42 U.S.C. § 6250 — Establishment

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary may establish, maintain, and operate in the Northeast a Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. A Reserve established under this part is not a component of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve established under part B of this subchapter. A Reserve established under this part shall contain no more than 2 million barrels of petroleum distillate . (b) For the purposes of this part— (1) the term “ Northeast ” means the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey; (2) the term “ petroleum distillate ” includes heating oil and diesel fuel; and (3) the term “ Reserve ” means the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve established under this part. ( Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 181 , as added Pub. L. 106–469, title II, § 201(a)(3) , Nov. 9, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2034 .) Editorial Notes References in Text This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 94–163 , Dec. 22, 1975 , 89 Stat. 871 , known as the Energy Policy and Conservation Act . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables. Prior Provisions A prior section 181 of Pub. L. 94–163 was renumbered section 191 and was classified to section 6251 of this title , prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–58 .

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