National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 1999
Official title: To authorize and facilitate a program to enhance training, research and development, energy conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the oilheat … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To authorize and facilitate a program to enhance training, research and development, energy conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the public, and for other purposes.
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National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 1999 - Authorizes the oilheat industry to conduct a referendum through a qualified industry organization among retailers and wholesalers for the creation of a National Oilheat Research Alliance to develop programs concerning oilheat research and development, safety issues, consumer education, and training. Defines industry to include those persons involved in the production, transportation, and sale of oilheat, and in the manufacture and distribution of oilheat utilization equipment in the United States (but not the ultimate consumers of oilheat).
Permits State industry trade association participation in such Alliance. Prescribes guidelines for Alliance membership and representation.
Prescribes an assessment of two tenths of one cent per gallon to be collected on the sale of no. 1 and no. 2 dyed distillates by a wholesale distributor in a State participating in the Alliance and to be paid to the Alliance upon a quarterly basis.
Requires the Alliance to establish a program coordinating its operation with that of any similar State, local, or regional program.
Prescribes allocation guidelines governing Alliance funds made available to a qualified State association. Conditions fund availability upon the Alliance's determination that the funds will be used to directly benefit the oilheat industry.
Empowers the Alliance to bring suit in Federal court to compel compliance with any assessments it levies.
Mandates that Alliance-funded consumer education activities include a statement that they were supported by the Alliance.
Prohibits such consumer education activities from including: (1) a reference to a private brand name; (2) a false or unwarranted claim on behalf of oilheat or related products; or (3) a reference regarding the attributes or use of any competing product. Prescribes procedural guidelines for the filing and transmittal of complaints, including judicial review in Federal court.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 380: National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-380/
"H.R. 380: National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-380/.
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