42 U.S.C. § 8501 : US Code - Section 8501: Congressional findings and purposes

Search 42 U.S.C. § 8501 : US Code - Section 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.