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delegation should be revoked, but only to the extent of that determination.

(B) If at any time the conditions of subsection (c)(1)(B) are no longer satisfied in any State to which a delegation has been made under paragraph (1), the attorney general of that State shall transmit a written statement to that effect to the Governor of that State and to the President. Such delegation shall be considered revoked effective upon receipt by the President of such written statement and a determination by the President that such conditions are no longer satisfied, but only to the extent of that determination and consistent with such attorney general's statement.

(C) Any revocation under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not affect any action or pending proceedings, administrative or civil, not finally determined on the date of such revocation, nor any administrative or civil action or proceeding, whether or not pending, based on any act committed or liability incurred prior to such revocation. (D) The Secretary shall administer and enforce any provision of this part which has been made effective under subsection (c)(2) and for which a delegation of authority is considered revoked under subparagraph (A).

(h) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LAW.-The charging and collecting of amounts referred to in subsection (a)(2) under the requirements of subsection (a), or similar amounts collected under comparable requirements under any State law, shall not be considered a violation of—

(1) the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 or any regulation thereunder; or

(2) any Federal or State law requiring the labeling or disclosure of the maximum price per gallon of any fuel.

[42 U.S.C. 8521]

SEC. 222. OUT-OF-STATE VEHICLES TO BE EXEMPTED FROM ODDEVEN MOTOR FUEL PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS.

(a) GENERAL RULE.-Notwithstanding any provision of any Federal, State, or local law, any odd-even fuel purchase plan in effect in any State may not prohibit the sale of motor fuel to any person for use in a vehicle bearing a license plate issued by any authority other than that State or a State contiguous to that State.

(b) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section the term "oddeven fuel purchase plan" means any motor fuel sales restriction under which a person may purchase motor fuel for use in any vehicle only on days (or other periods of time) determined on the basis of a number or letter appearing on the license plate of that vehicle (or on any similar basis).

[42 U.S.C. 8522]

Part C-Building Temperature Restrictions

SEC. 231. AMENDMENT TO ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT. [Section 202 of Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by this section can be found at the beginning of this volume.]

Part D-Studies

SEC. 241. STUDIES.

(a) STUDY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL STORAGE OF FUEL. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this part, the Secretary shall conduct a study and report to the Congress regarding the commercial and industrial storage of gasoline and middle distillates (other than storage in facilities which have capacities of less than 500 gallons or storage used exclusively and directly for agricultural, residential, petroleum refining, or pipeline transportation purposes).

(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.-Such report shall

(1) indicate to what extent storage activities have increased since November 1, 1978, and what business establishments (including utilities) have been involved;

(2) the estimated amount of gasoline and middle distillates (in the aggregate and by type and region) which are in storage within the United States at the time of the study, the amounts which were in storage at the same time during the calendar year preceding the study, and the purposes for which such storage is maintained; and

(3) contain such findings and recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate, including recommendations for improving the availability and quality of data concerning such storage.

[42 U.S.C. 8531]

SEC. 242. MIDDLE DISTILLATE MONITORING PROGRAM.

(a) MONITORING PROGRAM.-(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a data collection program for monitoring, at the refining, wholesale, and retail levels, the supply and demand levels of middle distillates on a periodic basis in each State.

(2) The program to be established under paragraph (1) shall provide for

(A) the prompt collection of relevant demand and supply data under the authority available to the Secretary under other law; and

(B) the submission to Congress of periodic reports each containing a concise narrative analysis of the most recent data which the Secretary determines are accurate, and a discussion on a State-by-State basis of trends in such data which the Secretary determines are significant.

(3) All data and information collected under this program shall be available to the Congress and committees of the Congress, and, in accordance with otherwise applicable law, to appropriate State and Federal agencies and the public.

(4) Nothing in this subsection authorizes the direct or indirect regulation of the price of any middle distillate.

(5) For purposes of this section, the term "middle distillate" has the same meaning as given that term in section 211.51 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section.

(b) REPORT.-Before December 31, 1979, the President shall submit a report to Congress in which the President shall examine

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the middle distillate situation, summarizing the data, information, and analyses described in subsection (a) and discussing in detail matters required to be addressed in findings made pursuant to section 12(d)(1) of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 (15 U.S.C. 760(d)(1)).

[42 U.S.C. 8532]

Part E-Administrative Provisions

SEC. 251. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) INFORMATION. (1) The Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 11 of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 for the collection of such information as may be necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of parts A and B of this title.

(2) In carrying out his responsibilities under this title, the Secretary shall insure that timely and adequate information concerning the supplies, pricing, and distribution of motor fuels (and other energy sources which are the subject of targets in effect under section 211) is obtained, analyzed, and made available to the public. Any Federal agency having responsibility for collection of such information under any other authority shall cooperate fully in facilitating the collection of such information.

(b) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.-No State law or State program in effect on the date of the enactment of this title, or which may become effective thereafter, shall be superseded by any provision of this title, or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, except insofar as such State law or State program is in conflict with any such provision of section 213 or 221 (or any rule, regulation, or order under this part relating thereto) in any case in which measures have been implemented in that State under the authority of section 213 or 221 (as the case may be).

(c) TERMINATION.-(1) The provisions of parts A, B, D, and E of this title, including any actions taken thereunder, shall cease to have effect on July 1, 1983.

(2) Such expiration shall not affect any action or pending proceeding, administrative or civil, not finally determined on such date, nor any administrative or civil action or proceeding, whether or not pending, based upon any act committed or liability incurred prior to such expiration date.

[42 U.S.C. 8541]

TITLE III-GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEARS 1979 AND 1980.

For purposes of any law relating to appropriations or authorizations for appropriations as such law relates to the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, or the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, the provisions of this Act (including amendments made by this Act) shall be treated as if it were a contingency plan under section 202 or 203 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act which was approved in accordance with the procedures under that Act or as otherwise provided by law, and funds made available pursuant

to such appropriations shall be available to carry out the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

[42 U.S.C. 8501 note]

SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date

of the enactment of this Act.

[42 U.S.C. 6261 note]

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION ACT

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