page_title: United States energy law
section_title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
hierarchical_section_title: United States energy law / Federal laws / American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
caption_attribution_description: English: United States President Barack Obama signs into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as Vice President Joe Biden looks on. Español: Obama firmando la ARRA en 2009 ante el público entre los que se encontraban el cantante mexicano Cristian Castro y el butanero puertorriqueño Miguel José Sacramento Ángel Torrres, preguntándose quién se hallará a su lado. Deutsch: US-Präsident Barack Obama unterzeichnet den American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; im Hintergrund US-Vizepräsident Joe Biden.
context_page_description: United States energy law is a function of the federal government, states, and local governments. At the federal level, it is regulated extensively through the United States Department of Energy.
  Every state, the Federal government, and the District of Columbia collect some motor vehicle excise taxes. Specifically, these are excise taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and gasohol. While many western states rely a great deal on severance taxes on oil, gas, and mineral production for revenue, most states get a relatively small amount of their revenue from such sources.
  The practice of energy law has been the domain of law firms working on behalf of utility companies, rather than legal scholars or other legal actors, especially in Texas, but this is changing. Some officials from energy agencies may take jobs in the utilities or other companies they regulate, such as the former FERC chairman did in 2008.
  The American Bar Association has a Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, which is a "forum for lawyers working in areas related to environmental law, natural resources law, and energy law."
context_section_description: As part of the $787 Billion stimulus package or "ARRA" (technically the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009),
  US law now allows rebates for energy efficient products and for weatherization.  Energy law and policy are significantly affected by this new law.
caption: U.S. President Barack Obama signs the ARRA into law on February 17, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. Vice President Joe Biden stands behind him.
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