Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§6250c Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - ENERGY CONSERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DOMESTIC SUPPLY AVAILABILITY › Part Part D— - Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve › § 6250c
Summary
When the Energy Secretary sets up the Reserve, the Treasury must create the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account. Money Congress provides and money from selling Reserve oil must go into the Account, and the Energy Secretary can spend those funds without more approval; the funds do not expire at the end of a fiscal year.
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Title 42, §6250c
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(a)Upon a decision of the Secretary of Energy to establish a Reserve under this part, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury of the United States an account known as the “Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account” (referred to in this section as the “Account”).
(b)the 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Account any amounts appropriated to the Account and any receipts from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of petroleum distillate from the Reserve.
(c)The Secretary of Energy may obligate amounts in the Account to carry out activities under this part without the need for further appropriation, and amounts available to the Secretary of Energy for obligation under this section shall remain available without fiscal year limitation.
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42 U.S.C. § 6250c
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73