Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part B · Chapter 77 — Energy Conservation
§ 6243. Records and accounts
Statutory text
Preparation and maintenance
The Secretary may require any person to prepare and maintain such records or accounts as the Secretary, by rule, determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
Audit of operations of storage facility
The Secretary may audit the operations of any storage facility in which any petroleum product is stored or required to be stored pursuant to the provisions of this part.
Access to and inspection of records or accounts and storage facilities
The Secretary may require access to, and the right to inspect and examine, at reasonable times, (1) any records or accounts required to be prepared or maintained pursuant to subsection (a) and (2) any storage facilities subject to audit by the United States under the authority of this part.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Energy Policy and Conservation Act
Pub. L. 94–163 title I § 163 · 89 Stat. 871
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 6243
Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 889
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 889Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 163. disclosure, inspection, investigation (a) The Administrator may require any person to prepare Recordkeeping. 42 USC 6243. and maintain such records or accounts as the Administrator, by rule, determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this part. (b) The Administrator may audit the operations of any storage Audit. facility in which any petroleum product is stored or required to be stored pursuant to the provisions of this part. (c) The Administrator may require access to, and the right to Access. inspect and examine, at reasonable times, (1) any records or accounts required to be prepared or maintained pursuant to subsection (a) and (2) any storage facilities subject to audit by the United States under the authority of this partPub. L. 95–619 title VI § 691(b)(2) · 92 Stat. 3206
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 6243
Pub. L. 95–619 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 95–619 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Such Act is amended by striking out “Administrator” and “Administrator’s” each place they appear (unless the context indicates a reference other than to the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary” or “Secretary’s”, respectively.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Pub. L. 95–619 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, wherever appearing.
Credits
1975–1978 · 2 acts
- 1975Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 163, , 89 Stat. 889
- 1978Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), , 92 Stat. 3288.
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(Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 163, , 89 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), , 92 Stat. 3288.)