42 USC § 8342 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(2), May 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 310
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s8342"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 8342 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(2), May 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 310"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "8342"
section_name: "Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(2), May 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 310"
chapter_number: 92
chapter_name: "POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "EXISTING FACILITIES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Prohibitions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
status: "repealed"
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# § 8342. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–42, § 1(a)(2), May 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 310
Section, , , , authorized Secretary to prohibit use of petroleum or natural gas as primary energy source in existing major fuel-burning installations having coal or alternate fuel capability and, in installations in which mixtures of petroleum or natural gas and coal or other alternate fuels are found feasible, to prohibit excessive use of petroleum or natural gas in such mixtures.