Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§6250a Authority

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - ENERGY CONSERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DOMESTIC SUPPLY AVAILABILITY › Part Part D— - Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve › § 6250a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can get storage buildings and services needed to run this program. They can use, lease out, maintain, sell, or otherwise dispose of those storage facilities. The Secretary can also obtain petroleum distillate for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve by buying, trading (including trades with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or oil received as royalty from Federal lands), leasing, or other means, store that fuel in non‑federal facilities, and sell or trade Reserve fuel to keep its quality, amount, or operational readiness.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §6250a

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To the extent necessary or appropriate to carry out this part, the Secretary may—

(1)purchase, contract for, lease, or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part, storage and related facilities, and storage services;

(2)use, lease, maintain, sell, or otherwise dispose of storage and related facilities acquired under this part;

(3)acquire by purchase, exchange (including exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or received as royalty from Federal lands), lease, or otherwise, petroleum distillate for storage in the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve;

(4)store petroleum distillate in facilities not owned by the United States; and

(5)sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of petroleum distillate from the Reserve established under this part, including to maintain the quality or quantity of the petroleum distillate in the Reserve or to maintain the operational capability of the Reserve.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 6250a

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73