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[CITE: 42USC8501]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 93--EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
Sec. 8501. Congressional findings and purposes


(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.

(Pub. L. 96-102, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 757.)


                             Effective Date

    Section 302 of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: ``The amendments made 
by this Act [enacting 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

    Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: ``This Act [enacting 
this chapter, amending sections 6261, 6262, 6263, and 6422 of this 
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and 
section 6261 of this title] may be cited as the `Emergency Energy 
Conservation Act of 1979'.''


                         Congressional Findings

    Section 101 of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: ``The Congress finds 
that--
        ``(1) a standby rationing plan for gasoline and diesel fuel 
    should provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that the burden 
    of reduced supplies of gasoline and diesel fuel be shared by all 
    persons in a fair and equitable manner and that the economic and 
    social impacts of such plan be minimized; and
        ``(2) such a plan should be sufficiently flexible to respond to 
    changed conditions and sufficiently simple to be effectively 
    administered and enforced.''


                 Funding for Fiscal Years 1979 and 1980

    Section 301 of Pub. L. 96-102 provided that: ``For purposes of any 
law relating to appropriations or authorizations for appropriations as 
such law relates to the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, or the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the provisions of this Act 
(including amendments made by this Act) [see Short Title note above] 
shall be treated as if it were a contingency plan under section 202 or 
203 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [sections 6262 and 6263 of 
this title] which was approved in accordance with the procedures under 
that Act [see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title] 
or as otherwise provided by law, and funds made available pursuant to 
such appropriations shall be available to carry out the provisions of 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act.''
