42 U.S.C. § 13552
Use of energy futures for fuel purchases
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 13552, Use of energy futures for fuel purchases, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/483239
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The Secretary shall conduct a study—
The Secretary shall conduct a pilot program, commencing not later than 30 days after the transmission of the study required in subsection (b),11 See References in Text note below. to educate such governmental entities, consumer cooperatives, or other organizations on the prudent and cost-effective use of energy futures and options contracts to increase their protection against unanticipated surges in the price of fuel and thereby increase the efficiency of their fuel purchase or assistance programs.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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.
- Energy Policy Act of 1992
- Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally