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Bill· HRH.R. 13424 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Federal Oil Shale Commercialization Test Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to establish a Federal program to test the commercial, social, and environmental viability of oil shale technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to (1) establish a program to determine the commercial viability of as many as three oil shale retorting technologies; (2) invite proposals from interested persons for the design, construction, and operation of oil shale commercial demonstration projects; and (3) select as many as three such proposals and enter into contracts for the implementation of such projects. Sets forth considerations for the Secretary in selecting projects. Requires that all projects authorized by this Act be located at a single site on the lands of the Naval Oil Shale Reserves. Requires the Secretary to consult with appropriate State and local officials, before selecting a demonstration project, to assess the environmental impacts of the project on the area affected. Establishes criteria for the evaluation of the economic, social, and environmental impact of oil shale technologies. Requires the publication of such evaluation by the Secretary within one year of the completion of the demonstration projects. Requires the Secretary to hold at least one public hearing, prior to the completion of his evaluation, in the area which would be most directly affected by the commercial development of oil shale. Vests title in the United States to any invention made or conceived by a participant in the demonstration projects. Prohibits the Secretary, under the authority of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, from waiving the rights of the United States to title in such inventions. Authorizes the Secretary to grant nonexclusive licenses in inventions made or conceived during the projects. Protects the ownership of background patents which project participants possess at the outset of the program. Establishes a panel to advise the Secretary on the social, environmental, and safety impact of the demonstration projects authorized by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to use, store, or sell any shale oil produced during the program. Requires public sale of such oil to the highest qualified bidder. Authorizes the Secretary to make financial commitments for the purpose of financing essential community development and planning necessitated by the funding of demonstration facilities under this Act. Limits the amount of such commitments to $20,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Authorizes the Secretary to make direct loans and grants to eligible State and local governments should authorized funds prove insufficient. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for such purposes. Creates within the Treasury the Oil Shale Commercialization Test Special Fund to carry out such community development and planning assistance programs. Prescribes rules to govern the operation of the fund and related financial matters. Requires the Secretary, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the acquisition of information and evaluation of the environmental, social, economic and technological impact of the program. Sets forth the required content of such report. Requires an annual report from the Secretary on action he has or has not taken under this Act. Requires that the interest paid on any bond obligation guaranteed under this Act shall be included in the gross income of the purchaser of such obligation. Provides for the public disclosure of information collected by the Secretary under this Act, except to the extent such information is exempted from disclosure by federal law. Requires the holders of Federal contracts under this Act to keep such records as the Secretary may require, subject to inspection and audit by the Secretary and the Comptroller General. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13420 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
State Energy Management and Planning Act - Substitutes a new Part C (State Basic Energy Program and Consolidated Applications) in Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, authorizing the Secretary of Energy to provide financial aid and technical assistance to States for the development and implementation of energy plans and mandatory activities required by this Act. Directs the Secretary to develop guidelines for annual assistance applications from States and to invite Governors to submit initial applications. Specifies the requirements of such applications, including assurances that one-half of Federal assistance will be utilized for conservation programs and the State will coordinate its energy-related planning with local governments and Indian tribes. Requires States seeking assistance to have an energy plan approved by the Secretary. Enumerates the contents of such plans, including descriptions and projections of energy supply and demand in the State, and management and emergency plans. Sets forth mandatory programs and measures required of States receiving financial assistance, including: (1) energy conservation standards for new buildings; and (2) an energy extension service to disseminate information, provide energy evaluations, and utilize State outreach delivery programs. Describes restrictions on the use of funds provided under this Act. Provides for the allocation of funds by the Secretary among States. Details the processes for administration of applications and recordkeeping and reporting. Directs the Secretary to include in the annual report required by the Department of Energy Organization Act, a report on actions taken under this Act. Abolishes the Energy Extension Service established in the Energy Research and Development Administration under the National Energy Extension Service Act and vests extension service duties in State energy extension service programs. Makes conforming amendments to provisions of the Energy Conservation and Production Act and the National Energy Act. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the Secretary to provide financial assistance to States, local governments, and Indian tribes for development of innovative and creative special energy projects. Authorizes $5,000,000 to be appropriated for these purposes for fiscal years 1979 to 1983, to remain available until expended.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1261 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 12163 (Department of Energy authorization).
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 658 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Expresses the sense of Congress that it pass no law which causes a substantial increase in fuel consumption unless the Department of Energy has submitted to Congress a detailed energy conservation impact statement concerning such law. Expresses the sense of Congress that no Federal agency or component of the Executive branch issue any rule rulemaking, or order which substantially increases fuel consumption unless the Department of Energy has studied such action and issued a detailed energy conservation impact statement concerning it.
Bill· HRH.R. 13403 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1978
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to require that any decision or approval by the Department of Energy of a site for long-term or permanent storage of radioactive waste may not take effect unless: (1) written notice is provided to the affected State's Governor and legislature; and (2) the Governor or legislature has not, within 120 days, disapproved such site.
Bill· HRH.R. 13345 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Directs that all utility rate schedules which provide for the sale of electric power shall do so at price levels which have been subject to and ordered into effect after prior public notice and full hearing. Prohibits the sale of electric energy except in accordance with rate schedules fixed, approved or allowed to go into effect by a regulatory authority. Prohibits such regulatory authority from instituting a rate schedule without prior public notice and full hearing. Sets procedures for the adjudication of alleged violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13382 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Uranium Mill Tailings Licensing Act - Amends the definition of "by-product material" in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to include naturally occurring daughters of uranium and thorium found in the tailings or wastes produced from the processing of uranium or thorium from source material. Defers imposition of the licensing requirements for handling "by-product material" under such Act for three years from the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes the establishment of standards and instructions necessary to insure that funds will be made available by a nuclear licensee to permit the completion of all requirements for the decommissioning, decontamination, and reclamation and long-term care of sites, structures, and equipment used in conjunction with activities or licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Limits States from exercising authority for the protection of the public health and safety from radiation hazards associated with by-product material except as pursuant to a Federal-State agreement. Authorizes the Department of Energy to accept donations of reclaimed land used for disposal of by-product material and exempts such lands from the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 by extending the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to terminate or suspend that part of a Federal-State agreement relating to State licensing and regulation of uranium and thorium processing and of by-product material when the Commission finds such action is required to assure compliance with this Act. Directs that no State may exercise authority under a Federal-State agreement with respect to handling by-product material contained in uranium and thorium processing wastes and tailings unless such material is to be disposed of on State or Federal land. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 to the Commission for grant assistance to Agreement States (under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954) to aid in the development of State regulatory programs to implement the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13358 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, for the purpose of providing for a program of temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel, to: (1) construct two spent nuclear fuel storage facilities (at the Hanford Reservation and the Savannah River Reservation); and (2) submit to the President and the Congress a construction schedule for each facility, with an operational deadline of January 1, 1983. Requires the Secretary to prepare an environmental impact statement for new safety or environmental consequences, not previously assessed, in connection with such facilities. Permits agreements for the transfer of spent nuclear fuel from licensed commercial powerplants to the new facilities. Sets forth the requirements of such agreements. Provides for a refund to persons delivering spent nuclear fuel should a facility for reprocessing become available.
Bill· HRH.R. 13352 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Alcohol Fuel Encouragement Act - Requires all gasoline stations, within three years of the passage of this Act, to sell a mixture of gasoline and alcohol in the same manner as they sell gasoline. Imposes a civil penalty for violations of such requirement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rapid amortization of facilities producing alcohol for use as a fuel in motor vehicles. Amends the Clean Air Act with respect to the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the use of alcohol as a fuel additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 13310 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop research, development, and demonstration programs concerning the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to 75 percent of the purchase and installation costs of selected systems used for research purposes. Requires the Secretary to formulate definitive performance criteria concerning solar photovoltaic systems and to develop a system certification for conforming systems. Directs the Secretary to consult with relevant Federal agencies concerning the use of solar photovoltaic systems in Federal facilities. Requires the Secretary to set up a development and demonstration program of prototype photovoltaic systems at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado. Directs the Secretary to establish a solar energy data bank at the Golden facility. Requires relevant Federal officials to ensure that small business concerns are granted realistic and adequate opportunities to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in the programs under this Act.
Bill· SS. 3237 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1978
Energy Planning Act - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the President to transmit to the Congress the proposed National Energy Policy Plan not later than April 1, 1981 (presently April 1, 1979) and every four years thereafter (presently biennially thereafter). Requires such plan to establish energy objectives for periods of 25 and 50 years (in addition to the present five and ten year period objectives). Amends such Act to require the President to insure that energy producers, processors, and distributors are consulted in the development of the plan. Amends the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to provide that the time intervals for achieving short-term, middle-term, and long-term energy and environmental solutions under the comprehensive plan for energy research and development of such Act be based on the approval date of any National Energy Policy Plan.
Bill· SS. 3228 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Domestic Petroleum Supply and Security Act - Amends the Export Administration Act to prohibit the exportation of domestically produced petroleum products as defined in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Allows such petroleum products to be temporarily exported for refining or processing if such products reenter and are consumed in the United States. Sets forth criteria which must be met for domestically produced petroleum products to be exported under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13257 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Nuclear Financial Liability Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require that after July 1, 1980, no construction permit operating license or continuation authorization for a nuclear power reactor, may be granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission unless the Commission has been assured that the applicant or holder of such permit, license, or authorization has obtained financial protection sufficient to cover any public liability claims which may result from such nuclear power reactor or its operation.
Bill· HRH.R. 13241 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Alcohol Fuel Act Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to allow the election of a deduction with respect to the amortization, based on a 60-month period, of any qualified facility producing alcohol from coal, wood, waste, or agricultural products for primary use as a motor fuel; (2) to exempt from specified excise taxes the sale of any gasoline or fuel at least ten percent of which is alcohol; and (3) to allow the tax-free withdrawal from bonded premises of distilled spirits to the extent such spirits are alcohol produced by a qualified alcohol-producing facility for primary use as motor fuel.
Bill· HRH.R. 13258 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Nuclear Energy Alternative Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, before determining whether or not to grant any construction permit or operating license for a nuclear power reactor, or otherwise to authorize commencement of construction of a nuclear power reactor, to determine: (1) whether there is a need for new electrical generating capacity of the type and amount to be provided by the nuclear power reactor for which a license, permit, or authorization is sought; and (2) whether feasible energy conservation and renewable energy alternatives can be made available to avoid or satisfy the projected increase in electrical demand for which the proposed nuclear power reactor is planned. Provides for evidentiary hearings on which such determinations shall be based. Prohibits reactor construction if alternatives can be put into effect by the license applicant. Requires notification to the affected State prior to commencement of construction, if alternatives are available but the applicant is unable to put them into effect.
Bill· HRH.R. 13259 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Nuclear Waste Disposal Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to commence a public proceeding to determine: (1) whether reliable information exists to support a conclusion that radioactive wastes produced by nuclear power reactors (including decommissioning wastes) and spent nuclear fuel can be safely contained and stored until decayed to harmless levels; and (2) whether a definite plan exists for storage of radioactive wastes and spent nuclear fuel, including retrievability. Provides that if the Commission finds in the negative on either or both of the findings, the Commission shall not authorize the commencement of construction of additional nuclear power reactors, nor issue licenses for such construction until new evidence is presented which justifies findings in the affirmative. Requires that the Department of Energy be a party in the proceedings.
Bill· HRH.R. 13242 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Alcohol Fuel Act Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to allow the election of a deduction with respect to the amortization, based on a 60-month period, of any qualified facility producing alcohol from coal, wood, waste, or agricultural products for primary use as a motor fuel; (2) to exempt from specified excise taxes the sale of any gasoline or fuel at least ten percent of which is alcohol; and (3) to allow the tax-free withdrawal from bonded premises of distilled spirits to the extent such spirits are alcohol produced by a qualified alcohol-producing facility for primary use as motor fuel.
Bill· HRH.R. 13204 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1978
Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act - Title I: Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel - Directs the Secretary of Energy in consultation with other agencies to conduct a study and issue a preliminary report on the amount of spent nuclear fuel which can be stored at temporary spent fuel storage facilities currently in operation or under construction and whether any additional storage facilities should be acquired by the Federal Government. Requires that a final report be evaluated by the President. Directs that within 60 days after the receipt of such report, the President issue a plan for the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel. Stipulates that any such plan take effect at the end of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which copies of such plan are transmitted to each House of Congress. Permits the Congress to reject such plan by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Sets forth the legislative procedure for the consideration of any such resolution. Title II: Permanent Storage of Radioactive Waste - Directs the Secretary in consultation with other Federal agencies to conduct a study to evaluate methods of providing permanent storage of radioactive waste and to determine the amount of storage capacity required to permanently store all radioactive waste. Requires the Secretary within two years from the date of enactment of this Act to issue a preliminary report on the results of such study. Directs the President to evaluate the final report and issue a plan for the permanent storage of radioactive waste. Stipulates that the plan shall take effect after 60 calendar days of Congressional session unless rejected by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Sets forth the legislative procedure for the consideration of any such resolution.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 647 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1978
Expresses Congressional objections to proposed Department of Energy amendments which would increase entitlements paid to refiners of foreign crude oil by domestic refiners on the basis that such amendments are premature and unjust, and are being proposed in a manner which does not give Congress an opportunity to approve or disapprove them.
Bill· HRH.R. 13171 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1978
Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to prohibit the export of any domestically produced crude oil or fuels refined from crude oil.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1237 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1978
Authorizes the funding, not to exceed $50,000, for the further expenses of investigations and studies to be conducted, prior to January 3, 1979, by the House Ad Hoc Committee on Energy.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1236 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 12928 (Water and energy funding).
Bill· HRH.R. 13116 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1978
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· HRH.R. 13085 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1978
Gives Department of Energy (DOE) couriers and security inspectors the same civil service retirement benefits as law enforcement officers and firefighters. Defines "couriers" as any DOE employee who provides security during shipment of nuclear weapons, research and development nuclear weapons devices, nuclear explosives, nuclear weapons components and strategic quantities of special nuclear materials. Defines "security inspector" as any DOE employee who protects nuclear weapons, research and development weapons devices, nuclear explosives, nuclear weapons components and strategic quantities of special nuclear materials.
Law· SS. 3189 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1978
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, other provisions of such Act notwithstanding, to acquire Federal coal leases or rights to Federal coal leases by purchase, exchange, or condemnation upon finding that development of the the lease would (1) result in unacceptable damage to other resource values or (2) conflict with a previously unconsidered specific proposal for use of the land for public purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to grant access to tunnels or surface rights-of-way through coal deposits through negotiated sales, notwithstanding competitive bidding requirements. States that nothing in the section which authorizes the Secretary to approve the inclusion of additional coal lands under a lease shall require the Secretary to apply minimum royalty provisions to any lands covered by the modified lease prior to modification.
Bill· HRH.R. 13069 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1978
States that power and energy marketed by the Southwestern Power Administration shall be sold at uniform system-wide rates, without discrimination between customers to whom the Southwestern Power Administration delivers such power and energy by means of transmission lines or facilities constructed with appropriated funds, and customers to whom the Southwestern Power Administration delivers such power and energy by means of transmission lines or facilities, the use of which is acquired by lease, wheeling, or other contractural arrangements. Provides that agreed points of delivery shall not be changed unilaterally.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1224 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 12928 (Appropriations for public works for water and power development and energy research).
Bill· HRH.R. 13014 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop research, development, and demonstration programs concerning the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to 75 percent of the purchase and installation costs of selected systems used for research purposes. Requires the Secretary to formulate definitive performance criteria concerning solar photovoltaic systems and to develop a system certification for conforming systems. Directs the Secretary to consult with relevant Federal agencies concerning the use of solar photovoltaic systems in Federal facilities. Requires the Secretary to set up a development and demonstration program of prototype photovoltaic systems at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado. Directs the Secretary to establish a solar energy data bank at the Golden facility. Requires relevant Federal officials to ensure that small business concerns are granted realistic and adequate opportunities to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in the programs under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13027 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1978
Energy Technology and Planning Act - Title I: Energy Technology and Planning - Declares the purpose of Congress to be the establishment of energy programs to assure that planning by the Federal Government, the States, and the private sector is designed to synchronize the production and use of energy with research and with the development of new methods for energy production, distribution, consumption, and waste disposal. Title II: National Energy Policy Plan - Directs the President to prepare and submit to the Congress by June 1, 1981, and every four years thereafter, a National Energy Policy Plan. Requires such plan to establish objectives, strategies, and contingency plans for energy production, conservation, distribution, consumption, and waste disposal. Directs the President to submit a supplementary energy report with each proposed plan. Title III: Congressional Review - Provides for congressional review of such proposed plans. Title IV: Implementation - Directs the President to report to the Congress by July 1, 1979, concerning the executive branch's requirements for preparing such plan. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Title V: Conforming Amendments - Amends specified sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Federal Nonnuclear Research and Development Act of 1974 to conform to the provisions of this Act. Repeals the energy planning provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12928 (95th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1978
Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Act - Title I: Department of Energy - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1979 within the Department of Energy to the following: operating expenses; plant and capital equipment; special foreign currency programs; power marketing operations; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Title II: Department of Defense-Civil - Makes appropriations within the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers for the following for fiscal year 1979: construction (general), flood control and coastal emergencies, general expenses, general investigations, Mississippi River and tributaries, operation and maintenance (general), revolving fund, and special recreation use fee. Title III: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 as follows: Bureau of Reclamation; general investigations; reclamation project construction; Upper Colorado River Storage project; Colorado River Basin project; reclamation projects maintenance; the reclamation loan program, and water resources planning. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1979 to the following: Appalachian programs, Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and Tennessee Valley Authority. Title V: General Provisions - States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1979 unless expressly so provided.
Bill· HRH.R. 12922 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1978
National Energy Trust Fund - Establishes in the United States Treasury a National Energy Trust Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide assistance from such Fund for research, development, and technical demonstrations in the field of alternate energy sources. Limits such assistance to any recipient to a maximum of $100,000,000 per fiscal year. Authorizes the Secretary to exceed such limitation and provides guidelines for such a determination. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress concerning programs assisted under this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1215 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 12505 (Space and Solar Energy).
Bill· HRH.R. 12899 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1978
Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to exempt from ceiling price controls the first sales of crude oil produced and sold from unitized property under an agreement approved by a State regulatory body. Provides that to be eligible for such exemptions (1) a majority of the working interests must be made up of owners each having no more than three percent of the interest, and (2) it is necessary for such owners to finance the tertiary project. Requires the Secretary of Energy to be notified of such actions.
Bill· SS. 3146 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1978
Nuclear Waste Regulation Act - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to revise the list of the types of Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) facilities over which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has licensing and related regulatory authority. Authorizes the President to exempt an ERDA facility which is subject to NRC authority from licensing requirements upon finding that an exemption is in the national security interest and notifying the NRC. Sets forth procedures for licensing facilities newly subjected to regulatory authority by this Act. Amends the definition of "by product material" in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to include naturally occuring daughters of uranium and thorium found in the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from source material. Authorizes the establishment of standards and instructions necessary to insure that funds will be made available by a nuclear license to permit the completion of all requirements for the decommissioning, decontamination, and reclamation and long-term care of sites, structures, and equipment used in conjunction with activities or materials licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Directs that, in the licensing and regulation of low-level radioactive wastes, byproduct materials, and decommissioned facilities pursuant to a Federal-State agreement, a State adopt and enforce substantive standards for the protection of public health and safety which are at least as stringent as comparable Federal standards. Requires that Federal standards for disposal of byproduct materials permit disposal only on State or Federal lands. Requires that a license application for a facility for the storage or disposal of low or high level radioactive wastes, irradiated nuclear reactor fuel, or non-high level transuranium contaminated wastes identify alternative sites. Permits the NRC to waive alternative site certification in certain circumstances. Directs the NRC to develop criteria and procedures for alternative site evaluation. Directs the NRC to undertake a comprehensive investigation and study of: (1) the technology for the disposal and storage of high level radioactive wastes, irradiated nuclear reactor fuel, and non-high level transuranium contaminated wastes; and (2) the current program for the regulation of such wastes.
Law· HRH.R. 12874 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop research, development, and demonstration programs concerning the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to 75 percent of the purchase and installation costs of selected systems used for research purposes. Requires the Secretary to formulate definitive performance criteria concerning solar photovoltaic systems and to develop a system certification for conforming systems. Directs the Secretary to consult with relevant Federal agencies concerning the use of solar photovoltaic systems in Federal facilities. Requires the Secretary to set up a development and demonstration program of prototype photovoltaic systems at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado. Directs the Secretary to establish a solar energy data bank at the Golden facility. Requires relevant Federal officials to ensure that small business concerns are granted realistic and adequate opportunities to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in the programs under this Act. Establishes a Solar Photovoltaic Energy Advisory Committee to study the need, economic, technological, and environmental consequences of solar photovoltaic energy systems.
Bill· HRH.R. 12877 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1978
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· HRH.R. 12876 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1978
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· HRH.R. 12831 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1978
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange Federal coal leases and to modify existing Federal coal leases to include additional lease acreage of up to ten percent without changing the other terms of such leases. Limits such exchange authority to lands where the development of the relinquished lease would result in damage to the environment or would conflict with public land purposes not considered at the time of the issuance of the lease. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a royalty of less than 12 1/2 percent on such new leases.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 633 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1978
Expresses the sense of Congress that it pass no law which causes a substantial increase in fuel consumption unless the Department of Energy has submitted to Congress a detailed energy conservation impact statement concerning such law. Expresses the sense of Congress that no Federal agency or component of the Executive branch issue any rule rulemaking, or order which substantially increases fuel consumption unless the Department of Energy has studied such action and issued a detailed energy conservation impact statement concerning it.
Bill· HRH.R. 12818 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1978
Federal Oil Shale Commercialization Test Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to establish a Federal program to test the commercial, social, and environmental viability of oil shale technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to (1) establish a program to determine the commercial viability of as many as three oil shale retorting technologies; (2) invite proposals from interested persons for the design, construction, and operation of oil shale commercial demonstration projects; and (3) select as many as three such proposals and enter into contracts for the implementation of such projects. Sets forth considerations for the Secretary in selecting projects. Requires that all projects authorized by this Act be located at a single site on the lands of the Naval Oil Shale Reserves. Requires the Secretary to consult with appropriate State and local officials, before selecting a demonstration project, to assess the environmental impacts of the project on the area affected. Establishes criteria for the evaluation of the economic, social, and environmental impact of oil shale technologies. Requires the publication of such evaluation by the Secretary within one year of the completion of the demonstration projects. Requires the Secretary to hold at least one public hearing, prior to the completion of his evaluation, in the area which would be most directly affected by the commercial development of oil shale. Vests title in the United States to any invention made or conceived by a participant in the demonstration projects. Prohibits the Secretary, under the authority of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, from waiving the rights of the United States to title in such inventions. Authorizes the Secretary to grant nonexclusive licenses in inventions made or conceived during the projects. Protects the ownership of background patents which project participants possess at the outset of the program. Establishes a panel to advise the Secretary on the social, environmental, and safety impact of the demonstration projects authorized by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to use, store, or sell any shale oil produced during the program. Requires public sale of such oil to the highest qualified bidder. Authorizes the Secretary to make financial commitments for the purpose of financing essential community development and planning necessitated by the funding of demonstration facilities under this Act. Limits the amount of such commitments to $20,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Authorizes the Secretary to make direct loans and grants to eligible State and local governments should authorized funds prove insufficient. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for such purposes. Creates within the Treasury the Oil Shale Commercialization Test Special Fund to carry out such community development and planning assistance programs. Prescribes rules to govern the operation of the fund and related financial matters. Requires the Secretary, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the acquisition of information and evaluation of the environmental, social, economic and technological impact of the program. Sets forth the required content of such report. Requires an annual report from the Secretary on action he has or has not taken under this Act. Requires that the interest paid on any bond obligation guaranteed under this Act shall be included in the gross income of the purchaser of such obligation. Provides for the public disclosure of information collected by the Secretary under this Act, except to the extent such information is exempted from disclosure by federal law. Requires the holders of Federal contracts under this Act to keep such records as the Secretary may require, subject to inspection and audit by the Secretary and the Comptroller General. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 12791 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1978
Grain Products Utilization Act - Title I: Department of Agriculture-Research and Studies of the Economic and Agricultural Effects of Using Agricultural Products in the Development and Use of Fuels - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct research and studies concerning the economic and agricultural effects of using agricultural products in the development of fuels. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress regarding such research and studies. Title II: Department of Energy-Research and Studies on the Use of Agricultural Products in the Development and Use of Fuel - Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct research and studies concerning the use of agricultural products in the development of fuels. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress regarding such research and studies. Title III: Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a deduction with respect to the amortization of any qualified ethanol-producing facility. Defines qualified ethanol-producing facility for purposes of such deduction. Provides an annual tax credit of one penny for each gallon of qualified gasoline sold by an eligible taxpayer during the taxable year. Defines taxpayer and qualified gasoline for purposes of such tax credit. Title IV: Guaranteed Loans for Ethanol-Producing Facilities - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program of federally guaranteed loans for the construction of ethanol-producing facilities. Directs that farmers and farm groups be given priority for such guaranteed loans. Prohibits the Secretary from guarantying more than 75 percent of any such loan. Limits the amount of indebtedness guaranteed under any such loan to not more than $4,000,000. Title V: Clean Air Act Amendment - Amends the Clean Air Act to exempt any fuel mixed with ethanol from certain prohibitions under such Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 923 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1978
Authorizes the President to invite the States and foreign countries to participate in the International Petroleum Exposition.
Bill· HRH.R. 12761 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1978
Amends the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1975 to empower the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe the terms and conditions for permitting lessees of coal lands or deposits under such Act to acquire additional coal lands or deposits continguous to those embraced in the original leases.
Bill· HRH.R. 12733 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1978
Directs that all utility rate schedules which provide for the sale of electric power shall do so at price levels which have been subject to and ordered into effect after prior public notice and full hearing. Prohibits the sale of electric energy except in accordance with rate schedules fixed, approved or allowed to go into effect by a regulatory authority. Prohibits such regulatory authority from instituting a rate schedule without prior public notice and full hearing. Sets procedures for the adjudication of alleged violations of this Act.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 621 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1978
Expresses Congressional objections to proposed Department of Energy amendments which would increase entitlements paid to refiners of foreign crude oil by domestic refiners on the basis that such amendments are premature and unjust, and are being proposed in a manner which does not give Congress an opportunity to approve or disapprove them.
Bill· HRH.R. 12665 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1978
Solar Access Alternatives Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to States for the purpose of conducting Solar Access Reviews to identify legal alternatives to assure access to direct sunlight and methods of encouraging adoption of such alternatives. Sets forth grant eligibility requirements. Allows the Secretary to make grants to Regional Solar Energy Centers (organizations for accelerated introduction of commercial solar energy technology).
Bill· HRH.R. 12670 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1978
Solar Energy Transition Act - Directs each Federal agency to use and encourage the use of solar energy technologies. Requires each agency to review the programs, projects, and policies it is administering and assess the feasibility of alternative approaches utilizing solar energy technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and otherwise assist the Federal agencies in the review required by this Act. Establishes the National Solar Energy Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in the performance of his duties under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress annually starting April 20, 1980 on the progress of the Federal Government and the nation in converting to solar energy.
Bill· HRH.R. 12671 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1978
Solar Energy Transition Act - Directs each Federal agency to use and encourage the use of solar energy technologies. Requires each agency to review the programs, projects, and policies it is administering and assess the feasibility of alternative approaches utilizing solar energy technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and otherwise assist the Federal agencies in the review required by this Act. Establishes the National Solar Energy Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in the performance of his duties under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress annually starting April 20, 1980 on the progress of the Federal Government and the nation in converting to solar energy.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1174 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 11686 (Department of Energy funding).
Bill· HRH.R. 12617 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1978
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to give preference, in the issuance of housing project guaranties, to foreign projects utilizing solar energy technology. Directs that such preference also be given to projects using other specified renewable energy technologies.