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Energy Policy and Conservation Act

U.S. law of 22 December 1975 that created the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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Dates
22 Dec 1975
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Q5376966

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  1. 22 Dec 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act
  2. 22 Dec 1975 Gerald R. Ford signed into law Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Proof 2 sources
  1. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs to President Ford, December 1975 (FRUS 1969–1976, vol. XXXVII, doc. 89), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
    President Ford signed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) which he had first proposed on January 30 (see footnote 3, Document 33), on December 22.
  2. 42 U.S.C. 6231 (Strategic Petroleum Reserve: congressional findings and declaration of purpose, with amendment history), Cornell Legal Information Institute. Primary record
    to provide for the creation of a Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the storage of up to 1 billion barrels of petroleum products
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  1. Add The Oil Weapon: the 1973 oil embargo, from OPEC's founding to the Strategic Petroleum ReserveAlibekb19881d

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