Energy

Residential Energy Efficiency Ratings Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1989

Residential Energy Efficiency Ratings Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to contract with a residential energy efficiency rating organization to develop a uniform residential energy efficiency rating system and to administer it for a four-year period. Sets forth a rating methodology scheme and prescribes its administrative parameters. Authorizes the Secretary to extend such contract for a two-year period. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993.

To amend the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to prescribe that States which are not members of regional compacts for the disposal of nuclear waste may not locate regional disposal facilities within 60 miles of an international border.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1989

Amends the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act to preclude States which are not members of regional compacts for nuclear waste disposal from approving regional radioactive waste disposal facilities located within 60 miles of an international border.

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs to conduct research and development activities related to arms control.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1989

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Department of Energy to conduct research on and development of technologies needed for the effective negotiation and verification of international agreements on control of special nuclear materials and nuclear weapons.

DOE Nuclear Safety and Environment Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1989

DOE Nuclear Safety and Environment Act - Title I: Oversight of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to redefine a Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facility as one which includes: (1) the tritium loading facility and the 236 H facility at Savannah River, South Carolina; (2) the Mound Laboratory, Ohio; (3) any facility or activity involved with the assembly or testing of nuclear explosives; and (4) testing and assembly facilities operated for national security purposes under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) (including test site facilities in Nevada; the Pinnellas Plant, Florida; and the Pantex facility, Texas). Requires the Secretary to notify the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Congress immediately about any abnormal occurrence at a DOE defense nuclear facility which could result in an unplanned release of radioactive products in excess of the allowable limits for normal operation. Title II: Application of OSHA and NIOSH to DOE Nuclear Facilities - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to apply it to: (1) a DOE defense nuclear facility and production or utilization facilities under the Secretary's control; (2) a facility subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 under the Secretary's control; and (3) a waste storage or disposal facility under the Secretary's control. Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations governing the application of OSHA to DOE nuclear facilities. Includes DOE nuclear facilities within the purview of functions performed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and requires the Institute to conduct hazard evaluations at such facilities. Requires the Secretary and every contractor operating a nuclear facility to cooperate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and with the Secretary of Labor with respect to inspections or investigations conducted at nuclear facilities. Title III: Mixed Hazardous Waste - Mixed Hazardous Waste Amendment Act of 1989 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that the term "solid waste" does not include source, special nuclear, or by-product materials unless such materials are: (1) part of any mixture or combination of solid waste as defined within the Act; or (2) wastes at the time they are emplaced at a repository. Title IV: The Radiation Research Board - Radiation Research Board Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Radiation Research Board to advise and assist the Secretary of Energy in conducting studies of the effects of radiation. Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) submit for the Board's review all proposed studies regarding the health effects of radiation if such studies require funds in excess of $50,000; (2) report annually to the Congress regarding the implementation of Board recommendations; (3) insure that all studies be subject to peer review; (4) promulgate guidelines for the provision of study data to qualified researchers who are not associated with DOE; and (5) make data concerning the health effects of radioactive and other hazardous materials in the possession of DOE or its contractors available to qualified researchers. Directs the Radiation Research Board to establish procedures expediting the release of such data. Title V: Office of Environment, Safety, and Health Within the Department of Energy - Establishes within DOE an Office for Environment, Safety, and Health to exercise specified oversight powers with respect to DOE conformance with environmental, health, and safety regulations (including independent review of environmental impact statements prepared by DOE and the immediate shutdown of any DOE facility posing an unreasonable environmental, safety, or health risk). Title VI: Defense Nuclear Facility Cleanup Compliance Agreements - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, and each State containing a DOE defense nuclear facility to negotiate a defense nuclear facility cleanup agreement within a specified period. Prescribes guidelines for such agreements. Title VII: Repeal of Prohibition on the Use of Funds to Pay Penalties Under Environmental Laws - Repeals the prohibition against using appropriated funds to pay penalties for DOE non-compliance with environmental laws with respect to its defense nuclear facilities. Title VIII: Department of Energy Facility Closing Restrictions - States that upon the closing of any DOE defense nuclear facility the Secretary must provide: (1) a complete survey of environmental problems at the facility; (2) budget quality data indicating the cost of returning the facility to an environmentally safe multi-use condition; and (3) report to the Congress how DOE intends to initiate and complete the facility's cleanup.

National Defense Energy Technology Transfer Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1989

National Defense Energy Technology Transfer Act of 1989 - Provides that, whenever in the course of a Government contract or subcontract entered into in connection with a Department of Energy nuclear defense research program a contractor makes an invention or discovery which would normally vest as a property right of the United States, such contractor may submit a request to the Secretary of Energy for a waiver of any or all of such property right of the Government in such invention or discovery. Provides that, in the case of a granted waiver, all rights of the United States not reserved by the Secretary shall vest in the contractor. Authorizes the Secretary to deny the request for a waiver if the Secretary determines that such invention or discovery: (1) is covered by a provision of a funding agreement; (2) has been designated as sensitive technical information under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or (3) is in the best interest of the United States to retain. Requires the Secretary to notify the contractor of such a denial in a timely manner. Outlines other matters to be considered by the Secretary in determining whether or not to grant or deny such a waiver request. Requires each DOE contract for the management and operation of a defense programs national laboratory to include a provision which authorizes the manager or operator of the laboratory to negotiate any cooperative research and development agreement with: (1) any other Federal department or agency; (2) any unit of State or local government; (3) any industrial organization; (4) any public or private foundation; (5) any institution of higher education or any other nonprofit organization; (6) any licensee of an invention or computer software owned by the laboratory manager or operator; and (7) any other person or entity. Outlines provisions authorized to be included in such cooperative research and development agreements. Provides that such agreement may not take effect unless the Secretary approves it or fails to take any action which indicates disapproval of such agreement. Requires the laboratory manager or operator to submit such agreement to the Secretary for approval or disapproval. Allows the Secretary 30 days to disapprove such an agreement. Requires written notice to the laboratory manager or operator of disapproval. Requires agreements between related persons or entities to be specifically approved by the Secretary before taking effect. Outlines factors to be considered by the Secretary in determining whether to approve, disapprove, or require the modification of a proposed cooperative research and development agreement. Outlines the effect of other laws on a specifically-approved agreement. Limits to ten percent of the revenue provided for in an annual budget of a defense programs national laboratory the amount which may be derived from nonappropriated funds pursuant to cooperative research and development agreements. Requires each DOE contract for the management or operation of a defense programs national laboratory to specify that: (1) any royalties or other income earned by the manager or operator of such laboratory from the licensing or assignment of intellectual property rights in any invention made in the course of a cooperative research and development agreement shall be used in the same manner as income under Federal funding agreements; (2) any such royalties obtained in like manner from the licensing or assignment of intellectual property rights in any computer software or other technical data made in the course of such an agreement shall also be used in the same manner as income under Federal funding agreements; and (3) the costs of obtaining, protecting, and licensing intellectual property rights in inventions, computer software, or other technical data made in the course of such an agreement shall be allowable costs under contracts for the management and operation of such a laboratory. Outlines additional intellectual property rights matters in relation to such agreements. Exempts the United States and any laboratory manager or operator from liability for damages resulting from the use of a product that is related to any invention, discovery, software, or other data in which the United States or such manager or operator has an intellectual property interest reserved or acquired pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act and to report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees if regulations are not issued within 180 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to modify existing contracts with laboratory managers and operators in order to incorporate the changes made under this Act. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to ensure that the investment in research and development in the military application of atomic energy results in the development of civilian applications for, and commercialization of, advanced technologies. Repeals a provision of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1987 relating to the protection of sensitive technical information in DOE inventions or discoveries (superseded by this Act).

Hydrogen Research and Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1989

Hydrogen Research and Development Act - Title I: Hydrogen Production and Use - Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive five-year program management plan for a research and development program designed to permit the development of a domestic hydrogen fuel production capability within the shortest time practicable. Requires the Secretary to send the Congress annual plan descriptions and modifications. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Energy a program consistent with the plan. Lists research areas and priority criteria. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstrations to evaluate technical and nontechnical parameters to determine commercial applicability of hydrogen technology and to prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan. Directs the Secretary, with the advice and help of industry, academic, and governmental interests, to implement a program in the interest of accelerating broader application of hydrogen technologies and of increasing the participation of private sector interests in near commercial applications. Lists the Secretary's duties in connection with the program. Establishes a Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel as part of the Energy Research Advisory Board. Requires the Panel to submit an annual report. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Research and Development - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive five-year program management plan for a research and development program for a domestic hydrogen-fueled aircraft capability within the shortest time practicable. Mandates that such plan include activities of the National Aero-Space Plane Program. Requires the Administrator to: (1) transmit to the Congress an annual plan description, including any necessary plan modifications; (2) establish such a program within NASA and incorporate within it the goals and activities of the National Aero-Space Plane Program; and (3) prepare and transmit to the Congress a comprehensive flight demonstration plan whose implementation will confirm the technical feasibility, economic viability, and safety of liquid hydrogen as a fuel for commercial transport aircraft. Prescribes required subjects of the research and development program. Establishes a Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Administrator. Authorizes appropriations.

Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the bill (H.R. 2696) making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989

Waives points of order against the consideration of H.R. 2696 (energy and water development funding).

John J. Easton, Jr., of Vermont, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs and Energy Emergencies), vice David B. Waller, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 22 June 1989

Jacqueline Knox Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice C. Anson Franklin, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 22 June 1989

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1989

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 - Title I: Department of Defense - Civil - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army relating to rivers and harbors, flood control, and beach erosion (including projects which involve State and local governmental participation). Modifies the project for flood control, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, to direct the Secretary of the Army to design and construct the project to provide flood protection to the area protected by the existing projects from flood conditions which would occur as a result of the recurrence of tropical storm Agnes of 1972 with cost sharing in accordance with the percentages specified in the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Modifies the Sacramento River Flood Control Project to direct the Secretary to proceed in FY 1990 and in subsequent years as necessary with construction of riverbed gradient restoration structures in the vicinity of River Mile 206, Sacramento River, California. Amends the authorization for the Sims Bayou, Texas, project to reflect increased estimates of the project cost. Modifies the project for shoreline protection for the Atlantic Coast of Maryland (Ocean City) to authorize the Secretary to construct hurricane and storm protection measures based on the District Engineer's Post Authorization Change Notification Report dated May 1989. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer and reassign property accountability for the headquarters aircraft of the Corps of Engineers, Serial Number 045, from the assets of the civil works revolving fund to the military activity of the Army that the Secretary determines is appropriate. Requires that the aircraft be made available on a priority basis as necessary for activities in support of the Army's civil works mission. Directs the Secretary to assume operation of the Sledge Bayou Drainage District's structure located in Quitman County, Mississippi. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require the Secretary to credit the Federal share of the cost of work by non-Federal interests on the Cherry Street Bridge in Massillon, Ohio, toward the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of the Walnut Street Bridge in Massillon. Requires that cost sharing requirements for the study of the Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal, Ohio and Pennsylvania, authorized by the Committee on Public Works and Transportation on October 1, 1986, be in accordance with the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Directs the Secretary to perform maintenance dredging to maintain Pump Slough from its confluence with the West Pearl River to the boat ramps in the vicinity of Interstate 59 and Crawford and Davis landings. Authorizes for construction a project for flood control along the Santa Ana River in the vicinity of the city of Norco. Modifies the project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses at the Canaveral Harbor West Basin and Approach Channel project, Florida, to authorize the Secretary to construct that part of the project consisting of: (1) reshaping of four spoil islands located in the Banana River; (2) installation of culverts along the existing levee of the south mosquito control impoundment of Merritt Island; and (3) rehabilitation of the existing pump station located at the southern tip of the south mosquito control impoundment. Directs the Secretary of the Army to design, construct, operate, and maintain Federal hydroelectric generating facilities at the Broken Bow Reregulation Dam on the Mountain Fork River in Oklahoma. Designates the Red Ark Development Authority as the non-Federal sponsor of such hydroelectric generating facilities. States that construction of such facilities shall be contingent upon the authority providing 100 percent of the costs to finance, design, and construct such facilities. Title II: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 to the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Reclamation for: (1) engineering and economic investigations of Federal reclamation and water conservation projects; (2) construction and rehabilitation projects; (3) operation and maintenance of reclamation projects; (4) loans to irrigation districts for construction of distribution systems on authorized Federal reclamation projects; (5) general administrative expenses in certain Bureau of Reclamation offices; (6) the "Emergency Fund" as authorized by an Act of June 26, 1948; (7) acquisition of computer capacity for the Business System Acquisition project and other capital equipment; (8) replacement passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; and (9) recovery of archaeological and paleontological remains in specified areas. States that no part of any appropriation for the Bureau, contained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts are to be paid. States that no funds appropriated to the Bureau for operation and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, shall be used for the particular benefits of lands: (1) within the boundaries of an irrigation district; (2) of any member of a water users' organization; or (3) of any individual when such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than 12 months in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau. States that none of the funds made available by this or any other Act shall be used by the Bureau for contracts for surveying and mapping services unless such contracts for which a solicitation is issued after the date of this Act are awarded in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Service Act of 1949. Prohibits the uniform allowance for each uniformed employee of the Bureau from exceeding $400 annually. Makes appropriations available to the Department of Interior for: (1) damaged facilities or equipment belonging to the Department; (2) emergency prevention of forest or range fires; (3) operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy; and (4) general administrative expenses. Title III: Department of Energy - Makes appropriations to the Department of Energy for FY 1990 for: (1) specified energy supply, research, and development activities; (2) uranium supply and enrichment activities; (3) general science and research activities; (4) nuclear waste disposal activities; (5) activities related to the production and distribution of isotopes; (6) atomic energy defense activities; (7) departmental administrative expenses; (8) the Office of the Inspector General; (9) electrical power projects of the Alaska Power Administration; (10) expenses of the Northeast Oregon Spring Chinook Facility and Galbraith Springs/Sherman Creek Hatcheries and for official reception and representation costs of the Bonneville Power Administration; (11) operational and maintenance expenses related to electric power transmission for the Southeastern Power Administration; (12) operational and maintenance expenses (including official reception and representation expenses) related to electric power transmission for the Southwestern Power Administration; (13) operational and maintenance expenses of the Western Area Power Administration; (14) salaries and expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (15) the Loan Guarantee and Interest Assistance Program authorized by the Geothermal Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974; and (16) Department of Energy general passenger vehicles and security guard expenses. Requires the Secretary of Energy to ensure: (1) that at least ten percent of Federal funding for the development, construction, and operation of the Superconducting Super Collider be made available to business concerns or other organizations owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (2) significant participation with regard to the Collider by such individuals and economically disadvantaged women. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 for: (1) programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; (2) salaries and expenses of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) salaries and expenses of, and the Federal contribution to, the Delaware River Basin Commission; (4) expenses of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin; (5) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's expenses; (6) expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (7) expenses of the U.S. member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission; (8) expenses of the Tennessee Valley Authority; and (9) expenses of the Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator and the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth guidelines for the expenditure of appropriations under this Act. States that none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to implement a program of retention contracts for senior employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority. States that none of the funds made available under this Act or any other law shall be used for conducting any studies relating to changing from the currently required "at cost" to a "market rate" or any other noncost-based method for the pricing of hydroelectric power by the six Federal public power authorities or other Federal agencies or authorities. Prohibits appropriations for the Power Marketing Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority (including funds authorized to be expended from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund and the Tennessee Valley Authority Fund) from being used for procuring extra high voltage (EHV) power equipment unless such agencies award contracts for equipment manufactured in the United States when they determine that there are one or more manufacturers of domestic end products offering a product that meets the technical requirements at a price not exceeding 130 percent of the bid or offering price of the most competitive foreign bidder. Requires that such sums as may be necessary for FY 1990 pay raises for programs funded by this Act be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

Stephen A. Wakefield, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice Francis S. Ruddy, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 16 June 1989

J. Michael Davis, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Conservation and Renewable Energy), vice John R. Berg, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 16 June 1989

Department of Energy Nuclear Contractors Accountability and Award System Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1989

Department of Energy Nuclear Contractors Accountability and Award System Act of 1989 - Amends the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1986 to preclude the Secretary of Energy from treating as allowable contractor costs fines and penalties resulting from such contractor's violations or noncompliance with regulations. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress any notices provided by contractors regarding specific violations or non-compliance before their actual occurrence. Directs the Secretary, upon contractor request, to renegotiate the terms of compensation under covered contracts. Directs the Secretary to establish a payments incentive system to encourage contractors to discover and avoid violations that might occur in the course of contract performance. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must issue regulations implementing this Act.

A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in property in Louisiana to the record owners of the surface of that property.

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1989

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to record owners of specified property in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, all mineral interests reserved to the United States in such property. Entitles the United States to a specified royalty percentage on all oil or gas produced from reservoirs in such property within the first ten years from the date of enactment of this Act.

Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1989

Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 1989 - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations in the Federal Register setting out procedures for permitting the restarting of nuclear power plants shut down for safety reasons. Prescribes minimum criteria for such regulations.

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Amendments Consent Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1989

Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Amendments Consent Act of 1989 - Grants congressional approval to amendments made by the party States to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact which provide for: (1) withdrawal from the Compact; and (2) the maximum length of time a party State is required to operate a regional facility.

To extend the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License No. 2761 for construction of the South Fork American River Project, El Dorado County, California.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1989

Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon the request of certain licensees, to extend the time required for the commencement and completion of the South Fork American River Project, El Dorado County, California, and for real property acquisition related to such project. (This is a multipurpose water project, including hydroelectric power generation.)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives respecting review of, and hearings on, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1989

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means should review the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and hold hearings in the process of such review.

To extend title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1989

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend, from June 30, 1989, to February 28, 1990, the authority granted under the Act regarding domestic energy supply availability, including the strategic petroleum reserve.

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the continuation of certain future interest oil and gas leases.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1989

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to mandate that, upon the leaseholder's election, continuation of certain oil or gas leases on lands in which the United States held a vested future interest in the mineral estate along with a vested present interest in the surface estate. Requires that: (1) oil or gas was being produced before the mineral interest reverted to the United States; and (2) royalties and rents be paid to the United States.

To amend sections 57(e) and 108 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit commercial nuclear facilities from producing tritium for use in nuclear explosives except in time of war or national emergency.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1989

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the use of tritium for nuclear explosive purposes. Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in time of war or national emergency, to order the recapture of tritium and to order entry into any facility for such recapture.

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1989

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the United States Uranium Enrichment Corporation as a wholly-owned Government corporation to conduct uranium marketing and enrichment activities as a commercial, profitable, self-financing enterprise. Provides for a Board of Directors appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) certain property transfers from the Department of Energy; and (2) the Corporation's capital structure, pricing policies, and user charges for decommissioning, decontamination, and remedial activities. Requires the Corporation to prepare an annual status report for the President and the Congress. Prescribes licensing and taxation guidelines for the Corporation. Sets guidelines for payments in lieu of taxes by the Corporation to States and local governments. Directs the Board to make recommendations to the President regarding the transfer of its functions and assets to private ownership. Declares that the Corporation's receipts, proceeds, and recoveries (including deposits in the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund) shall be available without fiscal year limitations and without further appropriations. Applies Federal environmental and occupational safety and health law to the Corporation as though it were privately owned. Establishes the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund to cover the Corporation's decommissioning and decontamination expenses.

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act of 1989 - Requires the United States Trade Representative to submit to the Congress a report on: (1) the extent to which countries impose protective tariffs and other requirements on renewable energy products or services; (2) a description by country of such tariffs and requirements; and (3) the need for the imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the United States if such tariffs are not removed. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include under the special projects and programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation the initiation of incentives, grants, and studies for renewable energy and other small business activities. Prohibits the use of administrative funds for such activities. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 and the Small Business Act to provide that in order to encourage the development of markets for U.S. renewable energy and related services industries, the Export-Import Bank and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall attempt to provide, in each fiscal year, loans, including loans to small businesses, for the promotion of renewable energy technology for export in an aggregate amount of at least five percent of the aggregate amount of loans provided in the previous fiscal year for all forms of energy technology. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include feasibility studies for renewable energy projects as an authorized purpose with respect to the provision by the President of financial assistance for the development of indigenous energy resources of developing countries. Requires the agency responsible for administering such assistance to develop an information exchange with the renewable energy industry in the United States in order to facilitate the use of renewable energy equipment in developing countries. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make potential end users, including other industry sectors (such as health care, rural development, communications, and refrigeration) in foreign countries, eligible to receive technical information about the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries. Establishes a program to provide information concerning export financing opportunities to such domestic industries. Requires an interagency working group to establish a program to inform other countries of the benefits of policies that would allow small facilities which produce renewable energy to compete with producers of energy from nonrenewable sources. Authorizes appropriations to such group for FY 1990. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank to urge such institutions to: (1) provide financing for renewable energy purposes; (2) submit to recipient countries plans for renewable energy development; and (3) appoint an officer to facilitate the use of renewable energy technologies in such countries. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include renewable energy equipment as a "defense article" for purposes of military assistance programs.

A bill relating to the treatment of a certain project for purposes of the energy tax credit.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Extends from December 31, 1988, to December 31, 1991, the 11 percent energy percentage used to determine the investment tax credit with respect to energy property associated with the Island Park Dam Hydropower Project in Idaho.

A bill requiring the use of the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in compliance with the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Requires a certain percentage of Federal fleets of passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks to be alternative fuel vehicles by specified deadlines if such vehicles are being operated in an area designated under the Clean Air Act as an area of serious health endangerment for ozone and/or carbon monoxide. Requires the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, to issue regulations ensuring that such vehicles shall: (1) be supplied with alcohol, natural gas, other gaseous hydrocarbons, or electricity in the primary area of operation; and (2) be operated exclusively on such fuel (except when it is impracticable to obtain it). Requires funds appropriated to implement this Act to be expended first in those areas determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the Administrator) to have the most severe air pollution problems. Prescribes circumstances under which such alternative fuels shall be offered for sale to the public. Mandates that the funds appropriated for alternative fuel vehicle acquisition apply only to the portion of costs which exceeds the cost for comparable conventional fuel vehicles. Directs the Secretary of Energy to ensure that the cost to any Federal agency receiving an alternative fuel vehicle under this Act not exceed the cost to such agency of a comparable conventional fueled vehicle. Mandates that gasoline powered Federal vehicles, with specified exceptions, which are operated in an area designated as seriously endangering health for carbon monoxide, and which are not dual energy (or natural gas dual energy), be operated exclusively with fuel which blends oxygenates with gasoline at their primary fueling facility. Requires underground fuel storage equipment installed or replaced at designated Federal facilities to be capable of safely storing alcohol. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress the results of a comprehensive analysis regarding the public health risk associated with the use of significant amounts of alcohol, natural gas, or other gaseous hydrocarbons as transportation fuels as compared to diesel and gasoline fuels. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991. Sets forth criteria for alternative fuel vehicles. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1996.

National Energy Extension Service Amendments Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

National Energy Extension Service Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends Public Law 95-39 (the Energy Research and Development Administration Appropriation Authorization) to add a new subtitle B: "Engineering Extension Service Act of 1989" which establishes within the Department of Energy an Engineering Extension Service to supply the Federal link with State engineering extension service offices. Places the administration of such Service within the purview of the Director of the Energy Extension Service. Outlines the manner in which the Service shall disseminate information to small and startup businesses about manufacturing and commercial production techniques to facilitate product development. Directs the Secretary of Energy to solicit State plans for engineering extension service activities. Mandates that the services provided by the Engineering Extension Service be available to any small or startup business. Authorizes the Director of a State Engineering Extension Service to charge user fees on a sliding scale basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible States to implement such Service. Sets forth allocation guidelines. Establishes a National Engineering Extension Service Advisory Board with the same structure and functions as the National Energy Extension Service Advisory Board. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the activities and financial status of the cooperative engineering extension work in all States receiving funds under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Radioactive Materials Transportation Protection Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

Radioactive Materials Transportation Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to file an environmental impact statement which includes consideration of alternative modes of transporting radioactive materials (including barges) when the Secretary determines the travel route for any shipment of a controlled quantity of radioactive materials into or through a high-density metropolitan area. Applies this Act to any route determination made as of January 19, 1981.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 3 years the energy investment credit for solar energy and geothermal property and to allow such credit against the entire regular tax and the alternative minimum tax.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend for three years, through 1992, the investment tax credit in connection with depreciable solar energy property and geothermal property; and (2) permit this credit against the taxpayer's entire regular tax liability and minimum tax liability.

Recommending that the Department of Energy take immediate action to determine validity and potential to the Nation's energy needs of recent "cold fusion" experiments that may create energy from nuclear fusion and that the Department also make recommendations to the Congress regarding future nuclear fusion programs.

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Expresses the recommendation of the Congress that the Department of Energy (DOE): (1) take immediate action to determine the validity and potential of new ways to obtain fusion energy; and (2) make recommendations to the Congress regarding "cold fusion" as an alternative energy source and the facilitation of international and domestic efforts in traditional avenues of fusion research.

A bill to clarify the exemptive authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Amends the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 to cite conditions under which a holding company which has only one subsidiary that is solely a gas utility company is exempt from the provisions of such Act.

Civilian Energy Programs Authorization for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Civilian Energy Programs Authorization for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 - Title I: Research and Development - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for Department of Energy civilian research and development programs relating to: (1) general science and research activities; (2) energy supply research and development; (3) the Geothermal Resources Development Fund; (4) fossil energy research and development; (5) energy conservation; (6) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (7) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Petroleum Account. Title II: Conservation, Regulation, and Information - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for the following appropriations accounts: (1) energy conservation; (2) economic regulation; (3) emergency preparedness; (4) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and (5) Energy Information Administration. Title III: Power Marketing Administrations: - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for the following appropriations accounts: (1) Alaska Power Administration; (2) Southeastern Power Administration; (3) Southwestern Power Administration; and (4) Western Area Power Administration. Title IV: Other Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for: (1) uranium supply and enrichment activities; (2) departmental administration; (3) energy supply research and development; (4) energy conservation; (5) Isotope Production and Distribution Fund; (6) Office of the Inspector General; and (7) the Nuclear Waste Fund. Title V: Fiscal Year 1991 Authorization - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 to implement civilian energy programs.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy, as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan, to establish Regional Petroleum Reserves maintaining oil in sufficient quantities to provide substantial protection against imported oil disruptions in States which consume specified amounts of imported oil. Prohibits the establishment of more than one such Reserve per region.

Nuclear Regulation Reorganization and Reform Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Nuclear Regulation Reorganization and Reform Act of 1989 - Title I: Reorganization and Reform of Nuclear Energy Regulation - Subtitle A: Nuclear Safety Agency - Establishes the Nuclear Safety Agency as an independent regulatory agency to succeed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Sets forth the Agency's officers and administration, including an Administrator to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Abolishes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Administrator of the Nuclear Safety Agency to establish one or more licensing boards to consider applications for the construction of nuclear waste repositories. Requires the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board to nominate persons for appointment to the licensing board. Subtitle B: Office of Investigations - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish an Office of Investigations in the Agency to investigate possible violations of nuclear energy statutes within the Administrator's enforcement purview. Requires the Assistant Administrator to report Federal criminal law violations to the Attorney General. Requires the Agency and the Attorney General to coordinate their enforcement and prosecution activities. Subtitle C: Nuclear Reactor Safety Investigations Board - Establishes the Nuclear Reactor Safety Investigations Board within the Nuclear Safety Agency to investigate independently any significant safety events arising out of activities at production or utilization facilities licensed by the Agency. Defines significant safety events which may have adverse effects on public health or safety. Requires the Board to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Administrator, who must respond to such report in writing. Mandates that the Board's recommendations and the Administrator's response be made available to the public and the Congress. Sets forth the Board's investigative parameters. Requires the Board to submit an annual activities report to the Congress. Transfers those Agency functions to the Board which the Administrator determines to be appropriate, but precludes the transfer of program operating responsibilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1994. Subtitle D: Separability - Declares that the remainder of this title shall not be affected if any of its provisions or applications of its provisions is held invalid. Subtitle E: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective dates of this title. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to change the nature of the parties required to give notice of nonconformance with safety regulations and laws from firm directors and responsible individuals to firms or individuals generally. Authorizes the Administrator to issue regulations to ensure compliance with safety regulations, requiring firms to implement procedures to identify, evaluate, and report defects. Subjects regulation violators to civil penalties. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to include within the scope of security-related safeguards information any generic studies, reports, and analyses containing information that would provide substantial assistance in compromising or negating a licensee's security measures to protect nuclear material or facilities or in targeting vital plant equipment. Sets forth conditions under which the Secretary may accept for storage any low-level radioactive waste with radionuclides exceeding the Class C limits that is owned or generated under Agency regulations. Requires a comprehensive report to the Congress before any such waste is accepted. Mandates that such radioactive wastes be stored or disposed of only in facilities licensed by the Agency, and that federally-operated facilities for such wastes be licensed only by the Agency. Requires the Administrator to submit a quarterly report to certain congressional committees on the status of the Agency's implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Precludes the Nuclear Safety Agency from designating a permanent disposal site for low-level nuclear wastes in West Chicago, Illinois, until it has studied alternative sites to determine the safest one available.

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization and Taxpayer Protection Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization and Taxpayer Protection Act of 1989 - Establishes the United States Enrichment Corporation as a for-profit organization organized under State law which shall be neither a Federal agency nor a Federal instrumentality. Requires the Corporation to report annually to the Congress and the President regarding its activities during the preceding year. Outlines the Corporation's uranium enrichment duties. Applies to such Corporation the guidelines prescribed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 regarding the control of information and the disposal of patents and inventions. Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit the Corporation. Requires the Comptroller General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Energy to report annually to the Congress regarding the Corporation's activities. Requires the Corporation to charge such prices for uranium enrichment services as are necessary to maximize profit and return on the Federal investment. Requires the Secretary of Energy to transfer to the Corporation all property regarding uranium enrichment services (including atomic vapor laser isotope separation technology). Establishes the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund to cover the Corporation's decommissioning and decontamination expenses. Exempts the Corporation and its contractors from specified licensing strictures of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to the same extent as the Department of Energy and its contractors are exempt. Limits such exemption to activities related to the isotopic separation of uranium by gaseous diffusion technology at uranium enrichment facilities in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. Subjects the Corporation to Federal environmental law and hazardous materials transportation laws. Sets guidelines for payments in lieu of taxes by the Corporation to States and local governments. Applies to the Corporation the cost recovery requirements prescribed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for enrichment supply services. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to impose a pro rata fee on Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensees for each year that the Corporation is unable to recover revenues sufficient to meet specified financial obligations. Grants any person affected by this Act standing to sue to enforce its provisions. Outlines circumstances under which a person bringing suit may be awarded attorney's fees and costs. Amends the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1988 to repeal the proscription against the use of appropriations under such Act to transfer the uranium supply and enrichment program out of Federal ownership and control. Authorizes the Corporation to request the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to impose licensing conditions which assure specified cost recoveries.

Human Needs and Mobility Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Human Needs and Mobility Resolution - Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) encourage the use of a variety of transportation options, particularly those which are nonmotorized and low in cost, as solutions for the mobility needs of poor people in developing nations; (2) redirect a portion of Agency resources to providing access to such vehicles that can be sustained in the long term; and (3) analyze and report to the Congress regarding the effectiveness of the current policies of multilateral development banks in which the United States is a member regarding lending for transportation in meeting the mobility needs of poor people in developing nations. Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive Directors of the multilateral development banks to increase the emphasis those banks place on nonmotorized, low cost, and energy efficient alternatives to private motor vehicles; (2) the Director of the Peace Corps to encourage the use of nonmotorized transportation technologies in its projects and by its volunteers; and (3) the President to submit a report to the Congress, within one year, concerning the implementation of this Act.

Relating to gasoline price increases following the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Expresses the sense of the House that gasoline prices should be rolled back to levels existing prior to the Exxon Valdez oil spill of March 24, 1989.

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1989

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy, as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan, to establish Regional Petroleum Reserves maintaining oil in sufficient quantities to provide substantial protection against imported oil disruptions in States which consume specified amounts of imported oil. Prohibits the establishment of more than one such Reserve per region.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the solar, geothermal, and ocean thermal energy tax credits for 5 years.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1989

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for five years, through 1994, the investment tax credit in connection with depreciable: (1) solar energy property; (2) geothermal property; and (3) ocean thermal property.

Requiring the use by the Federal Government of certain vehicles capable of operating on alcohol or natural gas fuels or on electricity in areas not in compliance with the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Requires a certain percentage of Federal fleets of passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks to be alternative fuel vehicles by specified deadlines if such vehicles are being operated in an area designated under the Clean Air Act as an area of serious health endangerment for ozone and/or carbon monoxide. Requires the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, to issue regulations ensuring that such vehicles shall: (1) be supplied with alcohol, natural gas, other gaseous hydrocarbons, or electricity in the primary area of operation; and (2) be operated exclusively on such fuel (except when it is impracticable to obtain it). Requires funds appropriated to implement this Act to be expended first in those areas determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the Administrator) to have the most severe air pollution problems. Prescribes circumstances under which such alternative fuels shall be offered for sale to the public. Mandates that the funds appropriated for alternative fuel vehicle acquisition apply only to the portion of costs which exceeds the cost for comparable conventional fuel vehicles. Directs the Secretary of Energy to ensure that the cost to any Federal agency receiving an alternative fuel vehicle under this Act not exceed the cost to such agency of a comparable conventional fueled vehicle. Mandates that gasoline powered Federal vehicles, with specified exceptions, which are operated in an area designated as seriously endangering health for carbon monoxide, and which are not dual energy (or natural gas dual energy), be operated exclusively with fuel which blends oxygenates with gasoline at their primary fueling facility. Requires underground fuel storage equipment installed or replaced at designated Federal facilities to be capable of safely storing alcohol. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress the results of a comprehensive analysis regarding the public health risk associated with the use of significant amounts of alcohol, natural gas, or other gaseous hydrocarbons as transportation fuels as compared to diesel and gasoline fuels. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991. Sets forth criteria for alternative fuel vehicles. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1996.

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Sets forth the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 1990 and the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 1991 and 1992. Sets forth levels and amounts of Federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, and deficits for FY 1990 through 1992 for purposes of determining whether the maximum deficit amounts set forth in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) have been exceeded. Recommends levels of Federal revenues of $776,325,000,000 for FY 1990, $831,775,000,000 for FY 1991, and $884,350,000,000 for FY 1992. Sets the amount by which the aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be increased at $5,800,000,000 for FY 1990, $6,200,000,000 for FY 1991, and $6,300,000,000 for FY 1992. Designates the following amounts of Federal revenues for Federal Insurance Contributions Act revenues for hospital insurance: (1) $69,925,000,000 for FY 1990; (2) $75,200,000,000 for FY 1991; and (3) $79,900,000,000 for FY 1992. Sets the appropriate levels of total new budget authority at $1,061,175,000,000 for FY 1990, $1,157,800,000,000 for FY 1991, and $1,214,050,000,000 for FY 1992. States that the appropriate levels of total budget outlays are $945,175,000,000 for FY 1990, $1,001,075,000,000 for FY 1991, and $1,040,400,000,000 for FY 1992. Sets deficit amounts at $168,850,000,000 for FY 1990, $169,300,000,000 for FY 1991, and $156,050,000,000 for FY 1992. Sets the appropriate level of the public debt at $3,122,800,000,000 for FY 1990, $3,374,100,000,000 for FY 1991, and $3,599,700,000,000 for FY 1992. Sets forth the appropriate levels of total Federal credit activity as follows: (1) $19,025,000,000 for new direct loan obligations and $107,325,000,000 for new primary loan guarantee commitments, for FY 1990; (2) $19,425,000,000 for new direct loan obligations and $114,875,000,000 for new primary loan guarantee commitments for FY 1991; and (3) $19,150,000,000 for new direct loan obligations and $119,700,000,000 for new primary loan guarantee commitments for FY 1992. Sets forth the levels of budget authority, budget outlays, new direct loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments for each major functional category for FY 1990 through 1992. Expresses the intent of the House Committee on the Budget that: (1) the Congress shall present the revenue and the spending reduction provisions of the reconciliation bill to the President concurrently; and (2) specific measures governing the governmental receipts figure will be determined through the regular processes, with any revenue legislation reconciled in accordance with agreement between the executive branch and the House Ways and Means Committee to be advanced legislatively when supported by the President. Requires the following House and Senate Committees to report to the Committees on the Budget of their respective Houses by June 30, 1989, changes in laws within their respective jurisdictions that are sufficient to increase contributions and reduce budget authority and outlays by specified amounts in FY 1990 through 1992: (1) House Committee on Agriculture; (2) House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; (3) House Committee on Energy and Commerce; (4) House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; (5) House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; (6) House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; (7) House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; (8) House Committee on Ways and Means (this committee must also report information concerning deficit reduction); (9) Senate Committee on Agriculture; (10) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (11) Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (12) Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; (13) Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; (14) Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; (15) Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs; and (16) Senate Committee on Finance (this committee must also report information concerning deficit reduction).

Consumer Coal Royalty Rate Amendment Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1989

Consumer Coal Royalty Rate Amendment Act of 1989 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to reduce the statutory minimum ad valorem royalty rate on coal purchase contracts entered into prior to March 1, 1989, from 12 1/2 percent to six percent of the value of coal. Exempts coal leases of Indian tribal or allotted lands from such royalty reduction. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to determine a lesser rate for coal from underground mining operations.

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1989

Renewable Energy Trade Equity and Promotion Act of 1989 - Requires the United States Trade Representative to submit to the Congress a report on: (1) the extent to which countries impose protective tariffs and other requirements on renewable energy products or services; (2) a description by country of such tariffs and requirements; and (3) the need for the imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the United States if such tariffs are not removed. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include under the special projects and programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation the initiation of incentives, grants, and studies for renewable energy and other small business activities. Prohibits the use of administrative funds for such activities. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 and the Small Business Act to provide that in order to encourage the development of markets for U.S. renewable energy and related services industries, the Export-Import Bank and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall attempt to provide, in each fiscal year, loans, including loans to small businesses, for the promotion of renewable energy technology for export in an aggregate amount of at least five percent of the aggregate amount of loans provided in the previous fiscal year for all forms of energy technology. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include feasibility studies for renewable energy projects as an authorized purpose with respect to the provision by the President of financial assistance for the development of indigenous energy resources of developing countries. Requires the agency responsible for administering such assistance to develop an information exchange with the renewable energy industry in the United States in order to facilitate the use of renewable energy equipment in developing countries. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make potential end users, including other industry sectors (such as health care, rural development, communications, and refrigeration) in foreign countries eligible to receive technical information about the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries. Establishes a program to provide information concerning export financing opportunities to such domestic industries. Requires an interagency working group to establish a program to inform other countries of the benefits of policies that would allow small facilities which produce renewable energy to compete with producers of energy from nonrenewable sources. Authorizes appropriations to such group for FY 1990. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank to urge such institutions to: (1) provide financing for renewable energy purposes; (2) submit to recipient countries plans for renewable energy development; and (3) appoint an officer to facilitate the use of renewable energy technologies in such countries. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include renewable energy equipment as a "defense article" for purposes of military assistance programs.

Nuclear Powerplant Standardization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1989

Nuclear Powerplant Standardization Act of 1989 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish procedures, standards, and criteria permitting the approval of standardized designs and facility sites for production or utilization facilities or discrete subsystems of such facilities. Mandates that such procedures provide an opportunity for a public hearing prior to the issuance of a design approval or site permit. Directs the Commission to issue a combined construction and operating license for a production or utilization facility if certain conditions are met. Requires the Commission to specify in any such license the emergency preparedness requirements that shall apply and the standards for meeting such requirements.

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1989

Uranium Enrichment Reorganization Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the United States Uranium Enrichment Corporation as a wholly-owned Government corporation to conduct uranium marketing and enrichment activities as a commercial, profitable, self-financing enterprise. Provides for a Board of Directors appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Prescribes guidelines for: (1) certain property transfers from the Department of Energy; and (2) the Corporation's capital structure, pricing policies, and user charges for decommissioning, decontamination, and remedial activities. Requires the Corporation to prepare an annual status report for the President and the Congress. Prescribes licensing and taxation guidelines for the Corporation. Sets guidelines for payments in lieu of taxes by the Corporation to States and local governments. Directs the Board to make recommendations to the President regarding the transfer of its functions and assets to private ownership. Declares that the Corporation's receipts, proceeds, and recoveries (including deposits in the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund) shall be available without fiscal year limitations and without further appropriations. Applies Federal environmental and occupational safety and health law to the Corporation as though it were privately owned. Establishes the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund to cover the Corporation's decommissioning and decontamination expenses.

Energy Security Tax Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1989

Energy Security Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the first sale within the United States of imports of: (1) crude oil; (2) refined petroleum products; and (3) petrochemical feedstocks or petrochemical derivatives. Sets the rate of the tax at the difference between $24 per barrel ($26.50 for petroleum and petrochemical products) and the most recently published average price of a barrel of internationally traded oil, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with a specified formula.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1989

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a program for the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a specified rate for FY 1990 and thereafter until the quantity of crude oil in storage in the Reserve is at least 750,000,000 barrels; and (2) provide for storage in the Reserve of petroleum product equal to a percentage which the Secretary determines periodically to be sufficient to produce such fill rate if the percentage is applied uniformly to all importers. Prescribes implementation procedures. Directs the Secretary to assess and collect charges from each person who has petroleum product stored in the Reserve. Increases from 75,000 barrels to 100,000 barrels the average daily fill rate which must be attained for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve before crude oil in the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve may be sold to an entity other than the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Extends authorities relating to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until September 30, 1995.

To disallow the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases with respect to a geographical area located in the Pacific Ocean off the coastline of Oregon and Washington.

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1989

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any new oil or gas lease after the date of the enactment of this Act on any submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf located within a specified geographical area off the coast of Oregon and Washington.

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish three Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish three Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research as part of the Department of Energy's energy conservation programs.

Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act of 1989 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare that the price guidelines for the first sale of natural gas do not apply to: (1) expired (and expiring) or terminated (and terminating) contracts and any contracts executed after enactment of this Act; and (2) certain renegotiated contracts. Repeals wellhead price controls as of January 1, 1993.

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to allow State disapproval of Federal offshore leasing decisions.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1989

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the approval of the affected State before Federal approval of a proposed offshore leasing development, exploration, or production plan becomes effective.