Energy Policy Act of 1992

Energy Policy Act of 1992
Other short titles	Energy bill; Energy Security/Oil Independence bill; National Energy efficiency Act of 1991;
Long title	An Act to provide for improved energy efficiency.
Nicknames	Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992
Enacted by	the 102nd United States Congress
Effective	October 24, 1992
Citations
Public law	102-486
Statutes at Large	106 Stat. 2776
Codification
Acts amended	Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Titles amended	16 U.S.C.: Conservation; 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	16 U.S.C. ch. 46 § 2601 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. ch. 134 § 13201 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 776 by Philip R. Sharp (D-IN) on February 4, 1991; Committee consideration by House Energy and Commerce, House Foreign Affairs, House Government Operations, House Judiciary, House Interior and Insular Affairs, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Public Works and Transportation, House Science, Space and Technology, House Ways and Means, House Agriculture, Senate Finance; Passed the House on May 27, 1992 (381-37 Roll call vote 144, via Clerk.House.gov); Passed the Senate on July 30, 1992 (93-3 Roll call vote 163, via Senate.gov); Reported by the joint conference committee on October 5, 1992; agreed to by the House on October 5, 1992 (363-60 Roll call vote 474, via Clerk.House.gov) and by the Senate on October 8, 1992 (passed voice vote); Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on October 24, 1992;
Major amendments
	Energy Policy Act of 2005; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

The Energy Policy Act of 1992, effective October 24, 1992, (102nd Congress H.R.776.ENR, abbreviated as EPACT92) is a United States government act. It was passed by Congress and set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States. The Act consists of twenty-seven titles detailing various measures designed to lessen the nation's dependence on imported energy, provide incentives for clean and renewable energy, and promote energy conservation in buildings.

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