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.
For the purposes of this part—
the term “Northeast” means the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey;
the term “petroleum distillate” includes heating oil and diesel fuel; and
the term “Reserve” means the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve established under this part.
Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 181Pub. L. 106–469, title II, § 201(a)(3)114 Stat. 2034 (, as added , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 94–16389 Stat. 871 section 6201 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Prior Provisions
section 181 of Pub. L. 94–163section 6251 of this titlePub. L. 109–58A prior was renumbered section 191 and was classified to , prior to repeal by .