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Bill· HRH.R. 4434 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4413 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Coastal Zone and Energy Production Coordination Act - Provides financial and technical aid to the States to perform the planning and management functions required to coordinate energy-related development in their coastal areas. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the Coastal Zone and Energy Production Coordination Fund. Authorizes the making of grants from the fund to the coastal States to assist them in fulfilling additional management program development functions and administrative functions of energy development. Directs that five percent of the Federal revenues from the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act shall be paid into the fund, not to exceed $150,000,000 in any one year.
Bill· HRH.R. 4405 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Energy Efficiency Labeling Act - Provides that no person may sell or offer for sale any energy intensive consumer good unless such good bears clearly discernable and understandable label describing the annual average energy costs for the operation of such good. Requires that goods which do not meet standards established by the Federal Trade Commission shall bear a second label clearly stating that such goods are inefficient. Requires that any advertisement of such goods shall include a statement of the annual average energy costs for the operator of such good. Directs that inefficient goods shall not be advertised without a warning as to their inefficiency. Delegates to the Federal Trade Commission the responsibility for checking required labels and for educating the public as to the functions of required labels. Specifies civil and criminal penalties for the violation of this Act. Provides for injunctive relief to restrain violations. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that any person may commence a civil action against any manufacturer who violates this Act or against any Federal agency which fails to perform any non-discretionary duty under this Act. Gives the district court jurisdiction over such actions without regard to the amount of controversy or the citizenship of the parties.
Bill· HRH.R. 4410 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Imposes an income tax surcharge under the Internal Revenue Code on every energy corporation for each taxable year ending after December 31, 1972, and beginning before the termination of the energy emergency period.
Bill· HRH.R. 4404 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Prohibits, under the Federal Power Act, public utilities from increasing any rate or charge for electric energy, by means of any fuel adjustment clause in a wholesale rate schedule, in order to reflect more than 50 percent of any of any increased fuel cost.
Bill· HRH.R. 4402 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
National Refinery Facilities Expansion Act - Authorizes and directs the President to take such actions as necessary to cause to be designed and constructed a minimum of seven full-scale optimum commercial-size facilities for the refining of petroleum products. Provides for the establishment of one corporation for profit for each refinery facility authorized. Directs the President to appoint nine incorporators for each corporation, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall serve as the initial board of directors for each such corporation. Calls for the President to transfer to each of the corporations all land and interests therein owned or acquired for such refining facilities, under conditions established by this Act. Sets forth guidelines for the directors and officers and for the financing of such corporations. Specifies the powers of the corporations. Requires the corporation to submit to Congress annual and other periodic reports as would be required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sets forth penalties for the willful violation of any provision of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Specifies a sum of $3,000,000,000 for the construction of refining facilities, including land acquisition.
Bill· HRH.R. 4381 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act - Provides that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration after October 1, 1975, to be responsible for the importation of petroleum into the United States. Prohibits the importation of petroleum into the United States after such date unless pursuant to a sale. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the allocation by sale of all petroleum so imported. Requires the Administrator to make adjustments in the prices paid by purchasers so that the average price paid is equal for all purchasers of a similar quality of petroleum. Stipulates that funds for the purchase of petroleum be appropriated from the general revenues, and that moneys realized on the sale of such petroleum be returned to the general revenues. Requires the Administrator to establish disciplinary rules for bidders who fail to perform in accordance with the terms of their bids. Prohibits any officer or employee of the Energy Administration from disclosing any information relating to the bids. Specifies a fine not to exceed $100,000 for 10 years imprisonment, or both, for such disclosure. Requires the Administrator to limit knowledge of the identity of bidders to six persons within the Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 4407 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Interfuel Competition Act - Provides that it shall be unlawful for any integrated oil company to acquire any coal, oil shale, tar sands, uranium, geothermal steam, and solar energy asset after the enactment of this Act, or to own or control such asset after the expiration of three years after enactment of this Act. Requires that each integrated oil company controlling such assets report such holdings to the Attorney General and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Directs the Attorney General and/or the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to commence a civil action for relief whenever this Act shall be violated. Establishes the penalty for violationg this Act as a fine of not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both. Defines the terms used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4380 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act - Provides that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration after October 1, 1975, to be responsible for the importation of petroleum into the United States. Prohibits the importation of petroleum into the United States after such date unless pursuant to a sale. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the allocation by sale of all petroleum so imported. Requires the Administrator to make adjustments in the prices paid by purchasers so that the average price paid is equal for all purchasers of a similar quality of petroleum. Stipulates that funds for the purchase of petroleum be appropriated from the general revenues, and that moneys realized on the sale of such petroleum be returned to the general revenues. Requires the Administrator to establish disciplinary rules for bidders who fail to perform in accordance with the terms of their bids. Prohibits any officer or employee of the Energy Administration from disclosing any information relating to the bids. Specifies a fine not to exceed $100,000 for 10 years imprisonment, or both, for such disclosure. Requires the Administrator to limit knowledge of the identity of bidders to six persons within the Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 4363 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate, within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, both interim and final standards of fuel economy applicable to all new models of motor vehicles sold or offered for sale in the United States. States that such standards shall set minimum levels of fuel economy for each class of motor vehicles and shall apply to any new motor vehicle sold in any State after September 1 of the year in which the regulations are to become effective. Directs the Secretary to promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, standards of performance which shall be designed to achieve a specific percentage of improvement in the fuel economy of new motor vehicles. Provides that, in setting standards under this Act, the Secretary shall consider all relevant factors, including but not limited to fuels, engines, emission characteristics, safety, state of the art in international automotive technology, initial maintenance costs to consumers, the effects on fuel economy of accessory equipment such as air-conditioning and radial tires, the amount of energy required to produce each fuel, and in the case of motor vehicles powered by electricity the amount of fuel required to generate such electricity. Provides that any person who may be adversely affected by any rule issued under this Act may at any time prior to sixty days after such rule is issued file a petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, or any circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business, for judicial review of such rule. Sets forth the powers of the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act. States that the Secretary shall study and investigate the fuel economy of any motor vehicle which is subject to the standards of fuel economy issued under this Act. Provides that, upon the basis of such studies and investigations, the Secretary shall, not later than June 1, 1976, and each year thereafter, prepare and publish a schedule of the fuel economy of each such motor model with and without accessories which have a significant effect on fuel economy. States that, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act and from time to time thereafter, the Secretary shall issue regulations to establish test protocols for continuous testing of fuel economy in actual operation in new motor vehicles sold in the United States. States that each manufacturer and dealer shall cause to be affixed and maintained on each new motor vehicle in a prominent place and easily legible and readable form a sticker indicating the fuel economy which a prospective purchaser can expect from such vehicle and the amount of a fuel conservation fee. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with the Director of the National Bureau of Standards and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to conduct such research as is necessary to promote the purposes of this Act. States that it shall be unlawful and a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any person (including any partnership, corporation, or association) subject to the provisions of this Act to fail to comply with any requirement imposed on such person by or pursuant to this Act or to violate any prohibition contained in this Act. Prohibits any person from failing to comply with any provisions of this Act or any regulation or order issued by the Secretary pursuant to this Act, and from failing to provide information as required in accordance with this Act. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act such sums as may be necessary.
Bill· HRH.R. 4321 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Declares the finding of Congress that domestic supplies of natural gas and petroleum are not sufficient to meet present and anticipated national and regional needs. Declares that the purpose of this Act include: (1) to direct the Federal Power Commission to observe specified congressionally defined objectives in the administration of its authority under the Natural Gas Act respecting the curtailment of natural gas distributed in interstate commerce; and (2) to establish a means to compel transfers of supplies of naturl gas among natural-gas companies. Directs the Commission to review each curtailment plan which is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and to modify such plan as to assure the attainment of the goals set forth in this Act. Provides that any curtailment plan shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for: (1) the protection of public health, safety, and welfare, and national defense; (2) maintenance of all public services; (3) maintenance of agricultural operations; and (4) minimization of economic distortion. Directs the Commission to direct the interchange, delivery, or transportation of natural gas among natural-gas companies as may be appropriate to the attainment of such objectives. Sets forth procedures for notice to the public and companies who may be affected by specified Commission action.
Bill· HRH.R. 4309 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 4300 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Prohibits Federal agencies from commencing any preproduction exploration (except geophysical exploration) or production with respect to any offshore energy facility within any area of the Outer Continental Shelf before the affected coastal State: (1) develops, and the Secretary of Commerce approves, the coastal zone management program pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act concerning the impact on the coastal zone of such State of activities related to the development and operation of offshore energy facilities in such area; or (2) certifies to the Secretary that the prohibition on such Federal agency action set forth in this Act shall not apply with respect to the area of the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to such State. Permits other coastal States to petition the Secretary to suspend Federal agency action in non-adjacent Continental Shelf areas if such State considers that such action may have an impact on its own coastal zone. Requires each appropriate Federal agency to inform, on a continuing basis, all affected coastal States of the nature, location, and magnitude of potential resources in or on the Outer Continental Shelf. Requires such agencies to coordinate and consult with affected coastal States likely to be impacted by exploration and development of such resources. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to coastal States for one or more of the following activities: (1) the collection and assement of the economic, environmental and social data which is necessary to enable such State to identify and designate those sites within or adjacent to its coastal zone which are suitable or unsuitable for the location of related on-shore facilities; (2) the development of a process for the selection and designation of such sites within, or adjacent to, its coastal zone; and (3) the construction of such public facilities and works, and the provision of such public services, as may be necessary and appropriate to provide for the integration of any related on-shore facility into the community where sited. Sets forth criteria to be met by States in order to be eligible for such grants. Establishes the Affected Coastal States Fund for the purposes of making grants under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund of $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1976 and 1977 and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.
Bill· HRH.R. 4282 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Federal Petroleum Imports Control Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to instill competition in the imported and domestic petroleum market, to reduce the cost of foreign petroleum and to reduce the balance-of-payments deficit of the United States. Directs on June 30,1975. and on June 30 of each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, based upon a projected balance of payments commensurate with the Nation's economic security, to determine the dollar amount of petroleum which may be imported into this country during the October 1 through September 30 twelve-month period immediately following each such determination. Provides that determination shall be transmitted to the Federal Energy Administrator and made a matter of public record. States that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, shall, after October 1, 1975, be responsible for the importation of petroleum into the United States within the limits established by the Secretary of the Treasury, and no petroleum shall thereafter be imported into the United Stated except in accordance with this Act. Provides that, after October 1, 1975, no petroleum shall be imported into the United States except pursuant to a bid submitted in accordance with this Act and accepted by the Administrator. States that any peron who imports petroleum into the United States except in accordance with this Act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the fair and equitable allocation by sale of all petroleum so imported into the United States, at price not to vary more than 10 percent above or below the cost of acquisition of the imported petroleum, taking into account specified factors. Directs the Administrator to promulgate rules which will provide for th debarment, suspension, and placement in ineligiblity status of bidders who fail to perform in accord with the terms of their accepted bids. Provides that any officer or employee of the Federal Energy Administration who shall make unauthorized disclosure of information relating to the identity of the bidders or the terms of the bids shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both.
Bill· SS. 933 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Energy Trust Fund Reserve Act - Title I: Energy Trust Fund Reserve - Requires persons eligible for the percentage depletion allowances under the Internal Revenue Code on oil and natural gas income to set aside a Special Energy Trust Fund Reserve Account, equal to the amount of the deduction claimed. States that the purpose of such reserve account shall be to invest in exploration research and the development of new sources of energy. Requires that amounts deducted as percentage depletion but not deposited into the reserve account shall be considered as ordinary income for tax treatment purposes. Sets forth provisions governing the energy trust fund reserve. Excludes from gross income the net income of the invested reserve funds, provided such income is reinvested in qualifying energy expenditures. Defines "qualifying energy expenditure" as meaning any amount paid by the taxpayer for specified energy research and development items.
Bill· SS. 946 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Energy and Resource Recovery Act - States the findings of the Congress that recent shortages of petroleum products and other resources illustrate that the Nation no longer possesses an overabundance of the natural resources necessary for commerce, economic well-being, and the national defense and that resources currently disposed of as waste must be recovered and reused in order to minimize the depletion of remaining virgin natural resources. Provides for the discretionary treatment by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of specified classes of discoveries and inventions in a manner designed to encourage the participation by private individuals in the Agency's energy and resource research and demonstration program. Provides for the promotion of the commercial utilization of such inventions. Authorizes the Administrator to assist, at the culmination of any successful recovery research projects which are developed pursuant to assistance under this Act or developed without Federal assistance, in the construction of pilot plant facilities for the purpose of investigating or testing the technological feasibility of any promising new fuel, energy, or resource recovery method or technology. Authorizes the Administrator to demonstrate each such method and technology which is evaluated affirmatively at such pilot plant stage or at a pilot plant stage developed without Federal assistance. Requires that each such demonstration shall incorporate new or innovative technical advances or shall apply such advances to different circumstances and conditions, for the purpose of evaluating design concepts or to test the performance, efficiency, and economic feasibility of a particular method or technology under actual operating conditions. Provides that such demonstration shall be so planned and designed that, if successful, it can be expanded or utilized directly as a full-scale operational fuel, energy, or resource recovery facility. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to a regional authority, State or local government agency, or any other person for the construction, operation, or maintenance of fuel, energy, or resource recovery facilities. Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4229 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to the States and local government units to assist them in meeting the increased costs of providing health care to individuals who have problems resulting from the need to reduce heat to conserve energy.
Bill· HRH.R. 4243 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to assist (including representation of) coal miners in meeting the application and filing requirements for black lung benefits under title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4210 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Provides a special formula for computing the depreciation deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for byproduct and waste energy conversion facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 4196 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Directs the Atomic Energy Commission to establish and maintain a National Nuclear Museum in the State of New Mexico for the advancement of public knowledge on the development and use of nuclear energy. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 922 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Emergency Agricultural Natural Gas Allocation Act - Authorizes emergency assistance to the extent necessary to prevent interruption or curtailment of natural gas used for any agricultural purpose, including irrigation pumping, except that priority will be given to maintenance of natural gas service to existing residential and small commercial users.
Bill· HRH.R. 4071 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Revises the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to declare that any amendment to the regulation promulgated by the President permitting the national average price of crude oil to increase by more than 50 cents per barrel above the national average shall not take effect unless the President submits such amendment to the Congress for approval. Requires the President to rescind any part of the regulation which permits the national average price of crude oil to increase by more than 50 cents per barrel above the national average price of old crude oil. Permits the President to amend the regulation to exempt crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product from the provisions of such regulation. Requires the President to support any such proposed amendment to the regulation by finding that such exemption is consistant with the objectives of the Act, and by making other specified findings with respect to the exemption of an oil or oil product. Requires the President to transmit any amendment to the regulation together with supporting documents and explanations to both Houses of Congress. Requires that any amendment transmitted to Congress be accompanied by a statement of the President's views of the potential economic impact of such amendment. Postpones the termination of the regulation and extends the authority to amend the regulation to December 31, 1975. Extends the authority of the Federal Energy Administration under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act to issue orders or rules to December 31, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 4059 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Gasoline Conservation Act - Provides, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, that the President shall promulgate a rule which shall provide for the establishment of a gasoline entitlement program. Requires that such program shall: (1) provide for the assignment and distribution of entitlement stamps or other evidences of right to State licensed drivers, authorizing such drivers to purchase a mimimum gallonage entitlement; (2) prohibit the retail sale of gasoline for use in passenger motor vehicles except in exchange for a gallonage equivalent of entitlement stamps; (3) create a system to permit the purchase from the Federal Government of additional entitlement stamps by the payment of a fixed user fee of no more than $.50 per gallon; and (4) provide for the taking of such steps as may be necessary to facilitate secondary market trading and exchanges of such entitlement stamps. Directs the President, in designing such program, to obtain reductions in the aggregate consumption of gasoline as measured against a 1974 base year of 5.5 percent by the end of 1975 and by 16 percent in the end of 1977. Requires Congressional approval of regulations proposing to exempt an oil or product from allocation price requirements or to rescind the gasoline entitlement program.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 265 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish on specified public lands of the United States national petroleum reserves the development of which needs to be regulated in a manner consistent with the total energy needs of the Nation, including but not limited to, national defense. Requires the Secretary to review the potential for oil and gas production, in the State of Alaska, and to submit to Congress within one year a plan of development.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 271 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Creates a select committee to be composed of fifteen Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Directs the committee to conduct an investigation of the health effects of the current energy crisis on the poor and to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of such investigation, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 270 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Assigns top priority within the House of Representatives and House committees to legislation relating to the solution of economic and energy problems. Directs House committees to work at least 5 days each week within the 90-day limit on deliberation of such bills. Prohibits further House recesses until all necessary action on such bills is complete.
Bill· SS. 897 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1975
Energy Conservation Act - Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for the taxable year equal to 50 percent of the amount of energy-conserving residential improvement expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. Limits such tax credit to not more than $500 for the taxable year. Allows a tax credit for the gasoline conservation tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. Limits such tax credit to not more than $158 for the 1976 calendar year and $210 in succeeding fiscal years. Allows a deduction of up to $2,000 for the taxable year for energy-conserving residential improvement expenses. Sets a gasoline conservation tax on gasoline sold by the producer or importer. Sets forth the schedule for such tax. Provides for payments to individuals who purchase new automobiles with fuel economy standards corresponding to a schedule under this Act. Makes the maximum payment under such schedule $675 for the purchase of new automobile with a fuel consumption rate of over forty miles per gallon. Imposes an automobile energy consumption tax on each new automobile sold to a final purchaser. Establishes an Energy Conserving Residential Improvement Loan Program. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4035 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Revises the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to declare that any amendment to the regulation promulgated by the President permitting the national average price of crude oil to increase by more than 50 cents per barrel above the national average shall not take effect unless the President submits such amendment to the Congress for approval. Requires the President to rescind any part of the regulation which permits the national average price of crude oil to increase by more than 50 cents per barrel above the national average price of old crude oil. Permits the President to amend the regulation to exempt crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product from the provisions of such regulation. Requires the President to support any such proposed amendment to the regulation by finding that such exemption is consistant with the objectives of the Act, and by making other specified findings with respect to the exemption of an oil or oil product. Requires the President to transmit any amendment to the regulation together with supporting documents and explanations to both Houses of Congress. Requires that any amendment transmitted to Congress be accompanied by a statement of the President's views of the potential economic impact of such amendment. Postpones the termination of the regulation and extends the authority to amend the regulation to December 31, 1975. Extends the authority of the Federal Energy Administration under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act to issue orders or rules to December 31, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 4021 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Prohibits the President, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, from authorizing an increase in the ceiling price of old crude petroleum by more than one dollar per barrel per year. Prohibits any such increase before April 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 4022 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Prohibits the President, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, from authorizing an increase in the ceiling price of old crude petroleum by more than one dollar per barrel per year. Prohibits any such increase before April 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 4013 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Energy Industry Deconcentration Act - Prohibits any corporation or association from: (1) controlling deposits of more than one type of energy-producing mineral, after December 31, 1979 and (2) engaging engaging in more than one aspect of the petroleum and natural gas industry after December 31, 1979. Requires corporations or associations which would be in violation of this Act except for the effective date to submit plans for compliance to the Federal Trade Commission before January 1, 1978. Prohibits any individual from serving as a director of more than one company engaged in every resource production, refining, transportation, or marketing.
Bill· HRH.R. 4023 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Prohibits the President, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, from authorizing an increase in the ceiling price of old crude petroleum by more than one dollar per barrel per year. Prohibits any such increase before April 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 3982 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Designates the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the lead agency for the purposes of complying with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to conduct a study to establish baseline information concerning the status of the marine and coastal environment of the Outer Continental Shelf and the coastal zone which may be affected by oil and gas development. Requires the Administrator, subsequent to leasing and development of any area, to monitor the marine and coastal environment of the areas affected so that previous data collected can be compared and significant changes in the quality and productivity of the environment can be identified. Requires the Administrator to designate within guidelines which coastal States are to be considered as adjacent coastal States for the purposes of this Act, and to be so designated within 60 days after notice from the Secretary of the Interior of an intent to proceed with exploratory drilling. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act during fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transmit a development plan to the Governor and State coastal zone management agencies in adjacent coastal States in which oil or gas are found in commercial quantities. Authorizes the Secretary to proceed with the sale of the proposed lease tracts pursuant to each leasing and development plan unless within 90 days either House of the Congress passes a resolution expressing disapproval of such plan. Requires the Secretary, after a request for a postponement of a leasing plan by a Governor, to either grant or deny the request, or to provide for a shorter postponement. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain a leasing program for the development of oil and gas resources, to manage the Outer Continental Shelf, to locate oil and gas in the physiographic regions of the Outer Continental Shelf, to schedule the timing of leasing for maximum environmental and production benefit, and to receive fair market value for the oil and gas resources. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to conduct an exploratory program to determine the extent, location, and potential for developing the oil and gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf. Permits the Secretary to conduct geological investigations and exploratory drilling. Directs the Secretary to make available to the public all data obtained directly or under contract, subject to certain exceptions. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency to jointly develop and transmit to the Congress an implementation for the oil and gas exploration program authorized by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish procedures for determining areas to be considered for exploratory drilling and potential leasing. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such program with the coastal management programs developed by any coastal or adjacent coastal states. Establishes a moratorium on the leasing of any additional tracts for oil and gas development under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act upon the effective date of this Act and continues such moratorium until the Federal Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas exploration program is implemented.
Bill· HRH.R. 3944 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act - Provides that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration after October 1, 1975, to be responsible for the importation of petroleum into the United States. Prohibits the importation of petroleum into the United States after such date unless pursuant to a sale. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the allocation by sale of all petroleum so imported. Requires the Administrator to make adjustments in the prices paid by purchasers so that the average price paid is equal for all purchasers of a similar quality of petroleum. Stipulates that funds for the purchase of petroleum be appropriated from the general revenues, and that moneys realized on the sale of such petroleum be returned to the general revenues. Requires the Administrator to establish disciplinary rules for bidders who fail to perform in accordance with the terms of their bids. Prohibits any officer or employee of the Energy Administration from disclosing any information relating to the bids. Specifies a fine not to exceed $100,000 for 10 years imprisonment, or both, for such disclosure. Requires the Administrator to limit knowledge of the identity of bidders to six persons within the Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 3876 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Consumer Energy Act - Title I; Natural Gas and Oil Regulatory Reform - Declares it to be the policy of Congress to apply uniform economic regulations to both natural gas and oil production to assure adequate supplies and availability at reasonable prices. Exempts a small producer from the provisions of this Act for an initial period of 5 years from the date of enactment of this Act. Provides that the Federal Power Commission may by regulation require any such producer to prepare and submit to it such information as the Commission determines to be necessary. Authorizes the Commission to exempt from the provisions of this Act any transportation or sale of natural gas or oil in interstate commerce with respect to any State which establishes and maintains an adequate program of regulation within such State of such transportation and sale in accordance with this Act. Requires the Commission, in a rulemaking proceeding, to establish on or before February 1, 1976, and annually thereafter to revise, a national area rate for production within the United States of natural gas and oil. Requires the Commission to establish adjustments to the national area rate for each major producing region to reflect differences in production costs, State taxation, and similar costs. States that each new producer contract shall be filed by the producer with the Commission within 30 days of its execution. Authorizes the Commission, after notice, hearing, and opportunity for public comment, to allocate natural gas among pipelines. Disallows authorization of appropriations for the Commission until either the Chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives or the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce of the Senate certifies that a comprehensive oversight investigation and hearing into and evaluation of the operations and effectiveness of the Commission has been conducted by a committee. Directs the Commission, so far as practicable, to secure and keep current information with respect to: (1) the ownership, operation, management, and control of any facility for the transportation or sale of natural gas or oil; (2) the total estimated reserves and resources of natural gas and oil of the United States (including the Outer Continental Shelf), the current production therefrom of natural gas and oil, and the ratio of such reserves and resources to the level of current production; (3) the cost of the transportation and sale of natural gas and oil, by company, nation, and type of activity; and (4) the current and projected schedule, by company, nation, and type, of capital expenditures dedicated to the exploration and development of reserves and resources of natural gas and oil in the United States, or the Outer Continental Shelf, and elsewhere throughout the world. Requires the Commission to assemble lists of major companies and other companies, agencies, institutions, and associations required to report under this section and to prepare, print, and mail to them forms to be used in compiling such reports. Provides that it shall be the duty of every major company to report annually to the Commission on its assets and operations, worldwide, on an establishment basis. Establishes penalties for failing to furnish information as may be requested by the Commission. Natural Gas and Oil Act - Makes technical and conforming changes to the Natural Gas and Oil Act, including the redefining of terms used in such Act. Title II: Emergency Interim Relief For Consumers of Oil - Provides that, immediately upon the enactment of this title, the President shall issue an order to establish a ceiling on prices of crude oil and petroleum products at levels not to exceed the highest price levels for each such commodity prevailing during the 14-day period that ended January 19, 1974. Requires that, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this title, the President shall issue an order rolling back prices of crude oil and all petroleum products to levels not to exceed the highest price levels for each such commodity prevailing during the 7-day period that ended December 1, 1973. Allows the President, after notice and an opportunity for the submission of written and oral views and comments by interested parties, to grant specific exceptions from the rollback to compensate for any increased costs incurred for crude oil and petroleum products produced or refined outside the United States, but such exceptions shall in no event allow more than a passthrough for increases in the costs of such commodities. Title III: Federal Oil and Gas Corporation - Establishes the Federal Oil and Gas Corporation. Empowers such Corporation to: (1) explore for natural gas and oil on Federal, State, or foreign lands; (2) make available to the general public such geological and geophysical information as it acquires in the course of its activities; (3) develop and produce natural gas and oil from reserves on Federal, State, or foreign lands which it has located; (4) produce from reserves which it has developed or acquired such amounts of natural gas and oil as are necessary or appropriate to meet the needs of the citizens and commerce of the United States for these energy sources; and (5) engage in research directed toward the development or utilization of abundant and nonpolluting supplies of energy. Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting for the Secretary of the Navy, to transfer possession of certain properties inside the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, which are subject to such Secretary's jurisdiction and control, to the Corporation. States that the Corporation shall build, lease, or purchase refining facilities for the crude oil it produces or otherwise obtains only if it is unable to arrange for refining of such oil in an efficient and economical manner. Authorizes appropriations to the Corporation for fiscal year 1976, and for each of the next 10 succeeding fiscal years of $50,000,000 for carrying out the provisions of this section. Title IV: Equal Treatment for Small Producers of Oil and Gas - Provides that whenever the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing, finds such action necessary or desirable in the public interest, it may by order direct an oil pipeline company to extend or improve its transportation or storage facilities, and to establish a physical connection of its transportation or storage facilities with the facilities of any person engaged or legally authorized to engage in the refining or distribution of oil, if the Commission finds that such a facility extension would not impair the oil pipeline company's ability to render adequate service to its customers. Prohibits an oil pipeline company from abandoning all or any portion of its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or any service rendered by means of such facilities, without the permission and approval of the Commission. Makes it unlawful for any oil pipeline company subject to the provisions of this Act and engaged in the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products to fail to provide any shipper of oil or petroleum products (who meets minimum tender requirements) with access or exit storage or terminal facilities at any origin or destination point. States that any oil pipeline company subject to this title that knowingly violates the provisions of this section, or aids or abets therein, shall, upon conviction thereof in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such offense was committed, be fined not more than $150,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. Provides that noncompliance with any provision of this Act, any term or condition of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, or any applicable rule of the Commission may be grounds for suspension or termination of the certificate of public convenience and necessity. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prepare and submit to Congress, within 12 months, a report regarding its conclusions with respect to requiring the divestiture of oil pipelines from ownership or control by any oil company which has assets of $1,000,000,000 or more together with a determination of the impact of such action upon small producers and consumers of oil and petroleum products. Title V: Fair Treatment for Retailers of Petroleum Products - Prohibits a refiner or distributor from canceling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless such refiner or distributor has furnished a notice of intent to each distributor or retailer affected thereby. Title VI: Termination of Wasteful Rate Structures - Requires that commencing on January 1, 1976, and continuing until the removal of all rate differences which are based either on: (1) the quantity of natural gas or oil sold; or (2) any distinctions between domestic, commercial, industrial, or any other such category of use, that all changes in the rates or charges made, demanded, or received by any natural gas or oil company for or in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas or oil shall be such as to decrease or remove differences in such rates and charges based either on quantity sold or distinctions between categories of use.
Bill· HRH.R. 3870 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Provides, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, that the President shall, within 15 days of the date of enactment of this Act, promulgate a rule which shall provide for the establishment of a program of rationing of gasoline and ordering of priorities among end-users of gasoline. States that such regulation also shall provide for the assignment of rights, and evidence of such rights, to end-users of gasoline, entitling such end-users to obtain gasoline in preference to other classes of end-users not similarly entitled. Establishes, under the Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to retailers' excise taxes, a $1 per gallon tax upon gasoline sold to any person who does not purchase such gasoline to hold for resale. States that such tax shall be in addition to an existing tax imposed on gasoline sold by the producer or importer thereof. Provides that no tax shall be imposed under this Act on any gasoline sold to any person or used by any person if such gasoline was rationed to such person under the rationing system established in accordance with this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3877 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to encourage the design, production, manufacture, and sale of passenger automobiles which are more efficient in the consumption of petroleum and other natural resources through the imposition of an excise tax or the allowance of a tax credit upon the sale of an automobile, depending on the rate at which it consumes fuel. Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, for an excise tax with respect to the price for which such automobile is sold by the manufacturer, dealer, or importer thereof, such tax ranging from zero on an automobile that averages between 18.5 and 19.5 gallons per mile to $1,000 on an automobile that averages less than 14.5 miles per gallon. Sets forth the procedure for computing such tax for the period from July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1980. Allows a tax credit on every new automobile based on the rate at which it consumes fuel according to guidelines set forth in this Act. Provides that the credit for the period beginning January 1, 1975, and ending June 30, 1977, shall range from zero on an automobile averaging between 18.5 and 19.5 miles per gallon and $1,000 for an automobile averaging over 26.5 miles per gallon. Sets forth the procedure for establishing such credits for the period from July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1980. Provides that no taxpayer shall be entitled to any tax credit more than once in each 24 month period, and such credit shall be claimed only during the tax year in which such purchase is made. Provides that the tax imposed under this Act shall be paid by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the automobile in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. States that the rates of fuel consumption to be utilized in computing the tax under this Act shall be determined by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Bill· HRH.R. 3860 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3850 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Gasoline Conservation Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to reduce foreign oil imports and reliance on such imports by directing the President to allocate gasoline so as to provide Americans with a fair share of United States domestic oil production at a fair price and to allow for purchases above the allocated amount at a price increased by a Federal excise tax in the amount necessary to reduce domestic fuel consumption by one million barrels per day. Requires the President to establish a program of end-use allocation and ordering priorities among classes of end-users of gasoline. States that each end user shall have rights to an amount of gasoline equal to the available domestic production of crude oil divided by the number of licensed motor vehicle operators in the United States who own a motor vehicle. Directs the President to structure the program in such a way as to allow evidence of rights to purchase gasoline to be freely transferable among end-users of gasoline. Requires the President to report to Congress his recommendations with respect to the amount of the excise tax on gasoline purchased in excess of the allocated amount. States that such recommendation shall also include an equitable rebate proposal for business and commercial driving, trades and professions, and special hardship cases such as the handicapped.
Bill· HRH.R. 3849 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
States that the purpose of this Act is to provide a source of financial assistance for homeowners and builders to enable them to purchase and install solar heating equipment or combined solar heating and cooling equipment while substantially reducing energy use. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to individuals and families owning and occupying one-to-four family residential structures to assist them in purchasing and installing qualified solar heating and cooling equipment. States that such loans may be made in an amount covering up to 75 percent of the cost of purchasing and installing the necessary equipment, and not exceeding amounts specified in this Act. Sets forth the terms and conditions governing the loans. Defines "qualified solar heating equipment" as meaning equipment which utilizes solar energy to provide heating for a residential sturcture and which is certified by the Secretary as meeting minimum specified standards, including a requirement that the eqipment must be designed to meet more than 40 percent of the total heating needs of the types of structure for which it is intended. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to establish procedures for periodic inspection and review of solar heating and cooling equipment models and certifications. Directs the Secretary to disseminate full, complete, and current information concerning recommended standards and types of qualified solar heating or solar heating and cooling equipment appropriate for use in residential structures of varying sizes and types and in various regions of the country. Authorizes appropriations to a revolving fund of $100,000,000 to provide an initial amount for the program under this Act, and such additional sums as may thereafter be necessary to carry out such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 3836 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Coal Research Laboratory and Energy Research Fellowship Act - Title I: University Coal Research Laboratories - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation, after consultation with the National Academy of Engineering, to designate five institutions of higher education at which university coal research laboratories will be established and operated. States that, in making designations under this Act, the Director shall consider the following criteria: (1) the institution of higher education shall be located in a State with abundant coal reserves; (2) the institution of higher education shall have experience in coal research, expertise in several areas of coal research, and currently active, outstanding programs in coal research; and (3) the institution of higher education has the capacity to establish and operate the coal laboratories to be assisted under this title. Provides that not more than one coal laboratory established pursuant to this title shall be located in a single State. Specifies information to be included in applications by institutions of higher education desiring to be designated under this title. Authorizes the Director to make grants to any designated institution of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and maintaining a coal laboratory. States that no institution of higher education may receive more than $4,000,000 for the construction of its coal research laboratory, including initially installed fixed equipment, nor may it receive more than $1,500,000 for initially installed movable equipment, nor may it receive more than $500,000 for new program startup expenses. Provides that no institution of higher education may receive more than $1,500,000 per year from the Federal Government for operating expenses. Establishes an Advisory Council on Coal Research. Stipulates that the Advisory Council shall advise the Director with respect to the general administration of this title, and furnish such additional advice as he may request. Authorizes appropriations of not to exceed $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976 (including the cost of construction, equipment, and startup expenses) and $7,500,000 beginning with the fiscal year 1976 and for each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year ending October 31, 1976, to carry out the provisions of this title. Title II: Energy Resource Graduate Fellowships - Authorizes the Director to award under the provisions of this title not to exceed one thousand five hundred fellowships for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1976, and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. States that fellowships shall be awarded under the provisions of this title for graduate study and research in those areas of applied science and engineering that are related to the production, conservation, and utilization of fuels and energy. Provides that fellowships shall be awarded to students in programs leading to master's degrees. States that such fellowships may be awarded for graduate study and research at any institution of higher education, library, archive, or any other research center approved by the Director after consultation with the Commissoner of Education. Provides that recipients of fellowships under this title shall be: (1) persons who have been accepted by an institution of higher education for graduate study leading to an advanced degree or for a professional degree; and (2) persons who plan a career in the field of energy resources, production, or utilization. States that each person awarded a fellowship under this title shall receive a stipend of $4,000 for each academic year of study, and an additional amount of $500 for each such calendar year of study shall be paid to such person on account of each of his dependents. Authorizes appropriations of $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1976, and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
Bill· HRH.R. 3875 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Energy Conservation Act - Title I: Truth In Energy - Federal Trade Commission Act - Provides for the disclosure of the annual operating cost of major energy consuming products and systems, so that consumers can readily compare them and thereby avoid purchasing those which unnecessarily waste energy. Requires the National Bureau of Standards to identify those products which are major energy consuming household products and to devise a procedure for estimating the annual operating costs of such products. Requires the Federal Trade Commission to establish model calculation procedures for use by suppliers in determining the estimated annual operating costs of climate conditioning systems. Provides that the disclosure of the annual operating cost estimate must appear in the same place as the purchase price on the article. Title II: Automobile Fuel Economy Standards - Automobile Fuel Economy Act - Declares it to be the purpose of the Congress to encourage the development, manufacture, and sale of automobiles which are more economical to operate in terms of the amount of fuel consumed per mile traveled, and increase the industry-wide average fuel economy for new automobiles by at least 75 percent by 1984 in comparson to the industry-wide average fuel economy for new automobiles in 1974. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a minimum fuel economy standard for new automobiles introduced into commerce during and after the 1978 model year. States that such a standard shall represent the first step in a progression toward achievement of the national purpose stated in this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress no later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this title a plan for achieving the national purpose set forth in this Act. Provides for judicial review in a United States Court of Appeals of regulations promulgated in furtherance of such a plan by any person who may be adversely affected by such a regulation. States that, no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this title, each manufacturer shall cause to be affixed and each dealer shall cause to be maintained on each new automobile, in a prominent place, a sticker indicating the fuel economy and the estimated average annual fuel costs associated with the operation of such automobile. Requires the information regarding fuel economy and average annual fuel cost be a conspicuous part of any advertisement for new automobiles which mentions purchase price or acquisition cost of such automobiles. Defines prohibited conduct and unfair trade practices under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this title not more than $3,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Title III: Automotive Research and Development - Automotive Transport Research and Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for, and support through loan guarantees, research and development leading to production prototypes of an advanced automobile or automobiles within four years from the date of enactment of this title and to secure the certification after testing of those prototypes which are likely to meet the Nation's long-term goals with respect to fuel economy, environmental protection, motor vehicle safety, and other objectives; and to interpret and carry out this title to preserve, enhance, and facilitate competition in research, development, and production of existing and alternative automobiles and automobile components. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than $50,000,000 to pay the interest on, and the principal balance of, any obligation guaranteed by the Secretary as to which the obligor has defaulted. Provides that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall test each production prototype of an automobile developed in whole or in part with Federal assistance under this Act. States that the Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board shall, upon application by a developer or by the Secretary and the receipt of test data and test results, issue or deny certification as an advanced automobile. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this title not more than $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 264 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Directs the Special Subcommittee on Investigations of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce to conduct an inquiry into the causes of rapidly increasing coal prices. Calls for an analysis of the effort of such prices upon inflation. Directs that there be an investigation of anticompetitive actions within the coal industry. Requests recommendations for new legislation to assure competition among domestic producers. Authorizes the powers necessary to carry out the investigation. Calls for a report to the House with all deliberate speed.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 265 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Disapproves the deferral of budget authority for solar and geothermal energy research and development programs of the National Science Foundation (D75-129) which was proposed by the President in his special message of November 26, 1974, transmitted to the Congress under the Impoundment Control Act.
Bill· SS. 861 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
Exempts refiners whose total refining capacity on January 1, 1975, did not exceed one hundred thousand barrels per day from regulation promulgated under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act which would require the purchase of entitlement, or the payment of money through any other similar transfer arrangement aimed at equalizing the cost of crude oil domestic refiners during the existence of a two-tiered market for crude oil. Provides that this Act shall not restrict the rights of small refiners to receive such payments.
Bill· HRH.R. 3752 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3811 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
Requires, under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, that leases for the recovery of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf shall be issued only to United States citizens. States that a corporation, partnership, or association shall be deemed a citizen of the United States so long as not more than a 5 percent interest therein is owned or controlled by persons who are not U.S. citizens.
Bill· HRH.R. 3750 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3753 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
Provides that the price- regulation provisions of the Natural Gas Act relating to rates and charges shall not apply to persons engaged in the production or gathering and sale but not in the transmission of natural gas. Provides that the Federal Power Commission shall have no power to deny that portion of the rates and charges made, demanded or received by any natural gas company to or for a person exempt under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3775 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
Power Plant Siting Act - Proposes to further both national environmental policy and national electric energy policy by facilitating timely, well-planned, and coordinated construction of adequate power supply facilities. Requires all present and prospective private or Federal owners of electric generating facilities capable of producing over 300,000 kilowatts or electric transmission lines designed for 230 kilovolts or more to prepare annually long-range plans pursuant to guidelines established by the Federal Power Commission. Provides that such plans may be part of a single regional plan and shall: (1) describe the location, size and type of facilities whose construction will begin in the next ten years; (2) reflect the owner's efforts to coordinate bulk power supply facility plans with those of other owners; and (3) reflect the owners efforts to involve environmental and land-use planning agencies in their planning process. Requires the filing of such plans with the Federal Power Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency and with other governmental or private environmental and resource planning groups who request such plans. Permits States to establish a decisionmaking body at the State or regional level to certify sites and related bulk power supply facilities of any electric entity. Requires such certifying bodies to provide for participation in its decisionmaking processes by environmental protection, natural resource planning, and electric power service components of the governments involved. Grants the Federal certifying agency, to be designated by the President, exclusive authority to issue certificates of site and facility on the basis of Federal standards if State or regional certifying bodies have not been created within 24 months after the enactment of this Act. Permits States which are dissatisfied with the action of a Federal certifying agency to appeal to the appropriate United States Court of Appeals. Provides that no electric entity shall commence to construct or begin operation of bulk power supply facilities within a State unless it has obtained from the State or Federal certifying agency a certificate of site and facility and no Federal electric entity shall commence to construct or begin operation of bulk power supply facilities unless it has obtained from the Federal certifying agency a certificate of site and facility. Provides that such facilities shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the terms and conditions of the certificate. Requires applications for certificates of site and facilities to be filed two years before the planned date or commencement of construction. Empowers State, regional and Federal certifying bodies to issue certificates of site and facility for bulk power supply facilities. Directs the President to publish guidelines for certifying bodies which must include such factors as criteria for the evaluation of prjected needs and of environmental effects of proposed sites and alternatives; and procedures to insure full public participation in certification proceedings. Permits a certified electric entity to acquire needed property by exercise of the right of eminent domain if unable to acquire it otherwise. Exposes violators of this Act to civil and criminal penalties.
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