U.S.C. Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE 15 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 15A - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Sec. 715 - Purpose of chapter From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§715. Purpose of chapter
It is declared to be the policy of Congress to protect interstate and foreign commerce from the diversion and obstruction of, and the burden and harmful effect upon, such commerce caused by contraband oil as herein defined, and to encourage the conservation of deposits of crude oil situated within the United States.
(Feb. 22, 1935, ch. 18, §1, 49 Stat. 30.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title Act Feb. 22, 1935, which is classified to this chapter, is popularly known as the "Hot Oil Act" and also as the "Connally Hot Oil Act".