Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§6250a Authority

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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets the Secretary get and manage storage and services by buying, leasing, contracting, using, or disposing of facilities. The Secretary can acquire petroleum distillate for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve by purchase, exchange (including from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or as royalty from Federal lands), or lease; store it in non‑Federal facilities; and sell or exchange Reserve oil to keep its quality, quantity, or operational capability.

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102