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Bill· HRH.R. 9627 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1977
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential dwellings. Establishes procedures governing the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Prohibits conflicts of interest, on the part of officers or employees of the Bank. Prohibits the Bank or its employees from utilizing the Solar Bank to finance political activities. Imposes criminal penalties for the furnishing of false or misleading information by applicants for loans under this Act. Declares that the Solar Bank and its assets shall be exempt by Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 294 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1977
Authorizes the expenditure of additional funds, not to exceed $50,000, by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 58 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1977
Revises the engrossment of the Senate amendments to H.R. 4018 to stipulate that no action by the Federal Power Commission pursuant to any Act shall take from a natural gas distribution company any volumes of gas which such company demonstrates resulted from energy conservation measures.
Bill· HRH.R. 9604 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1977
Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to stipulate that a "current connection with the railroad industry" shall not be lost by reason of subsequent employment with the Department of Energy for purposes of annuity eligibility.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 833 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1977
Expresses the disapproval of the House of Representatives to the deferral of certain budget authority (D78-33) relating to the Energy Research and Development Administration Magnetic Energy Program-Fusion Material Test Facility, proposed by the President in his message of October 3, 1977, transmitted under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 834 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1977
Expresses the disapproval of the House of Representatives to the deferral of certain budget authority (D78-34) relating to the Energy Research and Development Administration, Magnetic Fusion Energy Program-Intense Neutron Source Facility, proposed by the President in his message of October 3, 1977, transmitted under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 832 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1977
Expresses the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the proposed deferral D78-30, relating to the Energy Research and Development Administration, gas cooled thermal reactor program, as set forth in the message of October 3, 1977, which was transmitted to the Congress by the President pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 835 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1977
Disapproves the deferral of certain budget authority (D78-35) relating to the Energy Research and Development Administration, High Energy Physics Program-Intersecting Storage Ring Accelerator, proposed by the President in his message of October 3, 1977, transmitted under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 9547 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1977
Alcohol Fuel Initiative Act - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to permit any person participating in one of its acreage set-aside programs to use such set-aside acreage to produce any agricultural or forestry product which is to be used or sold by such person for primary use in the manufacture of a tax-exempt gasoline blend (gasohol).
Bill· SS. 2201 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Alcohol Fuel Incentive Act - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to permit any person participating in one of its acreage set-aside programs to use such set-aside acreage to produce any agriculture or forestry product which is not to be used or sold by such person for primary use in the manufacture of a tax-exempt gasoline blend (gasohol).
Bill· HRH.R. 9510 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Radioactive Waste Management Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act to require the transfer of radioactive waste generated by licensees under such Act to Federal repositories for storage. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to construct and operate such repositories. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish and enforce standards for construction and operation of all Federal repositories. Requires the Commission to hold public hearings in each State which has jurisdiction of any property within 25 miles of the site of the proposed repository and to consult with the Governors of such States. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to grant the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing and regulatory authority regarding Federal repositories. Requires the transfer of military radioactive waste to Federal repositories. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to restore the background radiation at abandoned uranium mill sites or mines as designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to levels which approximate those levels which existed before operations commenced at such sites. Authorizes States to exercise concurrent authority regarding radioactive waste storage if the State requirements impose additional or more stringent standards for the construction or operation of such facilities.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 621 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Approves the President's decision on an Alaska natural gas transportation system submitted to Congress on September 22, 1977. Finds that any environmental impact statements prepared relative to such statement and submitted with the President's decision are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Bill· HRH.R. 9499 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1977
Nuclear Waste Management Act - Title I: Definitions; Declarations of Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to establish an independent agency to be known as the Nuclear Waste Management Authority which shall have sole responsibility for the decontamination, storage, and disposal of all nuclear wastes as well as surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities, to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate health and safety standards with respect to ionizing emissions from radioactive substances; and to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license the setting, design, and construction of nuclear waste facilities. Title II: The Nuclear Waste Management Authority - Creates the Nuclear Waste Management Authority as an independent executive agency. Requires the Director of the Authority to establish a plan, together with cost estimates and an analysis of the social and environmental impacts, for the temporary and permanent treatment and disposal of all nuclear wastes, as well as of obsolete, surplus, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites which have resulted from the use of nuclear energy since January 1, 1940. Requires the Director to establish an additional treatment and disposal plan for nuclear wastes and obsolete, surplus, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites which are expected to result from the use of new facilities from the date of the enactment of this Act until the year 2020. Requires the Director to establish and operate nuclear waste facilities and to establish programs for the treatment and disposal of nuclear wastes. Requires the establishment of fees or user charges for the use of nuclear waste facilities or nuclear treatment and disposal programs. Requires the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to furnish the Director with a complete inventory of all nuclear wastes, nuclear fuels, radioactive materials, and facilities and sites in their possession or in private ownership under their control or license. Requires the Director to report to the President, the Congress, and the International Atomic Energy Agency annually concerning any substantial loss of nuclear fuel or waste. Defines "substantial" as any amount greater than the radiological or fissionable equivalent of 0.05 kg pure Pu 239. Directs the Board of the Authority in association with specified agencies, to undertake a nationwide study to determine an inventory of suitable sites for the disposal of nuclear wastes and contaminated radioactive materials produced by the decontamination and decommissioning of radioactive facilities and sites. Stipulates that such radioactive sites must be capable of containing all the material disposed therein without human intervention beginning 125 years after the date of disposal and following that date for a period of 100,000 years. Stipulates that the Authority shall have title and the Director shall have access, to all nuclear wastes, nuclear waste facilities, and surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities. Authorizes the Department of Energy, upon one year's notice to the Director, to reclaim any irradiated, abandoned, or spent nuclear fuel or fuel assemblies if such reclamation can be carried out in a manner which will not pose future or present health and safety problems for humans or other living beings. Title III: Nuclear Waste Management Fund - Establishes within the Treasury a Nuclear Waste Management Fund to be administered by the Director without the requirement of annual authorizations by the Congress. Stipulates that the purposes of such Fund are to provide for capital expenditures necessary for research, design and construction of nuclear waste facilities; to serve as a repository for operating, maintenance, and contingency expenses required for the temporary storage of nuclear wastes; and to provide operation, maintenance and security funds during the first 30 years after the permanent disposal of any nuclear waste or the dismantling of any radioactive facility. Creates a Perpetual Nuclear Waste Trust Fund within the Fund for the perpetual management, security, and maintenance of nuclear waste facilities commencing 30 years after the permanent disposal of any nuclear waste or after the permanent disposal of any radioactive facility. Authorizes the Director to issue and sell securities and Fund bonds and to prescribe and impose fees and charges for services rendered by the Authority pursuant to this Act. Stipulates that the proceeds from the issuance of such bonds, the income and gains realized by the Fund from any investment of excess moneys from the Fund and the income from fees and charges established pursuant to this Act shall be deposited into the Fund. Title IV: Powers of the Department of Energy under this Act - Stipulates that the Department of Energy shall be responsible for performing all necessary research and development in the design and methods for the operation, construction, and decommissioning of nuclear waste facilities; the transportation, processing, storage and disposal of nuclear wastes and the decontaminating or decommissioning of surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites. Requires the Department to conduct research and testing as directed by the Director of the Authority. Stipulates that any development work regarding waste processing and disposal facilities shall be subject to review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Authorizes the Commission to require the Department to post bond for the decontamination of all sites and facilities after the completion of development work or to order the cessation of such work if the potential for accident is unreasonably high. Stipulates that the Assistant Secretary of Environment within the Department of Energy shall participate in the design of all development work under this title. Title V: Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency under this Act - Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to determine and promulgate such standards as will be necessary to protect the health and safety of humans and other living beings from hazardous exposure to ionizing emissions from radioactive substances and materials. Directs the Agency to determine those conditions under which the migration of nuclear wastes and materials from radioactive facilities and nuclear waste facilities shall constitute a hazard or danger to the health and safety of future generations. Directs the Agency to submit such standards to the President, the Congress, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on or before January 1, 1979 and to report every five years concerning the necessity for revising such standards. Title VI: Powers of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under this Act - Stipulates that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall have licensing and related regulatory authority with regard to the operation of existing or future nuclear waste facilities, the transportation, processing, storage, and disposal of nuclear wastes; and the decontamination and decommission of surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites. Directs the Commission every ten years to review licenses granted under this Act to determine whether the original conditions and provisos are sufficient to assure the health and safety of present and future generations in light of the advancement of knowledge since the date of issuance. Title VII: Powers of the several States under this Act - Enjoins the Commission from acting upon an application for a construction license for any facility employed in the production or utilization of commercial nuclear power or the processing, treatment, or disposal of nuclear wastes unless such application is approved by the State where the facility is to be located. Stipulates that a State's failure to act within a specified period shall be deemed an approval. Authorizes the Commission to act upon applications for a construction license for a nuclear waste facility in the event that such application meets the specified criteria and has been submitted to ten or more States and rejected by such States. Sets forth restrictions on such preemptory actions by the Commission. Title VIII: International Planning and Agreements - Requires the Director of the Authority and the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to seek the cooperation of other nations in negotiating treaties to promote international research and regulation regarding nuclear waste facilities and nuclear materials security, handling, and disposal. Requires such Directors to undertake a worldwide inventory of recommended nuclear waste disposal sites. Requires such Directors to report annually to the President and the Congress on the status of international negotiations and nuclear waste management programs mandated by this title. Title IX: Transfers of Authority - Transfers the functions, powers, authorizations for appropriations and appropriations of the Department of Energy relating to nuclear wastes and waste facilities to the Authority. Transfers all regulatory and licensing powers and functions of the Environmental Protection Agency with regard to the disposal of nuclear wastes or radioactive materials in any body of water to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Title X: Authorizations of Appropriations and Reports of Budgets - Authorizes appropriations of $1,000,000 for the establishment and operation of the Authority during the fiscal year of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Director of the Authority, the Secretary of the Department of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to make a report to the President at the end of each fiscal year for submission to the Congress concerning their activities under this Act. Requires that such report include a detailed statement of goals, expenditures, plans and income projected for the ensuing two years. Title XI: Separability and Consistency with Existing Laws - Stipulates that nothing in the Atomic Energy Act or contained in any other applicable law of the United States shall supervene or take precedence over the provisions of this Act. Stipulates that if any portion of this Act or its application shall be declared invalid the other provisions of this Act or their application shall not be affected.
Bill· SS. 2189 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1977
Nuclear Waste Management Act - Title I: Definitions; Declarations of Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to establish an independent agency to be known as the Nuclear Waste Management Authority which shall have sole responsibility for the decontamination, storage, and disposal of all nuclear wastes as well as surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities; to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate health and safety standards with respect to to ionizing emissions from radioactive substances; and to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license the setting, design, and construction of nuclear waste facilities. Title II: The Nuclear Waste Management Authority - Creates the Nuclear Waste Management Authority as an independent executive agency. Requires the Director of the Authority to establish a plan together with cost estimates and an analysis of the social and environmental impacts for the temporary and permanent treatment and disposal of all nuclear wastes, as well as obsolete, surplus, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites in existence now or in the future which have been produced by the use of nuclear energy from January 1, 1940 to the present. Stipulates that such plan shall be called the 'existing waste plan." Requires the Director to establish a "future waste plan" for the treatment and disposal of nuclear wastes as well as obsolete, surplus, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites which are expected to be produced by the use of new facilities from the date of the enactment of this Act until the year 2020. Requires the Director to establish and operate nuclear waste facilities and to establish programs for the treatment and disposal of nuclear wastes. Requires the establishment of fees or user charges for the use of nuclear waste facilities or nuclear treatment and disposal programs. Requires the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to furnish the Director with a complete inventory of all nuclear wastes, nuclear fuels, radioactive materials and facilities and sites in their possession or in private ownership under their control or license. Requires the Director to report to the President, the Congress, and the International Atomic Energy Agency annually concerning any substantial loss of nuclear fuel or waste. Defines "substantial" as any amount greater than the radiological or fissionable equivalent of 0.05kg pure Pu 239. Directs the Board of the Authority in association with specified agencies to undertake a nationwide study to determine an inventory of suitable sites for the disposal of nuclear wastes and contaminated radioactive materials produced by the decontamination and decommissioning of radioactive facilities and sites. Stipulates that such sites must be capable of containing all the material disposed therein without human intervention beginning 125 years after the date of disposal and following that date for a period of 100,000 years. Stipulates that the Authority shall have title to and the Director shall have access to all nuclear wastes, nuclear waste facilities, and surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities. Authorizes the Department of Energy, upon one year's notice to the Director, to reclaim any irradiated, abandoned, or "spent" nuclear fuel or fuel assemblies if such reclamation can be carried out in a manner which will not present future or present health and safety problems for humans or other living beings. Title III: Nuclear Waste Management Fund - Establishes within the Treasury a Nuclear Waste Management Fund to be administered by the Director without the requirement of annual authorization by the Congress. Stipulates that the purposes of such Fund are to provide for capital expenditures necessary for research, design and construction of nuclear waste facilities and to serve as a repository for operating, maintenance, and contingency expenses required for the temporary storage of nuclear wastes and to provide for operation, maintenance and security during the first 30 years after the permanent disposal of any nuclear waste or the dismantling of any radioactive facility. Creates a Perpetual Nuclear Waste Trust Fund within the Fund for the perpetual management, security, and maintenance of nuclear waste facilities commencing 30 years after the permanent disposal of any nuclear waste or after the permanent disposal of any radioactive facility. Authorizes the Director to issue and sell securities and Fund bonds and to prescribe and impose fees and charges for services rendered by the Authority pursuant to this Act. Stipulates that the proceeds from the issuance of such bonds, the income and gains realized by the Fund from any investment of excess moneys from the Fund and the income from fees and charges established pursuant to this Act shall be deposited into the Fund. Title IV: Powers of the Department of Energy under this Act - Stipulates that the Department of Energy shall be responsible for performing all necessary research and development in the design and methods for the operation, construction, and decommissioning of nuclear waste facilities as well as the transportation, processing, storage and disposal of nuclear wastes and the decontaminating or decommissioning of surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites. Requires the Department to conduct research and testing as directed by the Director of the Authority. Stipulates that any development work regarding waste processing and disposal facilities shall be subject to review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Authorizes the Commission to require the Department to post bond for the decontamination of all sites and facilities after the completion of development work or to order the cessation of such work if the potential for accident is unreasonably high. Stipulates that the Assistant Secretary of Environment within the Department of Energy shall participate in the design of all development work under this title. Title V: Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency under this Act - Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to determine and promulgate such standards as will be necessary to protect the health and safety of humans and other living beings from hazardous exposure to ionizing emissions from radioactive substances and materials. Directs the Agency to determine those conditions under which the migration of nuclear wastes and materials from radioactive facilities and nuclear waste facilities shall constitute a hazard or danger to the health and safety of future generations. Directs the Agency to submit such standards to the President, the Congress, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on or before January 1, 1979 and to report every five years concerning the necessity for revising such standards. Title VI: Powers of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under this Act - Stipulates that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Shall have licensing and related regulatory authority with regard to the operation of existing or future nuclear waste facilities, the transportation, processing, storage, and disposal of nuclear wastes as well as the decontamination and decommission of surplus, obsolete, or abandoned radioactive facilities and sites. Directs the Commission every ten years to review licenses granted under this Act to determine whether the original conditions and provisos are sufficient to assure the health and safety of present and future generations in light of the advancement of knowledge since the date of issuance. Title VII: Powers of the several States under this Act - Enjoins the Commission from acting upon an application for a construction license for any facility employed in the production or utilization of commercial nuclear power or the processing, treatment, or disposal of nuclear wastes unless such application is approved by the State where the facility is to be located. Stipulates that a State's failure to act within a specified period shall be deemed an approval. Authorizes the Commission to act upon applications for a construction license for a nuclear waste facility in the event that such application meets the specified criteria and has been submitted to ten or more States and rejected by such States. Sets forth restrictions on such preemptory actions by the Commission. Title VIII: International Planning and Agreements - Requires the Director of the Authority and the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to seek the cooperation of other nations in negotiating treaties to promote international research and regulation regarding nuclear waste facilities as well as the security, handling, and disposal of nuclear fuels and wastes. Requires such Directors to undertake a worldwide inventory of recommended nuclear waste disposal sites. Requires such Directors to report annually to the President and the Congress on the status of international negotiations and nuclear waste management programs mandated by this title. Title IX: Transfers of Authority - Transfers the functions, powers, authorizations for appropriations and appropriations of the Department of Energy relating to nuclear wastes and waste facilities to the Authority. Transfers all regulatory and licensing powers and functions of the Environmental Protection Agency with regard to the disposal of nuclear wastes or radioactive materials in any body of water to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Title X: Authorizations of Appropriations and Reports of Budgets - Authorizes appropriations of $1,000,000 for the establishment and operation of the Authority during the fiscal year of this Act. Requires the Director of the Authority, the Secretary of the Department of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to make a report to the President at the end of each fiscal year for submission to the Congress concerning their activities during the preceding year pursuant to the powers granted them by this Act. Requires that such reports include a detailed statement of goals, expenditures, plans and income projected for the ensuing two years. Title XI: Separability and Consistency with Existing Laws - Stipulates that nothing in the Atomic Energy Act or contained in any other applicable law of the United States shall supervene or take precedence over the provisions of this Act. Stipulates that if any portion of this Act or its application shall be declared invalid the other provisions of this Act or their application shall not be affected.
Bill· SS. 2175 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1977
Imported Oil Tax Prohibition Act - Amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to deny the President authority to impose customs duties on or to otherwise adjust imports of petroleum or petroleum products except during specific national emergencies involving hostilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 9456 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1977
Imported Oil Tax Prohibition Act - Amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to deny the President authority to impose customs duties on or to otherwise adjust imports of petroleum or petroleum products except during specific national emergencies involving hostilities.
Bill· SS. 2164 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to furnish Federal financial assistance for construction projects to separate rail-highway crossings where the rail facilities have incurred a substantial increase in use as a result of coal transportation activities resulting in substantial delays in highway travel. Stipulates that the Federal share of such a project shall be 90 percent of its cost. Authorizes appropriations of $300,000,000 out of the Highway Trust Fund for each of the fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 to carry out such projects.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 609 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1977
Authorizes and requests the President to enter into further negotiations with Canada concerning the transportation of crude oil by pipeline through Canada to markets in the United States. Directs the President to report to Congress by June 30, 1978 on the progress of such negotiations. Prohibits any Federal agency from authorizing the construction or alteration of any terminal, dock, or other facility related to crude oil transportation in, or immediately adjacent to, or affecting the navigable waters of the State of Washington until June 30, 1978.
Bill· SS. 2161 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1977
Regional Energy Development Act - Chapter I: Introductory - Declares that energy shortages and the high cost of energy have created economic hardships in the Northeastern States, which would especially benefit from regional cooperation with the United States through an entity capable of financing and otherwise promoting increased energy supply and energy conservation. Defines "Northeastern States" as Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Chapter II: Organization, Management, Powers - Authorizes the creation of a corporation for profit, which will not be an agency or establishment of the United States, and shall be known as the Energy Corporation of the Northeast. Directs the President to appoint incorporators who reside in the Northeastern States to serve as the initial Board of Directors of the Corporation, and to take whatever actions are necessary to establish the Corporation. Stipulates that a Northeastern State shall become a member of the Corporation when such State shall subscribe for State stock, contribute initial capital in the amount of $1 per capita, and enact supporting legislation. Allows the Corporation to become operational if at least three States become members before December 31, 1978. Authorizes States that are contiguous to members to join the Corporation in the same manner. Authorizes the Corporation to participate in joint ventures with public or private groups and to operate through subsidiaries. Requires the Corporation to submit annual reports and audits to the President, Congress, Governors and legislatures of Member States. Directs the Governors, on a rotating basis, to designate independent persons to evaluate the performance of the Corporation every two years. Chapter III: Projects and Programs of the Corporation - Authorizes the Corporation to participate in financing any project related to solving the energy needs of the Northeast. Allows the Corporation to assist projects by loans, guarantees or equity investments. Stipulates that before any financial assistance is provided, the Board of Directors of the Corporation must find that: (1) the project is expected to have a beneficial impact on the energy problems of the region; (2) the investment together with other Corporation activities will not materially impair the credit of the Corporation; (3) private capital is unavailable or insufficient; and (4) unless this limitation is specially waived, the Corporation will not operate the project on a continuing basis or invest more than 50 percent of the total cost. Authorizes rejection of each project by the Governor of the Member State in which it is located. Charges the Board with reviewing periodically the allocation of Corporation resources among the Member States to assure a measure of equity in the distribution of benefits. Limits the Corporation's investment in any one project to the greater of 10 percent of its borrowing authority or $200,000,000. Chapter IV: Financing - Stipulates that capital subscriptions from the States ($1 per capita initial contribution) and private investors shall determine the borrowing authority of the Corporation according to a formula of $15 borrowing backed by Federal guarantees for each $1 capital contribution. Authorizes the contribution of additional capital by the States after the initial subscription. Authorizes the issuance of capital securities to States and private investors in a form determined by the Board. Permits the Corporation to issue its own obligations which shall be general obligations payable out of any revenues. Prohibits the Corporation from pledging the credit of the United States or the credit of Member States. Chapter V: Guarantee of Obligations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee obligations of the Corporation. Permits the Secretary to agree with the Corporation that the United States will purchase the product of its projects, if necessary, in the event market conditions preclude private sale. Chapter VI: State Legislation - Requires Member States, upon joining the Corporation, to enact legislation: (1) assuring decisions within 90 days of application on request for permits required for Corporation projects; (2) exempting the property, income, and operations of the Corporation from State and local taxation; and (3) specifying that insofar as the provisions of any State, general, special, or local law may be inconsistent with this Act, the provisions of this Act and the legislation enacted under this Chapter are controlling. Chapter VII: Miscellaneous - Specifies terms of construction and separability of the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 9386 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1977
Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit curtailment of supplies to specified high priority users.
Bill· HRH.R. 9338 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 1977
Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and persons during periods between a semester, term, or quarter when the educational institution is closed for more than one full calendar month as part of an energy conservation program or as a result of a fuel curtailment, and the period between semesters, terms, or quarters does not exceed 45 days.
Bill· HRH.R. 9317 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish lower efficient rates for the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Authorizes the Secretary to use any excess pipeline capacity with respect to such reserve for the transportation of petroleum from other sources.
Bill· HRH.R. 9272 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1977
Crude Oil Pricing Amendments - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to establish ceiling prices (or the manner of determining ceiling prices) applicable to any first sale of both old and new crude oil. Establishes the ceiling price such that the weighted average first sale price of crude oil equals $5.25 per barrel for first sale of old crude oil and $11.28 per barrel for first sale new crude oil multiplied by the ratio of (1) the revised implicit price deflator of the GNP immediately preceeding enactment of this Act to (2) the implicit price deflator for the first calendar quarter of 1976. Requires monthly adjustments in the ceiling prices so established by increases of 0.49 percent per month (six percent per year) or one-third the percent increase in the first revised implicit price deflator for the GNP, whichever is the greater. Applies ceiling prices to first sale newly discovered crude oil such that the weighted average first sale price of such oil equals the weighted average first sale price of upper tier crude oil (as established for new crude oil). Requires monthly adjustments to such ceiling prices so established based on the excess or increase of the weighted average (1) landed price or (2) free on board port of origin price of crude oil imported into the United States. Exempts from the provisions of this Act the first sale price of crude oil produced and sold from any stripper well property. Defines terms for the purpose of crude oil pricing. Makes the President's authority to promulgate, make effective, and amend respecting the allocation and specification of prices of residual fuel oil and refined petroleum products discretionary rather than mandatory. Permits higher ceiling prices for first sale of categories of United States produced crude oil if such crude oil production presents extraordinary costs and risks or comes from a property applying bona fide tertiary enhanced recover techniques. Requires that such higher prices (1) do not significantly increase inflation or unemployment and retard real GNP growth, (2) be reported to both Houses of Congress, (3) do not exceed five percent of domestic crude oil production, and (4) be regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 82 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1977
Approves the President's decision on an Alaska natural gas transportation system submitted to Congress on September 22, 1977. Finds that any environmental impact statements prepared relative to such statement and submitted with the President's decision are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Bill· HRH.R. 9257 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1977
National Crude Oil Supply and Transportation Act -- Expresses the intent of Congress that the continuation of a transportation system to deliver Alaskan crude oil to Northern Tier or inland States be accomplished through expedited administrative procedures. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a time schedule for the completion of required environmental impact statements in order to select a crude oil transportation system by February 1, 1978. Establishes criteria to be considered by the Secretary in selecting a transportation route. Establishes procedures for Congressional review and disapproval of the Secretary's decision. Directs the Secretary and other appropriate Federal officials to take all actions necessary to provide rights of-way, permits, leases, and other authorizations necessary for the instruction, operation and maintenance of the transportation system approved under this Act. Declares that the actions of Federal officers and agencies under this Act shall not be subject to judicial review by the courts. Allows for claims that: (1) actions under this Act will deny Constitutional rights; and (2) actions taken are beyond the scope of authority conferred by this Act, provided that such claims are filed within 60 days following the date of the challenged action. Vests exclusive jurisdiction to hear such claims in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, acting as a special court. Stipulates that any judicial proceedings should be completed at the earliest possible date. Declares that nothing in this Act shall authorize or imply an exemption from any provision of the antitrust laws.
Bill· SS. 2114 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1977
Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act - Requires each State regulatory authority and each nonregulated utility to furnish all available information to the Secretary of Energy which the Secretary deems necessary to determine the costs associated with providing natural gas or electric service. Authorizes the Secretary to intervene in any proceeding which relates to utility rates or rate design of regulated or nonregulated utilities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on any such intervention and include in such report observations and recommendations concerning opportunities to improve utility ratemaking and management policies to achieve greater energy conservation and optimize the use of facilities and resources by utilities. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to study and report to Congress on gas utility rate design, together with proposals to improve such rate design and to encourage conservation of natural gas. Establishes the National Regulatory Research Institute under the auspices of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners to provide State regulatory authorities with an independent source of applied economic and technical research on critical regulatory policy issues and with improved data retrieval systems. Directs the Secretary of Energy to recommend to State regulatory authorities guidelines requiring electric utilities to offer to sell electric energy to any qualifying cogenerator or small power producer and to offer to purchase electric energy from such entities. Requires the Secretary to prescribe rules exempting qualifying cogenerators and small power producers in whole or in part from the Federal Power Act and/or the Public Utility Holding Company Act. Amends the Federal Power Act to exempt low-head hydroelectric demonstration projects which are wholly or partially federally funded, from the licensing requirement of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to municipalities, electric cooperatives, industrial development agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other persons to defray the cost studies to determine the feasibility of undertaking small hydroelectric projects at existing laws. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for fiscal years 1979-1981. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1978-79 to carry out Title II of such Act (Electric Utility Rate Design Initiatives).
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 597 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1977
Designates May 3, 1978, as "Sun Day. Directs the Secretary of the Department of Energy to coordinate the participation of applicable segments of the Federal Government in such "Sun Day."
Bill· SS. 2109 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1977
National Helium Conservation Policy Act - Title I: Helium Act Amendments - Amends the Helium Act to declare that the purpose of such Act is to develop a national helium conservation policy designed to encourage and facilitate, the conservation and storage of the Nations' helium reserves. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make all reasonable and necessary arrangements to insure that the helium which could be extracted by existing private and Government facilities is saved and not wasted into the atmosphere or reinjected into natural gas streams. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the licensing of sales and transportation of helium in interstate commerce after extraction from helium-bearing natural gas or helium-gas mixtures, when the President determines that the national interest so requires. Directs Federal agencies to purchase all major requirements of helium from non-Federal sources, to the extent supplies are readily available at reasonable prices, terms, and conditions. Directs the Secretary to store and conserve helium produced by Government owned facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to sell such amounts of helium as determined necessary for essential Federal, medical, scientific, military or commercial uses, under certain circumstances. Requires that the Secretary maintain the Government inventory of helium in storage, until determined it is in the national interest to sell stockpiled helium. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the activities conducted pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Department of Energy to report to Congress annually on the effectiveness of the national helium conservation policy. Authorizes the appropriation of $240,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, to remain available until expended. Title II: Helium Inventory Deduction - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to deduct certain helium production and storage expenses.
Bill· HRH.R. 9193 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1977
Amends the Natural Gas Act to exempt certain transportation and sales of natural gas to municipalities from the provisions of such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 9190 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1977
Radioactive Waste Management Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act to require the transfer of radioactive waste generated by licensees under such Act to Federal repositories for storage. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to construct and operate such repositories. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish and enforce standards for construction and operation of all Federal repositories. Requires the Commission to hold public hearings in each State which has jurisdiction of any property within 25 miles of the site of the proposed repository and to consult with the Governors of such States. Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to grant the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing and regulatory authority regarding Federal repositories. Requires the transfer of military radioactive waste to Federal repositories. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to restore the background radiation at abandoned uranium mill sites or mines as designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to levels which approximate those levels which existed before operations commenced at such sites. Authorizes States to exercise concurrent authority regarding radioactive waste storage if the State requirements impose additional or more stringent standards for the construction or operation of such facilities.
Bill· SS. 2107 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1977
Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to establish special first sale prices for crude oil which is owned by a State or political subdivision thereof.
Bill· SS. 2104 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1977
Requires the President to calculate and publish in the Federal Register the current Btu related price, defined as the average per barrel crude oil acquisition cost for refineries in the United States with respect to all crude oil produced within the United States for the most recent calendar quarter for which data are available to the President, divided by a factor of 5.8. Requires the President to establish, by rule, the maximum lawful price for first sales of new natural gas by producers at the current Btu related price (determined as of the delivery date). Directs the President to establish, by rule, the maximum lawful price for first sales of old natural gas by producers under existing contracts at: (1) the contract price; or (2) any Federal Power Commission (FPC) established just and reasonable price (plus an adjustment for inflation). Requires the President to establish, by rule, the maximum lawful price applicable to first sales by producers of old natural gas under new contracts at: (1) for old gas committed or dedicated to interstate commerce on April 20, 1977 (FPC limited term and temporary emergency sales excluded) or produced from a new well or new lease, a price not in excess of $1.45 per Mcf (plus an inflation adjustment), taking into account the contract price and the price necessary to maintain production; and (2) for all other old natural gas, a price equal to the current Btu equivalent price (determined as of the delivery date). Allows the President to establish by rule special prices in excess of the prices established under this Act where necessary to provide incentives for production of natural gas or manufacture of synthetic natural gas (SNG). Authorizes the President to reflect producer-borne transportation or liquefaction costs in special prices, and to establish, by rule, the maximum lawful price applicable to any sale by any person other than sales for resale subject to the Natural Gas Act. Prohibits the FPC from increasing any FPC pre-April 20, 1977 just and reasonable price for producer first sales (except for contract authorized inflation adjustments). Declares any maximum or special price established under the foregoing provisions of this Act to be just and reasonable for purposes of Natural Gas Act sections 4 and 5 (rates and charges). Prohibits the FPC from: (1) disallowing any rate not in excess of the maximum or special price; and (2) denying a certificate of public convenience and necessity under Natural Gas Act section 7 (construction, extension, and abandonment of facilities; condemnation proceedings) solely on the basis of first sale price if the price is not in excess of the maximum or special price. Makes the gas pricing rules under this Act enforceable to the same extent as rules under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973. Stipulates that the pricing provisions of this Act shall be inapplicable to prices allowed under Section 4 (allocation; emergency deliveries and transportation of natural gas) of the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977. Authorizes the FPC to grant abandonment under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act prior to commitment or dedication of natural gas to interstate commerce. Voids contract provisions prohibiting commingling of contract gas with gas subject to Natural Gas Act jurisdiction and those terminating contracts because of commingling. Prohibits the use of prices established under this Act for purposes of contract redetermination, renegotiation, or termination clauses. Stipulates that all of the foregoing rules are applicable only to the sales of U.S. produced gas. Requires the President to provide, by rule, for allocation to the law priority uses of any pipeline company (defined to include interstate and intrastate pipelines and distributors) the amount by which the average cost of gas delivered after enactment of this Act exceeds the average cost for the year prior to enactment. Subjects a pipeline selling gas in violation of such provision to a $10,000 fine for each violative sale. Defines "low priority use" to mean use other than (1) in a residence, or (2) in a commercial establishment in amounts of less than 50 Mcf on a peak day. Extends the Natural Gas Act to include (with a grandfather clause) facilities for the manufacture of pipeline quality gas (SNG) if manufactured for interstate transportation or sale, to the transportation and sale, and to the companies engaged in manufacture, transportation, or sale. Extends the inter-pipeline allocation authority of the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 to April 30, 1979 (a two year extension), and revises such authority to include allocations from and to intrastate pipelines.
Bill· HRH.R. 9144 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1977
Fair Franchise Practices and Distribution Practices Reform Act - Prohibits a franchisor from terminating a franchise during the term of the franchise agreement and from failing to renew the relationship at the expiration of the franchise term unless the termination or non-renewal is based upon specified grounds and executed in accordance with specified notice requirements. Requires 60 days' notice of termination or nonrenewal in most cases. Makes the provisions of this Act enforceable by private civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court. Authorizes injunctive relief and money damages. Preempts State law in the subject areas with which this Act deals, including termination and non-renewal of franchise relationships and the notice applicable thereto, unless State law provisions are the same as the applicable provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 9103 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1977
Prohibits the sale or licensing for export to South Africa of defense articles or services under the Arms Export Control Act. Prohibits the exportation to South Africa of articles controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1969 if such articles could be used for military, law enforcement, or internal security purposes. Prohibits the issuing of licenses for export to or distribution within South Africa of any source material, special nuclear material, by-product material, production facility, utilization facility, or restricted data, under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
Bill· HRH.R. 9047 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1977
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential dwellings. Establishes procedures governing the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Prohibits conflicts of interest, on the part of officers or employees of the Bank. Prohibits the Bank or its employees from utilizing the Solar Bank to finance political activities. Imposes criminal penalties for the furnishing of false or misleading information by applicants for loans under this Act. Declares that the Solar Bank and its assets shall be exempt by Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Bill· SS. 2080 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1977
Pacific Northwest Electric Power Supply and Conservation Act - Directs the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in consultation with the States of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest Electric Planning and Conservation Organization (PNEPCO), to develop programs and methods by which BPA customers and ultimate consumers may conserve and efficiently use power. Stipulates that such programs may provide for grants or loans to the ultimate consumers served by the utility systems. Stipulates that the commitment for such outstanding loans shall not exceed $300,000,000. Stipulates that BPA customers in such States shall be subject to a surcharge if such State has failed to enact legislation or take other appropriate action consistent with uniform regional standards for efficient use of power. Stipulates that such standards may be adopted by the States in consultation with BPA or by the BPA if the States do not take such action within two years. Authorizes the BPA to purchase power from a power plant or system designated by PNEPCO. Directs the BPA to sell its power to specified customers and establishes the amounts of power such customers are to receive. Authorizes the BPA to limit such sales to specified customers when there are insufficient supplies of power. Requires the BPA to give ten years notice of such limitations. Establishes a classification system for BPA's resources for cost purposes and an allocation system for the recovery of such costs from BPA's customers. Establishes conditions to be included in contracts for the sale of power by BPA. Establishes criteria which PNEPCO is to use in designating power plants or systems from which the BPA may purchase power. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to stipulate that industrial development bonds issued by an United States agency administering a program approved by Act of Congress for purposes of meeting regional electric needs shall be tax-exempt under specified circumstances.
Bill· HRH.R. 9013 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1977
Freedom of Energy Investment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the nonrecognition of gain from the sale of stock in a domestic corporation engaged in a trade or business related to energy if, within 90 days after the sale, the proceeds are invested in stock of another such company.
Bill· HRH.R. 9020 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1977
Pacific Northwest Electric Power Supply and Conservation Act - Directs the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in consultation with the States of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest Electric Planning and Conservation Organization (PNEPCO), to develop programs and methods by which BPA customers and ultimate consumers may conserve and efficiently use power. Stipulates that such programs may provide for grants or loans to the ultimate consumers served by the utility systems. Stipulates that the commitment for such outstanding loans shall not exceed $300,000,000. Stipulates that BPA customers in such States shall be subject to a surcharge if such State has failed to enact legislation or take other appropriate action consistent with uniform regional standards for efficient use of power. Stipulates that such standards may be adopted by the States in consultation with BPA or by the BPA if the States do not take such action within two years. Authorizes the BPA to purchase power from a power plant or system designated by PNEPCO. Directs the BPA to sell its power to specified customers and establishes the amounts of power such customers are to receive. Authorizes the BPA to limit such sales to specified customers when there are insufficient supplies of power. Requires the BPA to give ten years notice of such limitations. Establishes a classification system for BPA's resources for cost purposes and an allocation system for the recovery of such costs from BPA's customers. Establishes conditions to be included in contracts for the sale of power by BPA. Establishes criteria which PNEPCO is to use in designating power plants or systems from which the BPA may purchase power. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to stipulate that industrial development bonds issued by an United States agency administering a program approved by Act of Congress for purposes of meeting regional electric needs shall be tax-exempt under specified circumstances.
Bill· SS. 2073 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1977
Crude Oil Pricing Amendments - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to establish ceiling prices (or the manner of determining ceiling prices) for both old and new crude oil produced in the United States based on the first sale price of such oil during the month of February 1976. Provides for different classifications of up to three percent of United States produced crude oil, first sale prices higher than the ceiling price, provided such different classifications and such higher first sale prices are justified under specified conditions. Exempts from the provisions of this Act, the first sale price of stripper well crude oil and newly discovered crude oil. Establishes criteria to qualify for such exemption. Defines terms for the purpose of crude oil pricing.
Bill· HRH.R. 8985 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1977
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to establish within three years test procedures, labeling requirements, and energy efficiency standards for electric motors and pumps used for industrial or commercial purposes. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of the practicability of establishing such requirements for other specified industrial equipment. Stipulates that the test procedures required under this Act shall be designed to produce results which reflect energy efficiency, energy use, and estimated operating costs of a type or class of industrial equipment during a representative average use cycle (as determined by the Administrator). Stipulates that the labeling requirements prescribed pursuant to this Act shall require that each article of equipment which is in the type or class of industrial equipment to which such rule applies disclose the energy efficiency of such article as determined by the testing procedures under this Act. Requires the Administrator to consult with the Federal Trade Commission before prescribing labeling rules pursuant to this Act. Stipulates that any labeling rules shall not apply to articles manufactured before the effective date of such a rule. Stipulates that the energy efficiency standards promulgated by the Administrator shall be designed to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency which the Administrator determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. Stipulates that such a standard may be phased in over a period not exceeding five years through the use of interim standards. Establishes criteria which the Administrator must use in determining whether such a standard is economically justified. Requires the Attorney General, within 120 days after the publication of a proposed energy efficiency standard, to make an estimate of the standard's impact on competition. Establishes administrative procedures for the promulgation of energy efficiency standards. Makes it unlawful for manufactures to distribute equipment in commerce which is not in conformity with an energy efficiency standard. Prohibits a manufacturer or distributor from making any representation regarding the energy consumption or cost of a piece of equipment covered under this Act unless such equipment has been tested in accordance with the Administrator's test procedures and such representation fairly discloses the results of such testing. Establishes civil penalties for violations of such requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to file suit in the appropriate United States district court to restrain individuals from violating the provisions of this Act. Stipulates that the standards and labeling requirements of this Act shall not apply to articles which are to be exported from the United States. Stipulates that articles of covered equipment offered for importation in violation of this Act shall be refused admission into the customs territory of the United States under rules established by the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the National Bureau of Standards to assist the Administrator in carrying out the provisions of this Act, including developing and recommending test procedures. Requires the Administrator to submit a report to the Congress on improvements in the energy efficiency of industrial equipment within two years. Authorizes appropriations of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the provisions of this Act relating to electric pumps and motors and $4,000,000 to carry out such provisions for such fiscal year with respect to all other types of industrial equipment.
Bill· HRH.R. 8976 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1977
Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and persons during periods between a semester, term, or quarter when the educational institution is closed for more than one full calendar month as part of an energy conservation program or as a result of a fuel curtailment, and the period between semesters, terms, or quarters does not exceed 45 days.
Bill· SS. 2059 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1977
Energy Stamp Act - Authorizes the Community Services Administrator to establish an energy stamp program to assist eligible households in meeting heating costs. Authorizes the Director of the Community Services Administration to establish eligibility criteria. Requires the printing of energy stamps. Authorizes the Director to establish standards with respect to the allotment of energy stamps. Sets forth procedures for redemption of such coupons, and administration and financing of the energy stamp program through local agencies. Establishes penalties for the unauthorized use, transfer, or alteration of such coupons. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 respectively to carry out this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years thereafter. Stipulates that the benefits received pursuant to this program shall not be considered as income for internal revenue purposes or for determination of eligibility for other federally-related benefits programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 8956 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1977
Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit curtailment of supplies to specified high priority users.
Bill· HRH.R. 8947 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1977
Competitive Energy Development Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Department of Energy, to establish criteria to measure the level of competition in alternative energy source markets as such markets are defined in this Act. Requires the Commission to conduct monitoring studies of the energy industry by applying such criteria in order to isolate any violations thereof. Permits the Commission to exercise its authority to remedy an anticompetitive situation where a person is deemed responsible for any violation after a show cause hearing.
Bill· SS. 2057 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1977
National Energy Conservation Policy Act -- Title I: Energy Conservation Programs for Existing Residential Buildings -- Directs the Federal Energy Administrator to establish procedures for the submission, approval, and implementation of residential energy conservation plans by State utility regulatory authorities. Prescribes energy conservation measures to be included in such plans. Establishes criteria governing programs to be carried out by public utilities as part of such energy conservation plans. Authorizes exemptions from such requirements where alternative programs will be implemented. Authorizes the Administrator to implement and enforce a Federal plan in the event of inadequate State action. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prescribe an actuarially sound premium rate for loans for energy conserving improvements. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to include loans or credits for energy conservation purposes within the scope of such programs. Authorizes additional appropriations for the weatherization assistance program administered by the Federal Energy Administrator under the Energy Conservation and Production Act. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Association to make and insure loans for qualified residential energy conservation measures. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to individuals and families to assist in the purchase and installation of qualified solar heating or cooling equipment. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 in fiscal year 1978 for such program. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to review solar heating and cooling systems from a technical and cost effectiveness standpoint. Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to authorize appropriations for new building performance standard grants by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Title II: Energy Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products -- Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Federal Energy Administrator to establish energy efficiency standards for specified household appliances. Stipulates that such standards shall reflect the maximum improvement in energy efficiency which is technologically and economically feasible. Authorizes additional appropriations to the Administrator through fiscal year 1982 to carry out such functions. Title III: Federal Energy Initiatives -- Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Federal Energy Administrator to provide for a van pooling program for Federal officers and employees. Authorizes appropriations for each of five fiscal years through fiscal year 1982 for such purposes. Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a program designed to utilize energy conserving measures in Federal buildings. Requires evaluation to determine the life cycle cost-effectiveness of such measures. Directs the Administrator to establish energy conservation goals for such program. Requires that all Federal buildings achieve maximum energy efficiency goals by 1990. Authorizes the appropriation of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1978 for the administration of such program. Directs the Federal Energy Administrator to establish a program to demonstrate solar heating and cooling technology in Federal buildings. Establishes criteria governing the submission of proposals by the various Federal agencies for approval by the Administrator. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 through fiscal year 1980 for such program. Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act -- Establishes a photovoltaic energy commercialization program for the accelerated procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems in new and existing Federal facilities. Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to make contracts for the acquisition of such photovoltaic systems to meet target levels specified in the Act. Directs the Administrator, together with the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration, to jointly establish a photovoltaic systems evaluation and purchase program designed to insure that such systems reflect the most advanced technology. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in the establishment and conduct of the program. Authorizes the appropriation of $98,000,000 for fiscal years 1979 through 1981 to carry out such program. Declares it the policy of Congress that all vehicles purchased by the Federal Government after fiscal year 1978 be equipped with passive restraint devices. Directs the Federal Energy Administrator to prescribe standards governing installation of such systems. Title IV: Additional Energy Conservation Programs -- Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Federal Energy Administrator to prescribe energy efficiency standards for classes of industrial equipment. Requires mandatory labeling of industrial equipment subject to such standards. Imposes civil penalties for violations of such requirements. Authorizes appropriations for each of fiscal years 1978 through 1980 to carry out such program. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to increase the maximum amount of civil penalties for violations of the fuel economy standards imposed by such Act. Specifies minimum fuel economy standards for automobiles manufactured model in years 1980 and thereafter. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize additions for State energy conservation programs for fiscal years 1979 and 1980.
Bill· SS. 2041 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1977
Utility Residential Customer Service Regulations Reform Act - Title I: General Provisions - Declares it the purpose of this Act to improve conditions of service to residential customers of electric, natural gas, telephone, and water utilities. Defines the terms as used in this Act. Title II: Residential Customer Service Regulations - Directs State utility regulatory authorities to establish just and reasonable standards of eligibility for service, money deposits, estimated billings, collection methods, and termination of services. Requires that terminations of service be just and reasonable and exercised only as a last resort. Title III: Intervention and Enforcement - Authorizes participation in utility regulatory proceedings by affected State agencies and consumers. Authorizes compensation for consumer representatives who prevail in proceedings against utilities. Establishes procedures for the enforcement of standards established pursuant to this Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 252 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1977
Establishes within the Senate the Office of Classified National Security Information having responsibility for safeguarding such restricted data and other classified information as any Senate committee may assign to it. Authorizes the Senate committees which receive certain information from the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy to utilize such Office. Authorizes the Office to perform the administrative functions necessary to (1) classify and declassify information relating to the national security considerations of nuclear technology; (2) provide facilities for Senate committee hearings involving restricted or classified information; and (3) establish a central repository in the Capitol for safeguarding such information. Requires the Office to furnish specified Senate committees with a listing of all records of the joint committee on Atomic Energy which are to be transferred to such committees. Sets forth a procedure for transferring certain staff members of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy to specified other Senate committees or to the Office upon the abolition of the Joint Committee.
Bill· HRH.R. 8922 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1977
Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit curtailment of supplies to specified high priority users.
Bill· HRH.R. 8879 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1977
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential dwellings. Establishes procedures governing the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Prohibits conflicts of interest, on the part of officers or employees of the Bank. Prohibits the Bank or its employees from utilizing the Solar Bank to finance political activities. Imposes criminal penalties for the furnishing of false or misleading information by applicants for loans under this Act. Declares that the Solar Bank and its assets shall be exempt by Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Bill· SS. 2012 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1977
Amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 with respect to the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate the effects of imports on national security at the request of any Federal department or agency. Decreases to six months the period during which the findings of such investigation must be reported to the President, when the investigated imports are refined petroleum products.