National Energy Conservation Policy Act

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.

National Energy Conservation Policy Act

Other short titles	National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978
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
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5037 by Jack Kemp (R–NY) on March 14, 1977 Committee consideration by House Ways and Means, Senate Finance Passed the House on July 18, 1978 (Passed) Passed the Senate on September 13, 1978 (Passed, in lieu of inserted S. 2057, amended S. 701, & certain provisions of H.R. 8444) Reported by the joint conference committee on October 6, 1978; agreed to by the Senate on October 9, 1978 (86-3) and by the House on October 14, 1978 (231-168) Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978

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.

Amendments to 1978 Act

Chronological amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act.

Date of Enactment	Public Law Number	Statute Citation	Legislative Bill	Presidential Administration
August 3, 1982	P.L. 97-229	96 Stat. 248	S. 2332	Ronald Reagan
August 29, 1986	P.L. 99-413	100 Stat. 944	H.R. 4843	Ronald Reagan
March 17, 1987	P.L. 100-12	101 Stat. 103	S. 83	Ronald Reagan
June 28, 1988	P.L. 100-357	102 Stat. 671	S. 2167	Ronald Reagan
November 5, 1988	P.L. 100-615	102 Stat. 3185	S. 1382	Ronald Reagan

See also

• Energy management
• Energy policy of the United States
• Home automation
• Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978

References

1. Gerhard Peters; John T. Woolley. "Jimmy Carter: "National Energy Bills Remarks on Signing H.R. 4018, H.R. 5263, H.R. 5037, H.R. 5146, and H.R. 5289 Into Law. ," November 9, 1978". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

External links

• National Energy Conservation Policy Act as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
• Energy Conservation and Production Act as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
• "National Energy Policy: An Agenda for Analysis". U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-16. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 27, 1977.
• "Energy Policy Decisionmaking, Organization, and National Energy Goals" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-31. U.S. Government Accountability Office. March 24, 1977.
• "Energy: Issues Facing the 95th Congress" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-34. U.S. Government Accountability Office. April 28, 1977.
• "U.S. Energy Conservation Could Benefit from Experiences of Other Countries" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ ID-78-4. U.S. Government Accountability Office. January 10, 1978.