42 U.S.C. § 8514
(a)
State actions—
(1)
Any
State may institute an action in the appropriate district court of the United States, including actions for declaratory judgment, for judicial review
of—
(B)
any finding by the President under
section 8513(b)(1)(A) of this title, relating to the achievement of the emergency energy conservation target of such
State, or
8513(b)(2) of this title, relating to the achievement of the emergency energy conservation target of such
State or the failure to carry out the assurances regarding implementation contained in an approved plan of such
State; or
Such action shall be barred unless it is instituted within 30 calendar days after the date of publication of the establishment of a target referred to in subparagraph (A), the finding by the President referred to in subparagraph (B), or the determination by the Secretary referred to in subparagraph (C), as the case may be.
(2)
The district court shall determine the questions of law and upon such determination certify such questions immediately to the United States court of appeals for the circuit involved, which shall hear the matter sitting en banc.
(3)
Any decision by such court of appeals on a matter certified under
paragraph (2) shall be reviewable by the Supreme Court upon attainment of a writ of certiorari. Any petition for such a writ shall be filed no later than 20 days after the decision of the court of appeals.
(c)
Injunctive relief— With respect to judicial review under
subsection (a)(1)(A), the court shall not have jurisdiction to grant any injunctive relief except in conjunction with a final judgment entered in the case.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Pub. L. 96–102, title II, § 214, Nov. 5, 1979, 93 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(42), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3360.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–620 struck out subsec. (b) which required the court of appeals to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter certified under subsec. (a)(2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 not applicable to cases pending on Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.