42 U.S.C. § 6501
“Petroleum” defined
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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As used in this chapter, the term “petroleum” includes crude oil, gases (including natural gas), natural gasoline, and other related hydrocarbons, oil shale, and the products of any of such resources.
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.
- Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally