Energy Policy Act of 2005

Energy Policy Act of 2005
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titles
  • Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2005
  • Electricity Modernization Act of 2005
  • Energy Policy Tax Incentives Act of 2005
  • Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2005
  • Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005
  • Federal Reformulated Fuels Act of 2005
  • Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005
  • EPAct 2005
  • John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2005
  • National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005
  • No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2005
  • NOPEC
  • Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005
  • Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005
  • Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005
  • SAFE Act
  • Set America Free Act of 2005
  • Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Act of 2005
  • Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act
Long titleAn Act to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.
Enacted bythe 109th United States Congress
EffectiveAugust 8, 2005
Citations
Public law109-58
Statutes at Large119 Stat. 594
Codification
Acts amendedEnergy Policy Act of 1992
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978
Acts repealedPublic Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
Titles amended16 U.S.C.: Conservation
42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created42 U.S.C. ch. 149 § 15801 et seq.
U.S.C. sections amended16 U.S.C. ch. 46 § 2601 et seq.
42 U.S.C. ch. 134 § 13201 et seq.
Legislative history
Major amendments
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

George W. Bush signing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was designed to promote US nuclear reactor construction, through incentives and subsidies, including cost-overrun support up to a total of $2 billion for six new nuclear plants.[1]

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–58 (text) (PDF)) is a federal law signed by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005, at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The act, described by proponents as an attempt to combat growing energy problems, changed US energy policy by providing tax incentives and loan guarantees for energy production of various types. The most consequential aspect of the law was to greatly increase ethanol production [2] to be blended with gasoline. The law also repealed the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, effective February 2006.[3]

  1. ^ Quiggin, John (November 8, 2013). "Reviving nuclear power debates is a distraction. We need to use less energy". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "History of Ethanol Production and Policy — Energy".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference repeal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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