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SUPREME COURT CASES! EMERGENCY HIGHWAY ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT (1974)

SUPREME COURT CASES!

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SUPREME COURT CASES!. EMERGENCY HIGHWAY ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT (1974). The story behind the law. 1973 oil crisis OAPEC Re- supplying the Israeli military. TO START…. Richard Nixon (1969-1974) January 2 nd , 1974 In response to an energy crisis… 55 miles per hour = 200,000 barrels a day. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SUPREME COURT CASES!

EMERGENCY HIGHWAY ENERGY

CONSERVATION ACT (1974)

The story behind the law..

1973 oil crisis

OAPEC

Re- supplying the Israeli military

TO START….

Richard Nixon (1969-1974)

January 2nd, 1974

In response to an energy crisis…

55 miles per hour = 200,000 barrels a day

Grants

The possibility of grants

The federal government would benefit … and so would the locals (?)

Conclusion

Repealed

Significance

Sources…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_embargo_crisis

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=4332