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42 U.S.C. § 6215

Major fuel burning stationary source

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 6215, Major fuel burning stationary source, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480627
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No Governor of a State may issue any order or rule pursuant to section 7425 of this title to any major fuel burning stationary source (or class or category thereof)— Any petition under paragraph (1) shall include documentation which could support a finding that significant local or regional economic disruption or unemployment would result from use by such source of— Within 90 days after the submission of a Governor’s petition under subsection (b), the President shall either issue an order or rule pursuant to section 7425 of this title or deny such petition, stating in writing his reasons for such denial. In making his determination to issue such an order or rule pursuant to this subsection, the President must find that such order or rule would— Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall affect the authority of the President or the Secretary of the Department of Energy to allocate coal or coal derivatives under any provision of law. The terms “major fuel burning stationary source (or class or category thereof)” and “locally or regionally available coal or coal derivatives” shall have the meanings assigned to them for the purposes of section 7425 of this title.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-163(S. 622)1975-12-22
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-619(H.R. 5037)1978-11-09
    National Energy Conservation Policy Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-469(H.R. 2884)2000-11-09
    Energy Act of 2000
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally