National Energy Conservation Policy 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 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.

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	U.S. Statute Citation	U.S. Legislative Bill	U.S. 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

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