the President shall review and, consistent
with subsection (a) of this section, modify to the extent the
President considers appropriate the national and State energy
conservation targets established under this subsection.
(2) Any modification under this paragraph shall be accompanied by
such information and analysis as is necessary to provide the basis
therefor and shall be available to the Congress and the public.
(3)(A) Before the end of the 12th month following the
establishment of any conservation target under this section, and
annually thereafter while such target is in effect, the President
shall determine, for the energy source for which that target was
established, whether a severe energy supply interruption exists or
is imminent or that actions to restrain domestic energy demand are
required in order to fulfill the obligations of the United States
under the international energy program. The President shall
transmit to the Congress and make public the information and other
data on which any determination under this subparagraph is based.
(B) If the President determines such an energy supply
interruption does not exist or is not imminent or such actions are
not required, the conservation targets established under this
section with respect to such energy source shall cease to be
effective.
(e) Determination and publication of actual consumption nationally
and State-by-State
Each month the Secretary shall determine and publish in the
Federal Register (1) the level of consumption for the most recent
month for which the President determines accurate data is
available, nationally and for each State, of any energy source for
which a target under subsection (a) of this section is in effect,
and (2) whether the targets under subsection (a) of this section
have been substantially met or are likely to be met.
(f) Presidential authority not to be delegated
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority vested
in the President under this section may not be delegated.
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(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 211, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 758.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 753 of title 15, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(C)(i), was
omitted from the Code pursuant to section 760g of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade, which provided for the expiration of the
President's authority under that section on Sept. 30, 1981.
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TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in
which a report required under subsec. (d)(3)(A) of this section is
listed in the 19th item on page 19), see section 3003 of Pub. L.
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title
31, Money and Finance.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 8512, 8513, 8514, 8541 of
this title.
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(!1) See References in Text note below.
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42 USC Sec. 8512 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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Sec. 8512. State emergency conservation plan
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(a) State emergency conservation plans
(1)(A) Not later than 45 days after the date of the publication
of an energy conservation target for a State under section 8511(b)
of this title, the Governor of that State shall submit to the
Secretary a State emergency conservation plan designed to meet or
exceed the emergency conservation target in effect for that State
under section 8511(a) of this title. Such plan shall contain such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At any time,
the Governor may, with the approval of the Secretary, amend a plan
established under this section.
(B) The Secretary may, for good cause shown, extend to a specific
date the period for the submission of any State's plan under
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register
notice of that extension together with the reasons therefor.
(2) Each State is encouraged to submit to the Secretary a State
emergency conservation plan as soon as possible after November 5,
1979, and in advance of such publication of any such target. The
Secretary may tentatively approve such a plan in accordance with
the provisions of this section. For the purposes of this subchapter
such tentative approval shall not be construed to result in a
delegation of Federal authority to administer or enforce any
measure contained in a State plan.
(b) Conservation measures under State plans
(1) Each State emergency conservation plan under this section
shall provide for emergency reduction in the public and private use
of each energy source for which an emergency conservation target is
in effect under section 8511 of this title. Such State plan shall
contain adequate assurances that measures contained therein will be
effectively implemented in that State. Such plan may provide for
reduced use of that energy source through voluntary programs or
through the application of one or more of the following measures
described in such plan:
(A) measures which are authorized under the laws of that State
and which will be administered and enforced by officers and
employees of the State (or political subdivisions of the State)
pursuant to the laws of such State (or political subdivisions);
and
(B) measures -
(i) which the Governor requests, and agrees to assume, the
responsibility for administration and enforcement in accordance
with subsection (d) of this section;
(ii) which the attorney general of that State has found that
(I) absent a delegation of authority under Federal law, the
Governor lacks the authority under the laws of the State to
invoke, (II) under applicable State law, the Governor and other
appropriate State officers and employees are not prevented from
administering and enforcing under a delegation of authority
pursuant to Federal law; and (III) if implemented, would not be
contrary to State law; and
(iii) which either the Secretary determines are contained in
the standby Federal conservation plan established under section
8513 of this title or are approved by the Secretary, in his
discretion.
(2) In the preparation of such plan (and any amendment to the
plan) the Governor shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
provide for consultation with representatives of affected
businesses and local governments and provide an opportunity for
public comment.
(3) Any State plan submitted to the Secretary under this section
may permit persons affected by any measure in such plan to use
alternative means of conserving at least as much energy as would be
conserved by such measure. Such plan shall provide an effective
procedure, as determined by the Secretary, for the approval and
enforcement of such alternative means by such State or by any
political subdivision of such State.
(c) Approval of State plans
(1) As soon as practicable after the date of the receipt of any
State plan, but in no event later than 30 days after such date, the
Secretary shall review such plan and shall approve it unless the
Secretary finds -
(A) that, taken as a whole, the plan is not likely to achieve
the emergency conservation target established for that State
under section 8511(a) of this title for each energy source
involved,
(B) that, taken as a whole, the plan is likely to impose an
unreasonably disproportionate share of the burden of restrictions
of energy use on any specific class of industry, business, or
commercial enterprise, or any individual segment thereof,
(C) that the requirements of this subchapter regarding the plan
have not been met, or
(D) that a measure described in subsection (b)(1) of this
section is -
(i) inconsistent with any otherwise applicable Federal law
(including any rule or regulation under such law),
(ii) an undue burden on interstate commerce, or
(iii) a tax, tariff, or user fee not authorized by State law.
(2) Any measure contained in a State plan shall become effective
in that State on the date the Secretary approves the plan under
this subsection or such later date as may be prescribed in, or
pursuant to, the plan.
(d) State administration and enforcement
(1) The authority to administer and enforce any measure described
in subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section which is in a State plan
approved under this section is hereby delegated to the Governor of
the State and the other State and local officers and employees
designated by the Governor. Such authority includes the authority
to institute actions on behalf of the United States for the
imposition and collection of civil penalties under subsection (e)
of this section.
(2) All delegation of authority under paragraph (1) with respect
to any State shall be considered revoked effective upon a
determination by the President that such delegation should be
revoked, but only to the extent of that determination.
(3) If at any time the conditions of subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) of
this section are no longer satisfied in any State with respect to
any measure for which a delegation has been made under paragraph
(1), the attorney general of that State shall transmit a written
statement to that effect to the Governor of that State and to the
President. Such delegation shall be considered revoked effective
upon receipt by the President of such written statement and a
determination by the President that such conditions are no longer
satisfied, but only to the extent of that determination and
consistent with such attorney general's statement.
(4) Any revocation under paragraph (2) or (3) shall not affect
any action or pending proceedings, administrative or civil, not
finally determined on the date of such revocation, nor any
administrative or civil action or proceeding, whether or not
pending, based upon any act committed or liability incurred prior
to such revocation.
(e) Civil penalty
(1) Whoever violates the requirements of any measure described in
subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section which is in a State plan in
effect under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of
not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(2) Any penalty under paragraph (1) may be assessed by the court
in any action brought in any appropriate United States district
court or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Except to the
extent provided in paragraph (3), any such penalty collected shall
be deposited into the general fund of the United States Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts.
(3) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Governor
of any State under which amounts collected pursuant to this
subsection may be collected and retained by the State to the extent
necessary to cover costs incurred by that State in connection with
the administration and enforcement of measures the authority for
which is delegated under subsection (d) of this section.
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(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 212, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 759.)
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 8513, 8514 of this title.
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
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Sec. 8513. Standby Federal conservation plan
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(a) Establishment of standby conservation plan
(1) Within 90 days after November 5, 1979, the Secretary, in
accordance with section 7191 of this title, shall establish a
standby Federal emergency conservation plan. The Secretary may
amend such plan at any time, and shall make such amendments public
upon their adoption.
(2) The plan under this section shall be consistent with the
attainment of the objectives of section 753(b)(1) (!1) of title 15,
and shall provide for the emergency reduction in the public and
private use of each energy source for which an emergency
conservation target is in effect or may be in effect under section
8511 of this title.
(b) Implementation of standby conservation plan
(1) If the President finds -
(A) after a reasonable period of operation, but not less than
90 days, that a State emergency conservation plan approved and
implemented under section 8512 of this title is not substantially
meeting a conservation target established under section 8511(a)
of this title for such State and it is likely that such target
will continue to be unmet; and
(B) a shortage exists or is likely to exist in such State for
the 60-day period beginning after such finding that is equal to
or greater than 8 percent of the projected normal demand, as
determined by the President, for an energy source for which such
conservation target has been established under section 8511(a) of
this title;
then the President shall, after consultation with the Governor of
such State, make effective in such State all or any part of the
standby Federal conservation plan established under subsection (a)
of this section for such period or periods as the President
determines appropriate to achieve the target in that State.
(2) If the President finds after a reasonable period of time,
that the conservation target established under section 8511(a) of
this title is not being substantially met and it is likely that
such target will continue to be unmet in a State which -
(A) has no emergency conservation plan approved under section
8512 of this title; or
(B) the President finds has substantially failed to carry out
the assurances regarding implementation set forth in the plan
approved under section 8512 of this title,
then the President shall, after consultation with the Governor of
such State, make effective in such State all or any part of the
standby Federal conservation plan established under subsection (a)
of this section for such period or periods as the President
determines appropriate to achieve the target in that State.
(c) Basis for findings
Any finding under subsection (b) of this section shall be
accompanied by such information and analysis as is necessary to
provide a basis therefor and shall be available to the Congress and
the public.
(d) Submission of State emergency conservation plan
(1) (!2) The Governor of a State in which all or any portion of
the standby Federal conservation plan is or will be in effect may
submit at any time a State emergency conservation plan, and if it
is approved under section 8512(c) of this title, all or such
portion of the standby Federal conservation plan shall cease to be
effective in that State. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect any
action or pending proceedings, administrative or civil, not finally
determined on such date, nor any administrative or civil action or
proceeding, whether or not pending, based upon any act committed or
liability incurred prior to such cessation of effectiveness.
(e) State substitute emergency conservation measures
(1) After the President makes all or any part of the standby
Federal conservation plan effective in any State or political
subdivision under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary
shall provide procedures whereby such State or any political
subdivision thereof may submit to the Secretary for approval one or
more measures under authority of State or local law to be
implemented by such State or political subdivision and to be
substituted for any Federal measure in the Federal plan. The
measures may include provisions whereby persons affected by such
Federal measure are permitted to use alternative means of
conserving at least as much energy as would be conserved by such
Federal measure. Such measures shall provide effective procedures,
as determined by the Secretary, for the approval and enforcement of
such alternative means by such State or by any political
subdivision thereof.
(2) The Secretary may approve the measures under paragraph (1) if
he finds -
(A) that such measures when in effect will conserve at least as
much energy as would be conserved by such Federal measure which
would have otherwise been in effect in such State or political
subdivision;
(B) such measures otherwise meet the requirements of this
paragraph; and
(C) such measures would be approved under section
8512(c)(1)(B), (C), and (D) of this title.
(3) If the Secretary approves measures under this subsection such
Federal measure shall cease to be effective in that State or
political subdivision. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect any
action or pending proceedings, administrative or civil, not finally
determined on the date the Federal measure ceases to be effective
in that State or political subdivision, nor any administrative or
civil action or proceeding, whether or not pending, based upon any
act committed or liability incurred prior to such cessation of
effectiveness.
(4) If the Secretary finds after a reasonable period of time that
the requirements of this subsection are not being met under the
measures in effect under this subsection he may reimpose the
Federal measure referred to in paragraph (1).
(f) State authority to administer plan
At the request of the Governor of any State, the President may
provide that the administration and enforcement of all or a portion
of the standby Federal conservation plan made effective in that
State under subsection (b) of this section be in accordance with
section 8512(d)(1), (2), and (4) of this title.
(g) Presidential authority not to be delegated
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than subsection
(f) of this section), the authority vested in the President under
this section may not be delegated.
(h) Requirements of plan
The plan established under subsection (a) of this section shall -
(1) taken as a whole, be designed so that the plan, if
implemented, would be likely to achieve the emergency
conservation target under section 8511 of this title for which it
would be implemented,
(2) taken as a whole, be designed so as not to impose an
unreasonably disproportionate share of the burden of restrictions
on energy use on any specific class of industry, business, or
commercial enterprise, or any individual segment thereof, and
(3) not contain any measure which the Secretary finds -
(A) is inconsistent with any otherwise applicable Federal law
(including any rule or regulation under such law),
(B) is an undue burden on interstate commerce,
(C) is a tax, tariff, or user fee, or
(D) is a program for the assignment of rights for end-user
purchases of gasoline or diesel fuel, as described in section
6263(a)(1)(A) and (B) (!3) of this title.
(i) Plan may not authorize weekend closings of retail gasoline
stations
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the plan established
under subsection (a) of this section may not provide for the
restriction of hours of sale of motor fuel at retail at any time
between Friday noon and Sunday midnight.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not preclude the restriction on such
hours of sale if that restriction occurs in connection with a
program for restricting hours of sale of motor fuel each day of the
week on a rotating basis.
(j) Civil penalties
(1) Whoever violates the requirements of such a plan implemented
under subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to a civil
penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(2) Any penalty under paragraph (1) may be assessed by the court
in any action brought in any appropriate United States district
court or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Except to the
extent provided under paragraph (3), any such penalty collected
shall be deposited into the general fund of the United States
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(3) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Governor
of any State under which amounts collected pursuant to this
subsection may be collected and retained by the State to the extent
necessary to cover costs incurred by that State in connection with
the administration and enforcement of that portion of the standby
Federal conservation plan for which authority is delegated to that
State under subsection (f) of this section.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 213, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 762.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 753 of title 15, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was
omitted from the Code pursuant to section 760g of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade, which provided for the expiration of the
President's authority under that section on Sept. 30, 1981.
Section 6263 of this title, referred to in subsec. (h)(3)(D), was
repealed by Pub. L. 106-469, title I, Sec. 104(1), Nov. 9, 2000,
114 Stat. 2033.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 8512, 8514, 8541 of this
title.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
(!2) So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
(!3) See References in Text note below.
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42 USC Sec. 8514 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 8514. Judicial review
-STATUTE-
(a) State actions
(1) Any State may institute an action in the appropriate district
court of the United States, including actions for declaratory
judgment, for judicial review of -
(A) any target established by the President under section
8511(a) of this title;
(B) any finding by the President under section 8513(b)(1)(A) of
this title, relating to the achievement of the emergency energy
conservation target of such State, or 8513(b)(2) of this title,
relating to the achievement of the emergency energy conservation
target of such State or the failure to carry out the assurances
regarding implementation contained in an approved plan of such
State; or
(C) any determination by the Secretary disapproving a State
plan under section 8512(c) of this title, including any
determination by the Secretary under section 8512(c)(1)(B) of
this title that the plan is likely to impose an unreasonably
disproportionate share of the burden of restrictions of energy
use on any specific class of industry, business, or commercial
enterprise, or any individual segment thereof.
Such action shall be barred unless it is instituted within 30
calendar days after the date of publication of the establishment of
a target referred to in subparagraph (A), the finding by the
President referred to in subparagraph (B), or the determination by
the Secretary referred to in subparagraph (C), as the case may be.
(2) The district court shall determine the questions of law and
upon such determination certify such questions immediately to the
United States court of appeals for the circuit involved, which
shall hear the matter sitting en banc.
(3) Any decision by such court of appeals on a matter certified
under paragraph (2) shall be reviewable by the Supreme Court upon
attainment of a writ of certiorari. Any petition for such a writ
shall be filed no later than 20 days after the decision of the
court of appeals.
(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 402(42), Nov. 8, 1984,
98 Stat. 3360
(c) Injunctive relief
With respect to judicial review under subsection (a)(1)(A) of
this section, the court shall not have jurisdiction to grant any
injunctive relief except in conjunction with a final judgment
entered in the case.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 214, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 764;
Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 402(42), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat.
3360.)
-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-620 struck out subsec. (b) which
required the court of appeals to advance on the docket and to
expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of any
matter certified under subsec. (a)(2).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-620 not applicable to cases pending on
Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98-620, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure.
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42 USC Sec. 8515 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER I - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 8515. Reports
-STATUTE-
(a) Monitoring
The Secretary shall monitor the implementation of State emergency
conservation plans and of the standby Federal conservation plan and
make such recommendations to the Governor of each affected State as
he deems appropriate for modification to such plans.
(b) Omitted
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 215, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 765.)
-COD-
CODIFICATION
Subsec. (b) of this section, which required the President to
report annually to Congress on any activities undertaken pursuant
to this subchapter, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to
section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, the 20th
item on page 19 of House Document No. 103-7.
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42 USC SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE
MEASURES 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE MEASURES
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE MEASURES
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 8541 of this title.
-End-
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42 USC Sec. 8521 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE MEASURES
-HEAD-
Sec. 8521. Minimum automobile fuel purchase measures
-STATUTE-
(a) General rule
If the provisions of this subsection are made applicable under
subsection (c) of this section, no person shall purchase motor fuel
from a motor fuel retailer in any transaction for use in any
automobile or other vehicle unless -
(1) the price for the quantity purchased and placed into the
fuel tank of that vehicle equals or exceeds $5.00; or
(2) in any case in which the amount paid for the quantity of
motor fuel necessary to fill the fuel tank of that vehicle to
capacity is less than $5.00, such person pays to the retailer an
additional amount so that the total amount paid in that
transaction equals $5.00.
Any person selling motor fuel in transactions to which the
provisions of this subsection apply shall display at the point of
sale notice of such provisions in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) $7.00 to be applicable in case of 8-cylinder vehicles
In applying subsection (a) of this section in the case of any
vehicle with an engine having 8 cylinders (or more), "$7.00" shall
be substituted for "$5.00".
(c) Applicability
(1) Unless applicable pursuant to paragraph (2), the requirements
of subsection (a) of this section shall apply in any State and
shall be administered and enforced as provided in subsection (g) of
this section only if -
(A) the Governor of that State submits a request to the
Secretary to have such requirements applicable in that State; and
(B) the attorney general of that State has found that (i)
absent a delegation of authority under a Federal law, the
Governor lacks the authority under the laws of the State to
invoke comparable requirements, (ii) under applicable State law,
the Governor and other appropriate State officers and employees
are not prevented from administering and enforcing such
requirements under a delegation of authority pursuant to Federal
law, and (iii) if implemented such requirements would not be
contrary to State law.
Subject to paragraph (2), such provisions shall cease to apply in
any State if the Governor of the State withdraws any request under
subparagraph (A).
(2) The requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall
apply in every State if there is in effect a finding by the
President that nationwide implementation of such requirements would
be appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(3) Such requirements shall take effect in any State beginning on
the 5th day after the Secretary or the President (as the case may
be) publishes notice in the Federal Register of the applicability
of the requirements to the State pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2).
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority
vested in the President under paragraph (2) may not be delegated.
(d) Exemptions
The requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall not
apply to any motorcycle or motorpowered bicycle, or to any
comparable vehicle as may be determined by the Secretary by
regulation.
(e) Adjustment of minimum levels
The Secretary may increase the $5.00 and $7.00 amounts specified
in subsections (a) and (b) of this section if the Secretary
considers it appropriate. Adjustments under this subsection shall
be only in even dollar amounts.
(f) Civil penalties
(1) Whoever violates the requirements of subsection (a) of this
section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $100
for each violation.
(2) Any penalty under paragraph (1) may be assessed by the court
in any action under this section brought in any appropriate United
States district court or any other court of competent jurisdiction.
Except to the extent provided in paragraph (3), any such penalty
collected shall be deposited into the general fund of the United
States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(3) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Governor
of any State under which amounts collected pursuant to this
subsection may be collected and retained by the State to the extent
necessary to cover costs incurred by that State in connection with
the administration and enforcement of the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section the authority for which is delegated
under subsection (g) of this section.
(g) Administration and enforcement delegated to States
(1) There is hereby delegated to the Governor of any State, and
other State and local officers and employees designated by the
Governor, the authority to administer and enforce, within that
State, any provision of this subchapter which is to be administered
and enforced in accordance with this section. Such authority
includes the authority to institute actions on behalf of the United
States for the imposition and collection of civil penalties under
subsection (f) of this section.
(2)(A) All delegation of authority under paragraph (1) with
respect to any State shall be considered revoked effective (i) upon
the receipt of a written waiver of authority signed by the Governor
of such State or (ii) upon a determination by the President that
such delegation should be revoked, but only to the extent of that
determination.
(B) If at any time the conditions of subsection (c)(1)(B) of this
section are no longer satisfied in any State to which a delegation
has been made under paragraph (1), the attorney general of that
State shall transmit a written statement to that effect to the
Governor of that State and to the President. Such delegation shall
be considered revoked effective upon receipt by the President of
such written statement and a determination by the President that
such conditions are no longer satisfied, but only to the extent of
that determination and consistent with such attorney general's
statement.
(C) Any revocation under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not affect
any action or pending proceedings, administrative or civil, not
finally determined on the date of such revocation, nor any
administrative or civil action or proceeding, whether or not
pending, based on any act committed or liability incurred prior to
such revocation.
(D) The Secretary shall administer and enforce any provision of
this subchapter which has been made effective under subsection
(c)(2) of this section and for which a delegation of authority is
considered revoked under subparagraph (A).
(h) Coordination with other law
The charging and collecting of amounts referred to in subsection
(a)(2) of this section under the requirements of subsection (a) of
this section, or similar amounts collected under comparable
requirements under any State law, shall not be considered a
violation of -
(1) the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 (!1) [15
U.S.C. 751 et seq.] or any regulation thereunder; or
(2) any Federal or State law requiring the labeling or
disclosure of the maximum price per gallon of any fuel.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 221, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 765.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, referred to in
subsec. (h)(1), is Pub. L. 93-159, Nov. 27, 1973, 87 Stat. 628, as
amended, which was classified generally to chapter 16A (Sec. 751 et
seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and was omitted from the
Code pursuant to section 760g of Title 15, which provided for the
expiration of the President's authority under that chapter on Sept.
30, 1981.
-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 8541 of this title.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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42 USC Sec. 8522 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER AUTOMOBILE FUEL PURCHASE MEASURES
-HEAD-
Sec. 8522. Out-of-State vehicles to be exempted from odd-even motor
fuel purchase restrictions
-STATUTE-
(a) General rule
Notwithstanding any provision of any Federal, State, or local
law, any odd-even fuel purchase plan in effect in any State may not
prohibit the sale of motor fuel to any person for use in a vehicle
bearing a license plate issued by any authority other than that
State or a State contiguous to that State.
(b) "Odd-even fuel purchase plan" defined
For purposes of this section the term "odd-even fuel purchase
plan" means any motor fuel sales restriction under which a person
may purchase motor fuel for use in any vehicle only on days (or
other periods of time) determined on the basis of a number or
letter appearing on the license plate of that vehicle (or on any
similar basis).
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 222, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 767.)
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42 USC SUBCHAPTER III - STUDIES 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER III - STUDIES
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER III - STUDIES
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 8541 of this title.
-End-
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42 USC Sec. 8531 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER III - STUDIES
-HEAD-
Sec. 8531. Study and report
-STATUTE-
(a) Study of commercial and industrial storage of fuel
Not later than 180 days after November 5, 1979, the Secretary
shall conduct a study and report to the Congress regarding the
commercial and industrial storage of gasoline and middle
distillates (other than storage in facilities which have capacities
of less than 500 gallons or storage used exclusively and directly
for agricultural, residential, petroleum refining, or pipeline
transportation purposes).
(b) Contents of report
Such report shall -
(1) indicate to what extent storage activities have increased
since November 1, 1978, and what business establishments
(including utilities) have been involved;
(2) the estimated amount of gasoline and middle distillates (in
the aggregate and by type and region) which are in storage within
the United States at the time of the study, the amounts which
were in storage at the same time during the calendar year
preceding the study, and the purposes for which such storage is
maintained; and
(3) contain such findings and recommendations for legislation
and administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate,
including recommendations for improving the availability and
quality of data concerning such storage.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 241, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 768.)
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42 USC Sec. 8532 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER III - STUDIES
-HEAD-
Sec. 8532. Middle distillate monitoring program
-STATUTE-
(a) Monitoring program
(1) Not later than 60 days after November 5, 1979, the Secretary
shall establish and maintain a data collection program for
monitoring, at the refining, wholesale, and retail levels, the
supply and demand levels of middle distillates on a periodic basis
in each State.
(2) The program to be established under paragraph (1) shall
provide for -
(A) the prompt collection of relevant demand and supply data
under the authority available to the Secretary under other law;
and
(B) the submission to Congress of periodic reports each
containing a concise narrative analysis of the most recent data
which the Secretary determines are accurate, and a discussion on
a State-by-State basis of trends in such data which the Secretary
determines are significant.
(3) All data and information collected under this program shall
be available to the Congress and committees of the Congress, and,
in accordance with otherwise applicable law, to appropriate State
and Federal agencies and the public.
(4) Nothing in this subsection authorizes the direct or indirect
regulation of the price of any middle distillate.
(5) For purposes of this section, the term "middle distillate"
has the same meaning as given that term in section 211.51 of title
10, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on November 5, 1979.
(b) Report
Before December 31, 1979, the President shall submit a report to
Congress in which the President shall examine the middle distillate
situation, summarizing the data, information, and analyses
described in subsection (a) of this section and discussing in
detail matters required to be addressed in findings made pursuant
to section 760a(d)(1) (!1) of title 15.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 242, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 768.)
-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 760a of title 15, referred to in subsec. (b), was omitted
from the Code pursuant to section 760g of Title 15, Commerce and
Trade, which provided for the expiration of the President's
authority under that section on Sept. 30, 1981.
-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) See References in Text note below.
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42 USC SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 8541 of this title.
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42 USC Sec. 8541 01/06/03
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TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 93 - EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
-HEAD-
Sec. 8541. Administration
-STATUTE-
(a) Information
(1) The Secretary shall use the authority provided under section
796 of title 15 for the collection of such information as may be
necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of subchapters I
and II of this chapter.
(2) In carrying out his responsibilities under this chapter, the
Secretary shall insure that timely and adequate information
concerning the supplies, pricing, and distribution of motor fuels
(and other energy sources which are the subject of targets in
effect under section 8511 of this title) is obtained, analyzed, and
made available to the public. Any Federal agency having
responsibility for collection of such information under any other
authority shall cooperate fully in facilitating the collection of
such information.
(b) Effect on other laws
No State law or State program in effect on November 5, 1979, or
which may become effective thereafter, shall be superseded by any
provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, or order
thereunder, except insofar as such State law or State program is in
conflict with any such provision of section 8513 or 8521 of this
title (or any rule, regulation, or order under this subchapter
relating thereto) in any case in which measures have been
implemented in that State under the authority of section 8513 or
8521 of this title (as the case may be).
(c) Termination
(1) The provisions of subchapters I, II, III, and IV of this
chapter, including any actions taken thereunder, shall cease to
have effect on July 1, 1983.
(2) Such expiration shall not affect any action or pending
proceeding, administrative or civil, not finally determined on such
date, nor any administrative or civil action or proceeding, whether
or not pending, based upon any act committed or liability incurred
prior to such expiration date.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 251, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 769.)
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