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42 U.S.C. § 8511 — 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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**(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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**(a) “Energy action” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “energy action” means any matter required to be transmitted, or submitted to the Congress in accordance with the procedures of this section.
**(b) Transmittal of energy action to Congress** The President shall transmit any energy action (bearing an identification number) to both Houses of Congress on the same day. If both Houses are not in session on the day any energy action is received by the appropriate officers of each House, for purposes of this section such energy action shall be deemed to have been transmitted on the first succeeding day on which both Houses are in session.
**(c) Effective date of energy action**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if energy action is transmitted to the Houses of Congress, such action shall take effect at the end of the first period of 15 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which such action is transmitted to such Houses, unless between the date of transmittal and the end of such 15-day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that such House does not favor such action.
(2) An energy action described in paragraph (1) may take effect prior to the expiration of the 15-calendar-day period after the date on which such action is transmitted, if each House of Congress approves a resolution affirmatively stating in substance that such House does not object to such action.
**(d) Computation of period** For the purpose of subsection (c) of this section—
(1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and
(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the
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**(a) Information**
(1) The Secretary shall use the authority provided under [section 796 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section796&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8511&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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 procee
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8511/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8511/a&num=0&edition=prelim). 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 conservatio
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7191&num=0&edition=prelim), 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) 11 See References in Text note below. 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8511&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8512&num=0&edition=prelim) is not substantially meeting a conservation target established under [section 8511(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8511/a&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 whi
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 8502
1 See References in Text note below.
(4) protect interstate commerce.
(Pub. L. 96–102, title II, § 201, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat.
757.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 96–102, title III, § 302, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 770,
provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this Act [en-
acting 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
Pub. L. 96–102, § 1(a), Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 749, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sec-
tions 6261, 6262, 6263, and 6422 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section and sec-
tion 6261 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Emergency
Energy Conservation Act of 1979’.’’
CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS
Pub. L. 96–102, title I, § 101, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 750,
provided that: ‘‘The Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) a standby rationing plan for gasoline and diesel
fuel should provide, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that the burden of reduced supplies of gaso-
line and diesel fuel be shared by all persons in a fair
and equitable manner and that the economic and so-
cial impacts of such plan be minimized; and
‘‘(2) such a plan should be sufficiently flexible to re-
spond to changed conditions and sufficiently simple
to be effectively administered and enforced.’’
FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEARS 1979 AND 1980
Pub. L. 96–102, title III, § 301, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 769,
provided that: ‘‘For purposes of any law relating to ap-
propriations or authorizations for appropriations as
such law relates to the fiscal year
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