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Other short titles | National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 |
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Long title | An Act for the relief of Jack R. Misner. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | NECPA |
Nicknames | Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act |
Enacted by | the 95th United States Congress |
Effective | November 9, 1978 |
Citations | |
Public law | 95-619 |
Statutes at Large | 92 Stat. 3206 |
Codification | |
Acts amended | Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 |
Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. ch. 91 § 8201 et seq. |
Legislative history | |
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The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 (NECPA, Pub. L. 95–619, 92 Stat. 3206, enacted November 9, 1978) is a United States statute which was enacted as part of the National Energy Act.
The H.R. 5037 legislation was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978.[1]
Energy demand management programs had been legislated earlier in California and Wisconsin as early as 1975.