42 U.S.C. § 8522 — Out-of-State vehicles to be exempted from odd-even motor fuel purchase restrictions
submitted 47 years ago by Pub. L. 96-102 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 124 words · no verdicts yet
A state's odd-even fuel rule cannot block sales to vehicles with out-of-state plates. This protects vehicles from that state or any state next to it. An 'odd-even fuel purchase plan' restricts fuel buying based on a vehicle's plate number or letter.
(a) General rule. No matter what federal, state*, or local law says, a state's odd-even fuel purchase plan cannot stop the sale of motor fuel* to someone driving a vehicle* with a license plate from another state — unless that other state doesn't border the state with the plan.
(b) 'Odd-even fuel purchase plan' defined. This means any rule limiting motor fuel sales to certain days or times, based on a number or letter on the vehicle's license plate, or on something similar.
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.
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 credit: (Pub. L. 96–102, title II, § 222, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 767.)
- 1979Enacted · Pub. L. 96-102 · 93 Stat. 767
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-102 on 1979-11-05.
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