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 96 STAT. 252

PUBLIC LAW 97-229—AUG. 3, 1982

fiscal year. If the amount obligated in any fiscal year for interim storage expenses is less than the amount of the 10-percent limit under the preceding sentence for that fiscal year, then the amount of the 10-percent limit applicable in the following fiscal year shall be increased by the amount by which the limit exceeded the amount obligated for such expenses.. (B) Section 159 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6239) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h)(1) No amendment to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan relating to interim storage facilities shall be required prior to the storage of petroleum products in such facilities. "(2) Petroleum products stored in interim storage facilities pursuant to this part shall be considered to be in storage in the Reserve. "(3)(A) No action relating to the storage of petroleum products in existing interim storage facilities in the Reserve shall be deemed to be 'a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment' within the meaning of that term as it is used in section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 42 USC 4332. "(B) For purposes of this paragraph, an interim storage facility shall be considered to be an existing interim storage facility if it— "(i) is in existence on July 1, 1982; "(ii) was constructed in a manner appropriate for storing petroleum products; and "(iii) is not modified after July 1, 1982, in any manner which substantially increases the storage capacity of the facility. Any modification of such facility may not include replacement or reconstruction. "Interim storage "(4) The term 'interim storage facilities', when used in this part, facilities." may include any vessel which meets the applicable requirements under this part.. (C) Section 160(e)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(e)(4)) is amended by striking out "crude oil" and inserting in lieu thereof "petroleum product". 42 USC 6234 note.

42 USC 6234. Effective date. 42 USC 6239.

(c) STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN PLAN.—On

or

before December 1, 1982, the President shall transmit to the Congress a drawdown plan for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve consistent with the requirements of section 154 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Such plan shall be transmitted to the Congress as an amendment to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan. Such amendment shall take effect on the date it is transmitted to the Congress and shall not be subject to section 159(e) of such Act relating to Congressional review. Subsequent amendments to such plan shall be in accordance with subsections (d) and (e) of such section 159. SEC. 5. CONTINUATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT INFORMATION COLLECTION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title V of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6381 and following) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: PETROLEUM PRODUCT INFORMATION

42 USC 6385.

"SEC. 507. The President or his delegate shall, pursuant to authority otherwise available to the President or his delegate under any other provision of law, collect information on the pricing, supply,

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