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42 U.S.C. § 8201

Findings and statement of purposes

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

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42 U.S.C. § 8201, Findings and statement of purposes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/481607
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The Congress finds that— The purposes of this chapter are to provide for the regulation of interstate commerce, to reduce the growth in demand for energy in the United States, and to conserve nonrenewable energy resources produced in this Nation and elsewhere, without inhibiting beneficial economic growth.

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. 95-619(H.R. 5037)1978-11-09
    National Energy Conservation Policy Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-412(S. 410)1986-08-28
    Conservation Service Reform Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally