Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§6250c Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account

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

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Energy Secretary decides to set up the Reserve, the Treasury must create a Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account in the U.S. Treasury. The Treasury must put into that Account any money Congress gives it and any money from selling Reserve fuel. The Energy Secretary can use the Account funds to run the Reserve without needing another appropriation, and the funds do not expire at the end of a fiscal year.

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Title 42, §6250c

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(a)Establishment

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)Deposits

the 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)Obligation of amounts

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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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 6250c

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110