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{{Short description|US federal law concerning saving electricity}}
{{Infobox U.S. legislation
| shorttitle        = National Energy Conservation Policy Act
| othershorttitles  = National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978
| longtitle         = An Act for the relief of Jack R. Misner.
| colloquialacronym = NECPA
| nickname          = Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act
| enacted by        = 95th
| effective date    = November 9, 1978
| public law url    = https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-92/pdf/STATUTE-92-Pg3206.pdf
| cite public law   = 95-619
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|92|3206}}
| acts amended    = [[Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975]]
| acts repealed   = 
| title amended   = [[Title 42 of the United States Code|42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare]]
| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|42|91}} § 8201 et seq.
| sections amended = 
| leghisturl      = 
| introducedin    = House
| introducedbill  = {{USBill|95|H.R.|5037}}
| introducedby    = [[Jack Kemp]] (R–[[New York (state)|NY]])
| introduceddate  = March 14, 1977
| committees      = [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means]], [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance]]
| passedbody1     = House
| passeddate1     = July 18, 1978
| passedvote1     = Passed
| passedbody2     = Senate
| passedas2       = <!-- used if the second body changes the name of the legislation -->
| passeddate2     = September 13, 1978
| passedvote2     = Passed, in lieu of inserted {{USBill|95|S.|2057}}, amended {{USBill|95|S.|701}}, & certain provisions of {{USBill|95|H.R.|8444}}
| conferencedate  = October 6, 1978
| passedbody3     = Senate
| passeddate3     = October 9, 1978
| passedvote3     = [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/95-1978/s1103 86-3]
| agreedbody3     = <!-- used when the other body agrees without going into committee -->
| agreeddate3     = <!-- used when the other body agrees without going into committee -->
| agreedvote3     = <!-- used when the other body agrees without going into committee -->
| agreedbody4     = <!-- used if agreedbody3 further amends legislation -->
| agreeddate4     = <!-- used if agreedbody3 further amends legislation -->
| agreedvote4     = <!-- used if agreedbody3 further amends legislation -->
| passedbody4     = House
| passeddate4     = October 14, 1978
| passedvote4     = [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/95-1978/h1530 231-168]
| signedpresident = [[Jimmy Carter]]
| signeddate      = November 9, 1978
| unsignedpresident = <!-- used when passed without presidential signing -->
| unsigneddate    = <!-- used when passed without presidential signing -->
| vetoedpresident = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| vetoeddate      = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddenbody1 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddendate1 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
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| amendments      = 
| SCOTUS cases    = 
}}
The '''National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978''' ('''NECPA''', {{USStatute|95|619|92|3206|1978|11|9}}) is a [[United States]] statute which was enacted as part of the [[National Energy Act]].

The H.R. 5037 [[Bill (law)|legislation]] was passed by the 95th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the [[Presidency of Jimmy Carter|39th President of the United States]] Jimmy Carter on November 9, 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=30136 |title = Jimmy Carter: "National Energy Bills Remarks on Signing H.R. 4018, H.R. 5263, H.R. 5037, H.R. 5146, and H.R. 5289 Into Law. ," November 9, 1978 |author1= Gerhard Peters |author2 = John T. Woolley |publisher = University of California - Santa Barbara |work = The American Presidency Project |accessdate= 16 July 2016}}</ref>

[[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.
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| style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; background:#F5F5F5;"|June 28, 1988
| style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|P.L. 100-357
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| style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|{{USBill|100|S.|2167}}
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| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5;"|November 5, 1988
| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|P.L. 100-615
| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|{{usstat|102|3185}}
| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|{{USBill|100|S.|1382}}
| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|Ronald Reagan
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==See also==
:* [[Energy management]]
:* [[Energy policy of the United States]]
:* [[Home automation]] 
:* [[Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10424/uslm/COMPS-10424.xml National Energy Conservation Policy Act] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-10424/pdf/COMPS-10424.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-10424 details]) in the [[United States Government Publishing Office|GPO]] [https://www.govinfo.gov/help/comps Statute Compilations collection]
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-841/uslm/COMPS-841.xml Energy Conservation and Production Act] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-841/pdf/COMPS-841.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-841 details]) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/products/EMD-77-16 |title=National Energy Policy: An Agenda for Analysis |date=January 27, 1977 |website=U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-16 |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office}} 
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/120/116975.pdf |title=Energy Policy Decisionmaking, Organization, and National Energy Goals |date=March 24, 1977 |website=U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-31 |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/591351.pdf |title=Energy: Issues Facing the 95th Congress |date=April 28, 1977 |website=U.S. GAO ~ EMD-77-34 |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office}} 
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/130/120953.pdf |title=U.S. Energy Conservation Could Benefit from Experiences of Other Countries |date=January 10, 1978 |website=U.S. GAO ~ ID-78-4 |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office}}

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[[Category:95th United States Congress]]
[[Category:United States federal energy legislation]]


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