42 U.S.C. § 6232 — Definitions
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 94-163 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 246 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines terms used in the petroleum-reserve provisions and marks three numbered definitions as repealed. The definitions cover importers, land interests, available inventories, refiners, related facilities, the Reserve, and storage facilities.
As used in this part and part C: (1) Repealed by the cited 2000 law. (2) “Importer” means a person* who owns an imported petroleum product* at its first storage location. (3) Repealed by the cited 2000 law. (4) “Interest in land” means an ownership or possessory right in real property, including fee ownership, an easement, a leasehold, and subsurface or mineral rights. (5) “Readily available inventories” means petroleum-product stocks that can be distributed or used without affecting an importer’s or refiner’s ability to operate normally; it excludes minimum working inventories and other unavailable stocks. (6) “Refiner” means a person who owns, operates, or controls a refinery. (7) Repealed by the cited 2000 law. (8) “Related facility” means a necessary addition to a storage facility, including pipelines, roads, reservoirs, and salt-brine lines. (9) “Reserve” means the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (10) “Storage facility” means a facility or geological formation able to store significant quantities of petroleum products. (11) “Strategic Petroleum Reserve” means petroleum products stored in storage facilities under this part. This section does not otherwise define the quoted terms.
As used in this part and part C:
Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(5)(A), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029.
The term “importer” means any person* who owns, at the first place of storage, any petroleum product* imported into the United States.
Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(5)(A), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029.
The term “interest in land” means any ownership or possessory right with respect to real property, including ownership in fee, an easement, a leasehold, and any subsurface or mineral rights.
The term “readily available inventories” means stocks and supplies of petroleum products which can be distributed or used without affecting the ability of the importer or refiner to operate at normal capacity; such term does not include minimum working inventories or other unavailable stocks.
The term “refiner” means any person who owns, operates, or controls the operation of any refinery.
Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(5)(A), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029.
The term “related facility” means any necessary appurtenance to a storage facility, including pipelines, roadways, reservoirs, and salt brine lines.
The term “Reserve” means the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The term “storage facility” means any facility or geological formation which is capable of storing significant quantities of petroleum products.
The term “Strategic Petroleum Reserve” means petroleum products stored in storage facilities pursuant to this part.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 152, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 101–383, § 6(a)(1), Sept. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 103(5), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 94-163 · 89 Stat. 882
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-383 · 104 Stat. 729
- 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-469 · 114 Stat. 2029
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-163 on 1975-12-22.
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