S 2484 · 98th Congress · Energy

Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-03-27· Sponsored by Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1984-03-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1984 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to limit sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refineries which: (1) are located in the United States; (2) have been in operation during the six months preceding the date of the withdrawal associated with such sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (3) agree to refine and distribute on a timely basis within the United States the petroleum products from such crude oil. Authorizes exchanges to the extent necessary to facilitate the movement of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refineries. Requires sales through bidding for petroleum products withdrawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be conducted in the following manner: (1) any petroleum product withdrawn from the Reserve for sale shall be distributed in two pools, the volume, qualities, and locations of each to be determined by the Secretary of Energy; (2) the volume and manner of distribution established for the first pool shall be such as to permit refiners located within the United States, taken as a whole, to run their refineries at a given percentage of capacity as e…

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Cosponsors (6)

2 Democrats4 Republicans