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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 24, 2000
Stable Oil Supply (SOS) Home Heating Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to urge importers, refiners, and wholesalers holding primary heating oil inventories for sale to markets in the Northeast to develop and submit voluntary plans to maintain readily available minimum product inventories in order to mitigate the risk of severe price increases and to reduce adverse impacts upon regional and national economies.Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress regarding the certification status of submitted voluntary plans.Provides a defense to an antitrust action brought against such voluntary plans.Requires the Secretary, if a certified plan is not implemented for each such importer, refiner, and wholesaler, to establish a private home heating oil reserve for the Northeast, according to specified requirements.
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Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D–MA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S807-808)
Introduced in Senate
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