42 U.S.C. § 8501 — Congressional findings and purposes

submitted 47 years ago by Pub. L. 96-102 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 185 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress found that gasoline and diesel fuel markets had recently been disrupted and that this would likely happen again, hurting interstate commerce. It also found that good data on fuel supply and demand was missing. So this law aims to let governments set emergency fuel conservation rules, ease market disruptions, gather fuel data, and protect interstate commerce.

(a) Findings. Congress found that (1) the U.S. gasoline and diesel fuel markets had recently been seriously disrupted; (2) such disruptions are likely to happen again; (3) interstate commerce is significantly affected by these disruptions; (4) there is an urgent need for emergency conservation and other measures for gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, and other energy sources that might run short, to handle these disruptions and protect interstate commerce; and (5) the President, Congress, and the public lack up-to-date, reliable information on the supply and demand of gasoline, diesel fuel, and related data. (b) Purposes. This chapter's purposes are to (1) let the federal government, states, and local governments set emergency conservation measures for gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, and other energy sources that might run short; (2) set up other emergency measures to ease disruptions in gasoline and diesel fuel markets; (3) gather data about these fuels; and (4) protect interstate commerce.

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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.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–102, title II, § 201, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 757.)

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1979Enacted · Pub. L. 96-102 · 93 Stat. 757

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