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[CITE: 42USC6232]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER I--DOMESTIC SUPPLY AVAILABILITY
 
                   Part B--Strategic Petroleum Reserve
 
Sec. 6232. Definitions

    As used in this part and part C of this subchapter:
        (1) The term ``Early Storage Reserve'' means that portion of the 
    Strategic Petroleum Reserve which consists of petroleum products 
    stored pursuant to section 6235 of this title.
        (2) The term ``importer'' means any person who owns, at the 
    first place of storage, any petroleum product imported into the 
    United States.
        (3) The term ``Industrial Petroleum Reserve'' means that portion 
    of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve which consists of petroleum 
    products owned by importers or refiners and acquired, stored, or 
    maintained pursuant to section 6236 of this title.
        (4) 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.
        (5) 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.
        (6) The term ``refiner'' means any person who owns, operates, or 
    controls the operation of any refinery.
        (7) The term ``Regional Petroleum Reserve'' means that portion 
    of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve which consists of petroleum 
    products stored pursuant to section 6237 of this title.
        (8) The term ``related facility'' means any necessary 
    appurtenance to a storage facility, including pipelines, roadways, 
    reservoirs, and salt brine lines.
        (9) The term ``Reserve'' means the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
        (10) The term ``storage facility'' means any facility or 
    geological formation which is capable of storing significant 
    quantities of petroleum products.
        (11) The term ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve'' means petroleum 
    products stored in storage facilities pursuant to this part; such 
    term includes the Industrial Petroleum Reserve, the Early Storage 
    Reserve, and the Regional Petroleum Reserve.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title I, Sec. 152, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 882; Pub. L. 
101-383, Sec. 6(a)(1), Sept. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 729.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-383 inserted ``and part C of this subchapter'' 
after ``this part''.
