Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - ENERGY CONSERVATION › § 6202
Defines key words used in the chapter. It says who the "Secretary" is (the Secretary of Energy) and what "person" covers (individuals, businesses like corporations, partnerships, trusts and joint ventures, and any U.S., State, or local government or agency). "Petroleum product" means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, including natural liquids and natural gas liquids. "State" includes each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any U.S. territory or possession. "United States" (geographic) means all the States and the Outer Continental Shelf. "Outer Continental Shelf" has the same meaning as in 43 U.S.C. 1331. It defines the "international energy program" as the Agreement on an International Energy Program signed November 18, 1974, including the annex titled "Emergency Reserves" and any amendments that add another nation or make technical or clerical changes. A "severe energy supply interruption" is a national shortage the President finds is wide or long and emergency in nature, may seriously hurt national safety or the economy, and results or likely results from interrupted imported or domestic petroleum supplies or from sabotage, terrorism, or an act of God. "Antitrust laws" lists five statutes (see 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 8 and 9; and 15 U.S.C. 13, 13a, 13b, and 21A). "Federal land" means land owned or controlled by the U.S., including the Outer Continental Shelf and lands with U.S. mineral reservations, but not lands held in trust for or owned by Indians or Alaska Natives with federal title limits, lands in national parks, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas, national trails, wild and scenic rivers, or military reservations.
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42 U.S.C. § 6202
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73