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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part B · Chapter 77 — Energy Conservation

§ 6243. Records and accounts

Statutory text

(a)

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.

(b)

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.

(c)

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.

  1. 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. 889

    Enacted 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 part

  2. Pub. 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
  1. 1975Pub. L. 94–163, title I, § 163, , 89 Stat. 889
  2. 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.)

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