National Energy Conservation Policy Act
US federal law concerning saving electricity
(colloquial)- Introduced in the House as H.R. 5037 by Jack Kemp (R–NY) on March 14, 1977
- Committee consideration by House Ways and Means, Senate Finance
- Passed the House on July 18, 1978 (Passed)
- Passed the Senate on September 13, 1978 (Passed, in lieu of inserted S. 2057, amended S. 701, & certain provisions of H.R. 8444)
- Reported by the joint conference committee on October 6, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 9, 1978 (86-3) and by the House on October 14, 1978 (231-168)
- Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978
The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 95–619, 92 Stat. 3206, enacted November 9, 1978) is a United States statute which was enacted as part of the National Energy Act.
The H.R. 5037 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978.[1]
Energy demand management programs had been legislated earlier in California and Wisconsin as early as 1975.
Amendments to 1978 Act
Chronological amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.
Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | Statute Citation | Legislative Bill | Presidential Administration |
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August 3, 1982 | P.L. 97-229 | 96 Stat. 248 | S. 2332 | Ronald Reagan |
August 29, 1986 | P.L. 99-413 | 100 Stat. 944 | H.R. 4843 | Ronald Reagan |
March 17, 1987 | P.L. 100-12 | 101 Stat. 103 | S. 83 | Ronald Reagan |
June 28, 1988 | P.L. 100-357 | 102 Stat. 671 | S. 2167 | Ronald Reagan |
November 5, 1988 | P.L. 100-615 | 102 Stat. 3185 | S. 1382 | Ronald Reagan |
See also
References
- ^ Gerhard Peters; John T. Woolley. "Jimmy Carter: "National Energy Bills Remarks on Signing H.R. 4018, H.R. 5263, H.R. 5037, H.R. 5146, and H.R. 5289 Into Law. ," November 9, 1978". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
External links
- "National Energy Policy: An Agenda for Analysis". U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-16. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 27, 1977.
- "Energy Policy Decisionmaking, Organization, and National Energy Goals" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-31. U.S. Government Accountability Office. March 24, 1977.
- "Energy: Issues Facing the 95th Congress" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-34. U.S. Government Accountability Office. April 28, 1977.
- "U.S. Energy Conservation Could Benefit from Experiences of Other Countries" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ ID-78-4. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 10, 1978.
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