Energy Policy Act of 2005

E12894

United States federal law energy policy legislation

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled national energy policy, including changes to daylight saving time, to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and domestic energy production.

Aliases (5)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law → energy policy legislation →
affectsAgency	Department of Energy → Environmental Protection Agency → Federal Energy Regulatory Commission →
aimsTo	enhance energy infrastructure security → improve reliability of the electricity grid → promote domestic energy production → promote energy efficiency → promote renewable energy →
amends	Atomic Energy Act of 1954 → Energy Policy and Conservation Act → Federal Power Act → Natural Gas Act → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 →
authorizes	funding for clean coal technology programs → funding for hydrogen and fuel cell research → funding for nuclear energy research → loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies →
changes	end date of daylight saving time in the United States → start date of daylight saving time in the United States →
containsProvisionOn	daylight saving time →
country	United States →
dateEnacted	2005-08-08 →
dateSigned	2005-08-08 →
DSTEndRule	first Sunday in November →
DSTStartRule	second Sunday in March →
enactedBy	109th United States Congress →
encourages	development of renewable electricity generation → energy conservation in buildings and appliances →
establishes	renewable fuel standard for transportation fuels →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
longTitle	An Act to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy. →
provides	tax incentives for energy efficiency improvements → tax incentives for renewable energy production →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 109-58 →
regulates	electric reliability standards →
shortTitle	Energy Policy Act of 2005 →
signedBy	George W. Bush →
title	Title I – Energy Efficiency → Title II – Renewable Energy → Title III – Oil and Gas → Title IV – Coal → Title IX – Research and Development → Title V – Indian Energy → Title VI – Nuclear Matters → Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels → Title VIII – Hydrogen → Title X – Department of Energy Management → Title XI – Personnel and Training → Title XII – Electricity → Title XIII – Energy Policy Tax Incentives → Title XIV – Miscellaneous →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Title II – Renewable Energy → Title IV – Coal → Title V – Indian Energy → Title VI – Nuclear Matters → Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels → Title X – Department of Energy Management → Title XII – Electricity →	partOf
Federal Power Act → Natural Gas Act → Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 → Title II – Renewable Energy ("Title I – Energy Efficiency of the Energy Policy Act of 2005") →	relatedTo
Federal Power Act → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act →	amendedBy
Title II – Renewable Energy ("Title II of the Energy Policy Act of 2005") →	citationStyle
Alaska Time Zone →	DSTChangeReason
Title X – Department of Energy Management →	enactedAsPartOf
Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels →	hasShortTitleOfParentAct
Title IV – Coal ("Title IV of the Energy Policy Act of 2005") →	isSectionOf
Public Law 109-58 →	officialName
Wheeler-Rayburn Act →	partiallyRepealedBy
109th United States Congress →	passedAct
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 →	repealedBy
Public Law 109-58 ("EPAct 2005") →	shortName
Energy Policy Act of 2005 →	shortTitle
Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("Title XIII – Energy Policy Tax Incentives") →	title