Public Law 109-58

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United States federal statute energy law

Public Law 109-58 is the formal designation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a major U.S. federal law that overhauled national energy policy across areas such as electricity, oil and gas, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Public Law 109-58 canonical	8
Title VI of Public Law 109-58	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Public Law 109-58
Context triple: [Energy Policy Act of 2005, publicLawNumber, Public Law 109-58]

A. Public Law 110-289
Public Law 110-289 is a major 2008 U.S. federal statute that overhauled housing finance regulation, created new oversight for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and responded to the subprime mortgage crisis.
B. Public Law 99-508
Public Law 99-508 is the 1986 U.S. federal statute, known as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, that expanded and updated government restrictions on wiretaps and electronic surveillance to cover modern digital and wireless communications.
C. Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
D. Public Law 108-458
Public Law 108-458 is the formal designation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, a major U.S. law that overhauled the intelligence community and implemented wide-ranging counterterrorism measures after the 9/11 attacks.
E. Public Law 99-499
Public Law 99-499 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1986 that, among other provisions, established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act to improve community safety through hazardous chemical reporting and emergency planning requirements.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Public Law 109-58
Target entity description: Public Law 109-58 is the formal designation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a major U.S. federal law that overhauled national energy policy across areas such as electricity, oil and gas, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.

A. Public Law 110-289
Public Law 110-289 is a major 2008 U.S. federal statute that overhauled housing finance regulation, created new oversight for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and responded to the subprime mortgage crisis.
B. Public Law 99-508
Public Law 99-508 is the 1986 U.S. federal statute, known as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, that expanded and updated government restrictions on wiretaps and electronic surveillance to cover modern digital and wireless communications.
C. Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
D. Public Law 108-458
Public Law 108-458 is the formal designation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, a major U.S. law that overhauled the intelligence community and implemented wide-ranging counterterrorism measures after the 9/11 attacks.
E. Public Law 99-499
Public Law 99-499 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1986 that, among other provisions, established the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act to improve community safety through hazardous chemical reporting and emergency planning requirements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ energy law ⓘ
affectsAgency	U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ surface form: Department of Energy United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ surface form: Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
amends	Federal Power Act ⓘ Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ⓘ Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
congressNumber	109 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	Energy Star program ⓘ Indian energy development ⓘ clean coal technology ⓘ coal ⓘ electric reliability standards ⓘ energy efficiency standards ⓘ energy infrastructure security ⓘ ethanol ⓘ hydrogen research ⓘ loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies ⓘ nuclear energy ⓘ oil and gas exploration ⓘ renewable energy tax incentives ⓘ renewable fuel standard ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
creates	Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ⓘ surface form: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005
dateEnacted	2005-08-08 ⓘ
dateSigned	2005-08-08 ⓘ
enactedBy	109th United States Congress ⓘ
goal	encourage development of renewable energy sources ⓘ enhance energy reliability and security ⓘ increase domestic energy production ⓘ promote energy efficiency ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
officialName	Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	George W. Bush ⓘ
publicLawNumber	109-58 ⓘ
regulates	electric utilities ⓘ natural gas markets ⓘ wholesale electricity markets ⓘ
repeals	Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ⓘ
shortName	Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ surface form: EPAct 2005
signedBy	George W. Bush ⓘ
subject	electricity regulation ⓘ energy efficiency ⓘ energy policy ⓘ oil and gas ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ
title	An Act to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy. ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Energy Policy Act of 2005 → publicLawNumber → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

Title II – Renewable Energy → containedIn → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

Title IV – Coal → enactedAsPartOf → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

Title VI – Nuclear Matters → enactedAsPartOf → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

Title VI – Nuclear Matters → citationWithinAct → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title VI of Public Law 109-58

Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels → enactedAsPartOf → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

Title XII – Electricity → includedIn → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

An Act to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy. → isLongTitleOf → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ

subject surface form: An Act to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy

An Act to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy. → publicLawNumberOfRelatedAct → Public Law 109-58 ⓘ