Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 8501 : US Code - Notes

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

(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
[former 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."