Energy

A bill to amend the expiration date of section 252 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1981

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from September 30, 1981, to June 30, 1985: (1) the authority for oil companies to carry out voluntary agreements for implementing the allocation and information provisions of the international energy program; and (2) the antitrust exemption for oil companies participating in such program.

Petroleum Disruption Management Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1981

Petroleum Disruption Management Act of 1981 - Title I: Sequential Management Authority and Activation - Directs the President to prescribe (and transmit to Congress for approval) four petroleum disruption management programs: (1) a Strategic Petroleum Reserve distribution program; (2) a private dedicated reserve program (PDR); (3) a national crude oil sharing program; and (4) a petroleum product disruption management program. Prohibits approval of a program unless each House of Congress, within 30 days of transmittal of a program, passes a resolution approving the program. Requires the President to submit a revised program if any program is not approved. Provides for the activation of a program whenever the President determines that a substantial or severe crude oil or energy supply disruption or interruption exists or is imminent, or a program is necessary in order to comply with the international energy program, and an approving joint resolution is passed within six days of transmittal. Limits such programs to 120 days duration. Permits the President to request successive 120-day extensions. Title II: Private Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Storage Incentives - Directs the President to report on the advisability and alternative means of: (1) reducing the tax liability of persons who draw down crude oil and petroleum product reserves during oil supply disruptions; and (2) providing tax or other incentives for the construction of private-sector oil and petroleum product storage facilities and the maintenance of increased private-sector crude oil or petroleum product reserves. Title III: Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Private Dedicated Reserve Distribution - Authorizes the President to distribute crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, upon a determination that a substantial crude oil disruption exists, in amounts not in excess of 300,000 barrels daily for no more than 90 days annually. Provides for such distributions on a pro rata basis. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan from becoming effective unless each House of Congress passes a resolution approving the Plan within 30 days of the Plan's transmittal to Congress. Requires that during a substantial crude oil disruption allocation shall be as provided for in this Act. Requires the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report evaluating the expansion of the physical capacity of the Reserve through the use of temporary storage facilities. Directs the President to promulgate a rule establishing a PDR. Requires the rule establishing the PDR to: (1) provide for the equitable distribution of crude oil at competitive prices; (2) require designated refiners to provide crude oil to any qualified refiner experiencing a supply disruption; (3) distribute crude oil to such qualified refiners to permit them to operate at 95 percent of the national utilization rate; (4) provide that the obligation of each designated refiner to sell crude oil to qualified refiners shall be a given percentage of each designated refiner's average crude oil runs to distallation units during the previous 12 months; and (5) provide that the price paid by a qualified refiner will not exceed a stated level. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a report determining the minimum volume of reserves to be maintained in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and analyzing the advisability of distributing crude oil from the Reserve in lieu of activating the PDR. Title IV: National Crude Oil Sharing Program - Directs the President to promulgate a rule establishing a national crude oil sharing program. Requires the rule establishing such program to: (1) provide for the equitable sharing of crude oil at competitive prices among all regions during a severe disruption; (2) require refiners to offer for sale any crude oil supplies that would permit their refineries to operate in excess of the national utilization rate; (3) assure that refiners are able to purchase sufficient crude oil to permit operation at the national utilization rate; (4) provide that the price paid by a refiner will not exceed the weight-averaged price during the previous 60-day period; (5) provide for directives requiring a refiner to adjust the percentage yield of a refined petroleum product in order to increase output of that product in a time of short supply; and (6) provide for the adjustment of the quantities of crude oil allocated among refiners so as to ensure desired production levels. Title V: Petroleum Product Programs - Directs the President to promulgate a standby regulation which when implemented will provide for the mandatory allocation of refined petroleum products produced in or imported into the country in amounts specified in and at ceiling prices specified in such regulation. Requires the standby regulation to provide for: (1) protection of public health, safety, and welfare (including maintenance of residential heating), and national defense; (2) maintenance of all public services; (3) maintenance of agricultural operations; (4) preservation of an economically sound and competitive petroleum industry; (5) equitable distribution of refined petroleum products at equitable prices; (6) allocation of refined petroleum products necessary to explore for and extract fuels and minerals; (7) economic efficiency; and (8) minimization of economic distortion. Requires the standby regulation, in specifying prices, to provide for a dollar-for-dollar pass through of net increases in the cost of crude oil and refined petroleum products at all levels of distribution from the producer to the retail level. Requires such regulation to provide for the establishment of a State set-aside program for refined petroleum products to be activated on a State-by-State basis. Provides that authority to carry out any rationing contingency plan under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act shall expire when this Act becomes effective. Title VI: Establishment of Advisory, Data Collection and Coordination Functions - Directs the President to establish: (1) an Energy Emergency Council, to be composed of members of the executive branch, to advise the President on matters relevant to the implementation of this Act and the activation and management of its programs; and (2) an Energy Advisory Committee, to consist of members of the petroleum industry and consumers, to advise the President and the Council on matters relevant to the implementation of this Act and the activation and management of its programs. Directs the Council, after consultation with the Committee, to evaluate the current energy information collection and monitoring systems within the Federal Government. Directs the Secretary to inform the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration whether the energy information now being collected is sufficient, whether changes are needed, and if so, to direct the Administrator to make the necessary changes. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a report examining the standards for activation of the programs. Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth provisions relating to administration and enforcement, including: (1) application of provisions of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 to regulations, orders, and Presidential actions undertaken pursuant to this Act; and (2) setting forth monetary penalties for violations of this Act. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to include any rule, regulation, or order issued under this Act in adjustment provisions to prevent special hardship or inequity. Extends, until October 1, 1989, the authority for international voluntary agreements with respect to the International Energy Program under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Terminates this Act on October 1, 1989.

Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1982

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1981

Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1982 - Title I: Department of Defense-Civil - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1982 for the Department of the Army for: (1) general investigations pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects; (2) construction of such projects; (3) flood control work, including bank stabilization measures for the Yazoo Basin; (4) general operation and maintenance of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related works; (5) general administration in the office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the Division Engineers, activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and the Coastal Engineering Research Center, commercial statistics, and miscellaneous investigations; (6) construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, including collection of special recreation use fees; and (7) expenses of attendance at certain military meetings, uniforms and allowances, printing of survey reports authorized by law, official reception and representation expenses, and the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (out of the revolving fund of the Corps of Engineers). Limits the total expenditures of the capital investment program of the Corps of Engineers' revolving fund to $130,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. Modifies the project for the Cuyahoga River Basin, Ohio, to provide for relocation of utilities in the vicinity of the Cleveland Zoo at full Federal expense. Makes funds available for: (1) emergency shore protection at Beverly Shores, Indiana; (2) dike construction at the lower and upper end of Lake Neark, Arkansas; (3) channel widening and bends easing at Grays Harbor, Washington; and (4) operation and maintenance of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal portion of the Illinois Waterway. Specifies the discount rate for the Saginaw River project in Michigan. Renames the Clayton Lake in Oklahoma "Sardis Lake." Title II: Department of the Interior - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1982 for the Bureau of Reclamation for: (1) engineering and economic investigations of Federal reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and development plans and activities; (2) construction and rehabilitation of projects and transfers to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; (3) operation and maintenance of reclamation projects and a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the Bureau's jurisdiction; (4) loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for construction of distribution systems on Federal reclamation projects and loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for such construction projects; and (5) general administration in the offices of the Commissioner and regional offices of the Bureau. Prohibits the determination of the final discharge point for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit in California until development of a plan to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for construction or operation of facilities to prevent the waters of Lake Powell from entering any national monument. Makes appropriated funds available to the Bureau for: (1) passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; (2) certain safety modifications for Bureau offices in Lakewood, Colorado; (3) payment of damage claims against the Bureau; (4) compensation of Bureau employees appointed as U.S. representatives to interstate compact negotiations; (5) experts and consultants; (6) rewards for information on property violations; (7) operation and maintenance functions; (8) preparation and dissemination of useful information; and (9) studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological remains in such areas. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the benefit of lands in an irrigation district or lands owned by any member of a water users' organization or any individual if such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than 12 months in the payment of charges under a contract with the United States. Makes the Department of the Interior appropriations in this title available for: (1) emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, facilities, or equipment; (2) suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires; (3) operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities; and (4) aircraft, passenger motor vehicles, reprints, telephone services in private residences in the field, and dues for library membership in certain societies and associations. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for the McGee Creek project in Oklahoma for acquisition of subsurface or mineral rights. Makes funds available to the Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District and the Unit B Irrigation and Drainage District, both in Arizona, for an additional regulatory pump and additional pumping capacity at the Yuma Mesa pumping plant and for Unit B's share of the cost of rehabilitation of existing motors at such plant. Title III: Department of Energy - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1982 for operating expenses and plant and capital equipment expenses of the Department of Energy for: (1) energy supply, research and development activities and carrying out the West Valley Demonstration Project Act; (2) uranium supply and enrichment activities; (3) general science and research activities; (4) atomic energy defense activities; and (5) departmental administration. Makes funds available for Department of Energy salaries and expenses. Appropriates funds for: (1) the Alaska Power Administration; (2) the Southeastern Power Administration; (3) the Southwestern Power Administration; (4) the Western Area Power Administration; and (5) the Emergency Fund of the Western Area Power Administration. Approves expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund for: (1) the purchase of one fixed wing aircraft for replacement only; (2) construction of Surprise Valley Area Service in California; and (3) official reception and representation expenses. Limits gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans. Appropriates funds for: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (2) the Geothermal Resources Development Fund; and (3) motor vehicles, aircraft, uniforms, and security guard services for the Department of Energy. Prohibits the reprogramming of more than five percent of the funds appropriated for the current fiscal year for energy supply, research and development activities, uranium supply and enrichment activities, general science and research activities, atomic energy defense activities, and departmental administration. Prohibits the increase or decrease of any such appropriation by more than five percent by such reprogramming. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) salaries and expenses and the Federal share of expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) Appalachian Regional Development programs; (3) expenses of the U.S. member of the Delaware River Basin Commission and payment of the U.S. share of current expenses of such Commission; (4) the U.S. share of expenses of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin; (5) salaries and expenses of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (6) expenses of the U.S. member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the U.S. share of expenses of such Commission; (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority Fund; and (8) salaries and expenses of the Water Resources Council. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by this Act for the development of a comprehensive plan for the systematic safety evaluation of all currently operating utilization facilities licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for the Water Resources Council by this Act for an Independent Project Review, expenses of River Basin Commissions, grants to States, or the Upper Mississippi Comprehensive Management Plan. Title V: General Provisions - Prohibits the obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act beyond the current fiscal year except as provided in this Act. Prohibits the use of any such funds to pay the expenses of parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. Limits the use of any such funds for consulting services through procurement contract to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the definition of geothermal energy, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the percentage depletion allowance for any geothermal energy source (currently, such energy must be in "deposits"). Qualifies for the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit all of the equipment of a system using both geothermal energy and a source not eligible for a credit if geothermal energy provides more than 80 percent of the energy for which the system was designed. Allows such credits for portions of such systems which produce, distribute, or use a source of energy which is at least 50 percent geothermal energy.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an additional 3 years for the completion of certain requirements necessary for the extension through 1990 of the energy investment tax credit for long-term projects.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to application of the energy percentage for purposes of the investment tax credit, to extend by three years the periods for completion of certain engineering and construction requirements necessary for the extension through 1990 of such credit for long-term projects.

Alvin W. Trivelpiece, of California, to be Director of the Office of Energy Research, vice Edward Allan Frieman, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 8 July 1981

Jan W. Mares, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), vice George Fumich, Jr., resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 8 July 1981

Act for the Implementation of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

United States · United States Congress · 8 July 1981

Act for the Implementation of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for: (1) intentionally possessing or transferring any material in fact containing plutonium or uranium which causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage to property; or (2) stealing, embezzling, or threatening to use any such material.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to limit the application of the subsidized energy financing limitations on certain tax credits to Federal subsidies, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 July 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove from the subsidized energy financing limitation, for purposes of determining expenditures which qualify for the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit, energy financing received under State or local programs. Removes industrial development bond proceeds from the formula for reducing the qualified investment in energy property for purposes of the investment tax credit.

Anthony G. Sousa, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 20, 1984, vice George R. Hall, term expired.

United States · United States Senate · 30 June 1981

A bill to amend section 21 of the Act of February 25, 1920, commonly known as the Mineral Leasing Act.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to lease lands containing oil shale deposits. Permits such leases to exceed 5,120 acres of land if necessary to permit long-term commercial operations. Increases the number of leases which may be held to two in any State and four nationwide. Permits the acquisition of one additional lease in a State by a lessee who has achieved commercial production in both existing leases and is within ten years of exhausting the reserves on one of the leases. Authorizes the unlimited issuance of leases to avoid bypassing small acreages of oil shale resources which otherwise could not be mined economically. Authorizes the Secretary to lease additional lands required in support of operations necessary for the recovery of oil shale. Includes within such operations the disposal of oil shale waste and the building of facilities; but excludes the removal of any mineral deposits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue leases for additional lands after considering the need for such lands, the environmental impact, and determining that the public interest will be served. States that a lease shall include lands the Secretary determines are necessary to achieve the purposes for which the lease is issued and shall contain provisions needed to protect environmental and other resource values. Sets forth guidelines for other lease provisions, including rent and duration.

Geothermal Steam Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981

Geothermal Steam Act of 1981 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue geothermal leases in lands administered by another Federal agency or department, including public, withdrawn, or acquired lands. Revises the definition of "known geothermal resource area" to mean an area where the Secretary determines the prospects for extraction of geothermal resources for generating electricity in commercial quantities warrant substantial expenditures. Requires that lands within a known geothermal resource area which are offered for lease and which receive no bids be declassified and leased to the first qualified applicant. Entitles the first qualified applicant for a lease not within a known geothermal resource area to a noncompetitive lease if the land involved is not designated a known geothermal resource area within one year of the application being filed and before the lease is issued. Permits such an applicant to match the highest competitive bid for such land if that land is designated a known geothermal resource area within such time period. Entitles the applicant or lessee responsible for the exploration resulting in the designation of a known geothermal resource area to a noncompetitive lease for all lands in the designated area for which the applicant or lessee had filed applications prior to such exploration. Requires that geothermal leases provide for a royalty of: (1) not less than ten percent or more than 15 percent of the value of the energy produced and sold for electrical generation; or (2) not less than five percent or more than ten percent of such value produced for nonelectrical use. Provides, in certain cases, that the term "commercial quantities" shall include, either: (1) a drilled well and a bona fide sale for delivery; or (2) proof of a commitment to construct utilization facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to consider an additional extension, of up to ten years, of an extended primary lease term if construction of such facilities has not been possible due to administrative delays beyond the lessee's control or demonstrated marginal economics of such facilities and if there has been substantial investment in development of the lease. Requires the lessee to make bona fide efforts to resolve such problems. Increases the State-wide acreage limitation for Federal geothermal leases from 24,480 acres to 51,200 acres. Authorizes the Secretary to increase such limitation up to 115,200 acres at any time after 15 years from the effective date of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (currently such limitation may be increased to 51,200 acres). Excepts from the counting of such limitation leases which contain wells capable of commercial production and leases operated under approved operating, drilling, or development contracts. Permits readjustment of geothermal lease terms and conditions at 20 year intervals beginning 20 years after the date production is commenced (currently such readjustment is permitted at ten year intervals beginning ten years after geothermal steam is produced). Prohibits the Secretary from issuing leases on acquired lands of other Federal agencies or departments without the consent of the agency or department head. Requires the Secretary to establish a buffer zone around Yellowstone National Park and along the southern border of Lassen Volcanic National Park in which no leases shall be issued on Federal lands. Permits geothermal leases within a specified area within the Island Park caldera of Yellowstone National Park. Requires lessees in the Island Park caldera to implement monitoring programs to detect any significant adverse effects on the thermal features of Yellowstone National Park. Authorizes the Secretary to issue leases within such Parks outside the buffer zones. Requires such lessees to implement monitoring programs. Allows modification of buffer zones if necessary. Prohibits exploration, development, or production activities on a lease which are adversely affecting the thermal features of such Parks. Sets forth procedures for judicial review of a decision by the Secretary. Authorizes the issuance of free use permits for: (1) noncommercial application of geothermal resources in lands administered by the Secretary; and (2) surface use and use of geothermal resources for the continued operation of any geothermal energy research and development facility, pilot plant, or demonstration facility the Federal interest in which is transferred. Permits the head of each Federal agency to develop, for the benefit of the agency, the geothermal energy resources within the lands under its jurisdiction, provided such use is in the public interest and will not deter commercial development which might be more beneficial. Authorizes the issuance of leases and exploration and testing activities on lands subject to wilderness study and on national forest lands identified by the President for further use planning. Requires that such leases include stipulations to ensure that such activities will not permanently impair the wilderness values of such lands.

State and Local Energy Block Grant Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981

State and Local Energy Block Grant Act of 1981 - Title I: State Energy Plans - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide financial assistance (block grants) to States and Indian tribes for energy conservation programs. Requires a State to submit to the Secretary a State energy plan in order to receive such assistance. Requires that such plan describe: (1) the State's energy supply and demand and its energy conservation and renewable resources goals and policies; (2) the programs the State will implement to achieve its energy goals and an implementation schedule; (3) the process established for the solicitation and consideration of the views of local governments, regional councils, Indian tribes, local educational agencies, and the public; and (4) how the State intends to implement State energy programs established pursuant to other law. Directs the Secretary to approve a State energy plan or modification thereto unless the plan or modification does not comply with this title and is inconsistent with Federal law. Requires written notice of disapproval of a State's application for assistance or of a recipient State's failure to comply with this title or to establish programs required under Federal law. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) withhold financial assistance for any part of a State energy plan not in compliance with this title until compliance occurs; and (2) suspend payments to noncomplying recipient States. Specifies the method for annual allocation of funds under this Act among the States, U.S. territories and possessions, and Indian tribes. Directs the Secretary to amend existing agreements for financial assistance with a State in connection with State energy conservation plans, energy conservation programs for schools, hospitals, and municipal and public care institution buildings, or energy planning programs to transfer available funds under such agreements for development or implementation of an approved State energy plan. Specifies the amount of non-Federal assistance which a State must provide to develop and implement the State energy plan. Limits the amount of Federal funds which may be used for administrative costs. Requires States receiving energy grants under this title to report to the Secretary and keep records on actions under such grants. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct annual reviews and audits to insure that States are implementing their energy plans; and (2) report annually to Congress on the program under this title. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for fiscal years 1982 through 1984. Title II: Local Governments - Authorizes financial assistance to local governments upon approval of applications of such local governments by the Governor of the State. Requires that such applications include a community energy strategy which shall be consistent with the State energy plan. Requires an application to be forwarded to the Secretary if the Governor has not approved such application within 60 days or has disapproved it. Specifies procedures for approval or disapproval of applications not acted upon by the Governor and review of applications disapproved by the Governor. Requires the allocation of funds according to a specified formula to each State for distribution to the following categories of communities within that State: (1) metropolitan cities and urban counties in metropolitan areas; (2) local government units within metropolitan areas (other than metropolitan cities and urban counties); and (3) nonmetropolitan areas. Entitles metropolitan cities and urban counties to annual grants, the amounts of which shall be determined by the Secretary according to a specified formula. Provides for grants to other local government units and nonmetropolitan areas to be made by the Governor on the basis of applications submitted by such units. Specifies the amount of non-Federal assistance which a local government unit must provide for any activity assisted under this title. Limits the amount of Federal funds which may be used for administrative costs. Requires local government units receiving energy grants under this title to report to the Secretary and keep records on the use of such grants. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on action taken by such local government units. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for fiscal years 1982 through 1984. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal State energy conservation programs. Title III: Weatherization - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to authorize the Secretary to include materials, devices, or measures which promote energy efficiency in the definition of "weatherization materials" for purposes of the weatherization assistance program of a State, upon petition by the Governor of that State and without regard to certain consultation requirements under such Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the weatherization assistance program.

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit certain ancillary leases to be issued in connection with oil shale leases, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to permit any person or corporation having an oil shale lease for the extraction and reduction of shale to apply for an ancillary lease of up to 6,400 acres for public lands to be used in connection with such extraction and reduction activities. Sets forth the terms and conditions which must be contained in such lease.

Low Income Fuel and Weatherization Supplementary Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981

Low-Income Fuel and Weatherization Supplementary Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist households with incomes below a specified level to meet home energy costs. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1982 through 1986 to carry out such program 100 percent of all funds received by the Federal Government from collections and settlements for fuel overcharges, less all identifiable legitimate claims for such overcharges. Grants to the Governor of a State the discretion to allocate such grants as needed. Allocates funds for States, U.S. territories and possessions, and Indian tribes. Requires that a reasonable amount of such funds be reserved by each State for energy crisis intervention. Requires a State to submit to the Secretary an application for each fiscal year. Conditions allotments after the first fiscal year in which a State receives funds on the holding of public hearings in such State on the use and distribution of such funds. Requires that an applicant State agree to: (1) use such funds in accordance with this Act; (2) describe the households eligible for home energy assistance and give priority to certain households; (3) conduct outreach activities to inform people of the availability of such assistance; (4) coordinate activities with similar State and Federal programs; (5) describe the amount of assistance to be provided to participating households; (6) give special consideration in designating local administrative agencies to local public or private nonprofit agencies receiving funds under any other low-income energy assistance or weatherization program; (7) establish notification procedures in connection with direct payments by the State to home energy suppliers; (8) treat owners and renters equitably under the program under this Act; (9) use a maximum of ten percent of the State allotment for administrative expenses; (10) provide for fiscal control and fund accounting procedures and prepare an annual audit of expenditures under such program; and (11) cooperate with any Federal investigations pursuant to this Act. Requires the State to repay to the United States any amounts not expended under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to offset such amounts against future grants to such State. Prohibits exclusion from participation in, or denial of benefits from, any program or activity funded under this Act on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap. Directs the Secretary to withhold funds from any State which does not use its allotment in accordance with this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from withholding funds from a State for a minor failure to comply with this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct investigations in States to evaluate and insure compliance with this Act. Prohibits the use of grants under this Act for the purchase or improvement of land or for the purchase, construction, or permanent improvement of any building or facility, except under specified circumstances.

A bill to authorize the construction of a project for pumped-storage hydropower development and other purposes at Fort Randall Dam-Lake Francis Case, South Dakota.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a pumped-storage hydroelectric facility as part of the Fort Randall Dam-Lake Francis Case project, South Dakota.

A bill to authorize the construction of a project for pumped-storage hydropower development and other purposes at Fort Randall Dam-Lake Francis Case, South Dakota.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a pumped-storage hydroelectric facility as part of the Fort Randall Dam-Lake Francis Case project, South Dakota.

Domestic Energy and Strategic Material Security Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981

Domestic Energy and Strategic Material Security Act of 1981 - Directs the President to: (1) order the head of the appropriate Federal agencies to immediately remove restrictions not specifically required which impede the leasing and development of energy resources and strategic and critical material resources on Federal lands, as well as lands to which the Federal Government owns the mineral rights and the Outer Continental Shelf; (2) institute policies facilitating the development of energy resources and strategic and critical materials located within such areas; (3) identify any Federal restriction to such development and submit a list of such restrictions to the advisory panel established by this Act; and (4) appoint an advisory panel to review such list which shall report, within six months of receiving the list, to Congress and the President concerning such restrictions. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to order substantial lease offerings within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to begin immediately for private development only. Exempts any such lease from the environmental impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Directs the President to give leasing priority to the areas of Outer Continental Shelf that have the highest hydrocarbon potential and known hydrocarbon reserves. Directs the President to appoint the advisory panel necessary to carry out this Act. Sets forth provisions relating to panel members and their appointment. Requires the agencies involved with the implementation of this Act to annually report to Congress, providing the following minimum information: (1) the reasonableness of restrictions; (2) legislative or administrative recommendations; and (3) agency efforts to reduce constraints to leasing.

A joint resolution to require the consideration of certain energy reciprocity matters at a forthcoming economic summit meeting with Canada.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981

Declares that the financial impact of Canadian investment restrictions and Canada's proposed national energy program on American businesses and possible violations of energy reciprocity laws under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 should be considered at the economic summit with Canada scheduled for July, 1981.

A joint resolution to designate March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981

Requests the President to designate March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day."

Oil Shale Leasing Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Oil Shale Leasing Act of 1981 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to lease lands containing oil shale deposits. Permits such leases to exceed 5,120 acres if necessary to permit long-term commercial operations. Permits a person, association, or corporation to be granted additional leases with respect to oil shale (presently only one lease per person, association, or corporation may be granted) if such additional leases are of small acreages of public lands where the oil shale will be extracted and reduced in conjunction with the extraction and reduction of oil shale from adjacent non-federal lands and if such additional leases do not exceed 2,560 acres. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale if, in addition to other requirements: (1) the Secretary determines that the lease is in the public interest; (2) the Secretary has consulted with the appropriate State officials in any State likely to be significantly affected by the lease; and (3) the Governor of the State in which the lands are located has recommended that the lease not be issued, unless the Secretary finds that despite the Governor's recommendation, there is an overriding national interest. Directs the Secretary to award leases for the extraction and reduction of oil shale by competitive bidding. Requires any lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale to include conditions requiring: (1) diligent development and continued operation of activities (including the production of oil from shale within ten years); (2) royalty payments of at least eight percent of the value of the oil shale; (3) prepayment of royalties and rental under certain conditions; (4) performance by the lessee of measures to prevent and reduce adverse social, economic, and environmental effects likely to occur; and (5) the performance by the lessee of all operations in accordance with nondiscriminatory laws. Permits the holder of a lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale to extract and reduce oil shale in conjunction with the extraction of other mineral deposits (excluding coal, except in certain instances). Authorizes the Secretary to suspend the diligence requirements or extend the terms of any lease for exploration for or production or extraction of oil, gas, or minerals other than oil shale, for any period in which operations are impeded or prevented by operations for the extraction and reduction of oil shale. Authorizes the Secretary to issue to the holder of a lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale an additional (ancillary) lease of not more than 6,400 acres of public lands to be used for any purpose associated with the operation of the oil shale lease, except that the lessee may not mine or extract oil shale or other mineral deposits from lands subject to the ancillary lease. Authorizes the Secretary to issue an ancillary lease if, in addition to other requirements: (1) the Secretary determines that the lease is in the public interest; (2) the Secretary has consulted with the appropriate State officials in any State likely to be significantly affected by the lease; and (3) the Governor of the State in which the lands are located has recommended that the lease not be issued, unless the Secretary finds that despite the Governor's recommendation, there is an overriding national interest. Requires an ancillary lease to provide for: (1) the payment of an annual rental; (2) the performance by the lessee of measures to prevent and reduce adverse social, economic, or environmental effects of operations under the lease; (3) the performance by the lessee of all operations in accordance with nondiscriminatory laws; (4) a prohibition on the transfer of the ancillary lease except in conjunction with the transfer of the associated oil shale lease; and (5) the continued availability of the lands subject to the lease to leasing under other provisions of the Act where such leasing is not incompatible with the purpose for which the ancillary lease was issued. Sets forth provisions concerning consultation with States. Authorizes an affected State to make recommendations to the Secretary regarding a lease. Exempts the Secretary's decision to accept or reject the recommendations from judicial review, except in certain instances. Directs a State to use moneys received under this Act for the prevention and reduction of the adverse social and economic impacts of extraction and reduction operations. Directs the Secretary, for each region in which there is a likelihood that public lands will be leased for the extraction and reduction of oil shale, to create a regional oil shale leasing team to advise the Secretary concerning extraction and reduction activities. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to Congress concerning extraction and reduction activities, including an analysis of alternative levels of long-term development of oil shale deposits on public lands. Prohibits, subject to stated exceptions, the Secretary from issuing the additional leases as authorized under this Act for the extraction and removal of oil shale until the Secretary has filed such report with Congress and has prepared a regional management plan for the balanced management of the Federal lands in the region in which the lands to be leased are located. Transfers to the Secretary of the Interior administrative and jurisdictional functions vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Department of Energy Organization Act concerning Oil Shale Reserves Numbered One, Two, and Three.

A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit retail electric and gas utility rate increases in excess of the cost of living.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit annual retail electric and gas utility rate increases in excess of the cost of living for the preceding calendar year. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to any rate increase which is charged to an electric consumer under an automatic fuel adjustment clause of a rate schedule which permits rate increases or decreases without prior hearing by a State regulatory authority. Treats the amount of any rate increase which is disallowed for any calendar year as an automatic rate increase for the next calendar year.

Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that the daylight savings time period shall start on the first Sunday of March each year (currently daylight savings time commences on the last Sunday of April).

A bill to amend section 201 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 for the purpose of encouraging efforts relating to energy efficiency.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, before approving or disapproving rent increases for certain federally-assisted housing projects, to consider whether the mortgagor could control increases in utility costs by securing more favorable utility rates or by taking cost-effective actions to reduce energy consumption. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to adjust the proposed rent increase upon determining the mortgagor could exercise such control; and (2) to provide financial assistance to a mortgagor to upgrade the project to satisfy energy efficiency standards prescribed by the Secretary.

Energy Research and Development Tax Incentives Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1981

Energy Research and Development Tax Incentives Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit for energy research and development expenditures made in the United States. Limits the amount of such credit to 20 percent of the research expenditures in a taxable year which exceed the average amount of such expenditures made during the immediately preceding five taxable years. Defines "research and development" to mean: (1) basic and applied research; (2) exploratory development; (3) technology development; and (4) concept and demonstration development. Provides for limited carrybacks and carryovers of credit amounts which exceed limitations in any particular taxable year.

Emergency Preparedness Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Emergency Preparedness Act of 1981 - Title I: Standby Revenue Recycling Authority - Directs the President to submit to Congress a proposed standby plan which, when implemented, will permit the President to recycle Federal tax revenues both to State Governors for further distribution and to residents of the United States. Requires the proposed standby plan to provide for, among other things: (1) mitigation of extreme personal hardship caused by severe petroleum supply disruption; (2) national defense; (3) assurances that each U.S. resident is eligible for assistance; and (4) giving the highest priority to the enforcement of antitrust statutes that will guard against anticompetitiveness during severe petroleum supply disruptions. Provides that the recycling plan shall use a combination of emergency distribution of funds to State Governors, emergency charges in withholding rates, reductions in payroll taxes, additions to social security and income payments, or other distribution mechanisms. Requires the proposed plan to include adjustments and simplifications to the crude oil windfall profit tax that would eliminate the tax on oil discovered during and after a severe supply disruption and that would increase the tax rate on the incremental revenues resulting from the supply disruption. Prohibits the implementation of a proposed standby plan unless each House of Congress passes a resolution approving the plan within 60 days of receiving the plan. Authorizes the President to implement the plan whenever the President determines that a severe petroleum supply disruption exists and only with the passage of a joint resolution authorizing a specific amount of Federal tax revenues to be recycled. Authorizes the President to reimburse any State for expenses incurred in preparation for or execution of responsibilities delegated to such State. Title II: Use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Requires the President to: (1) submit to Congress a report describing the advisability of competitive sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ensure emergency access to crude oil for particularly affected refiners in lieu of a standby crude oil allocation program; and (2) submit an amendment to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve plan that incorporates procedures recommended by the study. Title III: Investigations and Reports - Directs the President to submit a report on the advisability and alternative means of: (1) reducing the tax liability of persons who draw down oil reserves during oil supply disruptions; and (2) providing tax or other incentives for the construction of private-sector oil storage facilities and the maintenance of increased private-sector oil reserves. Directs the President to submit a report on the manner in which oil stockpile and demand restraint measures have been and may be coordinated among some or all allies and trading partners.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the energy investment credit for equipment designed to use sail power on vessels to lower fuel costs.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify for the investment tax credit sail equipment which, when installed on a vessel used in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States, allows operation of the vessel solely through the use of wind energy.

Nuclear Incident Liability Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Nuclear Incident Liability Reform Act of 1981 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require that the amount of financial protection required of a licensee licensed under such Act for purposes of nuclear incidents shall be the maximum amount of liability insurance available from private sources. Provides for periodic redetermination of such amount by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) based on the cost of living (including health care costs). Requires that all licensees required to maintain such financial protection participate in an industry retrospective rating plan under which the deferred premium which shall be charged following any nuclear incident shall be an amount required by rules promulgated by the NRC. Authorizes the NRC to make a loan to any licensee unable to meet any assessment of deferred premiums within a reasonable time following any nuclear incident without impairing the provision of electric utility service by such licensee. Repeals statutory requirements with respect to indemnification agreements between the NRC and licensees. Removes statutory limitations on the amount of indemnity the NRC may provide to its own contractors for construction or operation of production or utilization facilities and on the aggregate liability for a single nuclear incident. Removes the exemption for nonprofit educational institutions from the financial protection requirements. Repeals the NRC's authority to: (1) enter into an indemnification agreement in connection with the nuclear ship Savannah; and (2) establish procedures to handle public liability claims. Requires that provisions waiving certain defenses with respect to any nuclear incident be incorporated in insurance policies or contracts furnished as proof of financial protection (currently the NRC may require the incorporation of such waiver provisions in such policies or contracts).

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage energy efficiency improvements of commercial and residential property.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify for the investment tax credit any specially defined energy property installed in connection with any building which is depreciable residential real property. Revises the definition of "specially defined energy property," for purposes of such credit, to: (1) include specified additional equipment and devices; and (2) include among uses qualifying such property for the credit any building or facility at least 50 percent of which was constructed before or any process or activity carried on as of January 1, 1981. Increase the energy percentage, for purposes of the credit, in the case of specially defined energy property and provides a further increase in the case of property installed in connection with residential buildings which is qualified for the credit under this Act.

Richard T. Kennedy, of the District of Columbia, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.

United States · United States Senate · 10 June 1981

Helium Energy Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981

Helium-Energy Act of 1980 - Title I: Helium-Energy Provisions - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Helium Reserve for the storage of helium to assure that adequate supplies of helium are available for future energy and conservation purposes. Provides that the Reserve shall consist of: (1) helium owned by the United States prior to enactment; (2) helium purchased by the Secretary at not more than one dollar per thousand cubic feet and with a right to repurchase from the Reserve the quantity extracted in plants owned or operated by the Secretary; and (3) helium acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the Secretary's authority under this Act to acquire helium in the event that storage goals for the reserve are not met. Directs the Secretary to attempt to enter into an agreement with the owner of any helium extraction plant the operation of which is economically feasible to: (1) operate the plant and sell the helium to the Secretary; or (2) permit the Secretary to operate the plant, provided the owner is reasonably and justly compensated. Directs the Secretary to acquire a helium extraction plant by eminent domain if the plant owner fails to enter into such an agreement. Requires compensation of the plant owner if eminent domain is exercised. Directs the Secretary to determine whether the goals of the Reserve are being met. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire sufficient amounts of helium in deposits from which helium is not being produced and conserve it in place or extract it and, if necessary, construct helium extraction plants, if the Helium Reserve goals are not being met. Prohibits the Secretary from operating any such plant directly unless the Secretary has taken steps to provide for such operation by a non-Federal entity pursuant to a contract. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire helium for the Helium Reserve by purchase at fair market value in addition to the methods already described. Provides that rights of repurchase shall be exercised on a first-in, first-out basis and the price at which the helium may be sold shall be determined on the basis of the amount necessary to recover the amount paid to the seller, the direct costs of storage, and any processing or transportation services. Authorizes the Secretary to sell helium in the Reserve which is owned by the United States and which is not subject to right of repurchase only if: (1) the helium is not otherwise available at a certain price in the private sector; (2) the helium sold will not have a significant impact on the development or maintenance of a commercially viable market for helium extracted from the atmosphere; (3) the helium has not been reserved for future needs; and (4) the sale will be in the public interest. Sets forth the administrative authority necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Reserve. Grants to the Secretary licensing authority over the sale and transportation of helium in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce whenever the President decides it is necessary to protect the public interest. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the President and Congress on the implementation of this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct studies and report to Congress on: (1) additional helium storage sites for the Reserve; and (2) the future helium needs and supplies and the effectiveness of the program established by this Act. Provides that the Natural Gas Act shall not apply to the sale, extraction, processing, transportation, or storage of helium. Authorizes the Secretary to make the storage facilities operated to maintain the Reserve available at cost to any person wishing to store helium if such storage does not restrict or impair the operation of the Reserve. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Makes funds for helium storage facilities available only if they are appropriated after enactment of this Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include helium within the export restriction exemptions which the President is authorized to make when such exemption is consistent with the national interest and the purposes of this Act. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Helium Energy Office, to be headed by a Presidentially-appointed Director who shall assist and advise the Secretary on helium-related activities in this Act. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Reserves for purposes of this Act public lands containing helium-bearing natural gas or any helium-gas mixture which are not leased under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920. Includes within the reservation of the ownership of helium the right to extract such helium from all gas produced from lands leased or granted for development under such Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations for the extraction of helium from public lands. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to sponsor research on helium supplies and improved methods of helium production, transportation, storage, and use. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to carry out such research. Repeals the Helium Act, and cancels the outstanding balance of all unpaid notes issued under such Act.

A resolution providing for the consideration of (H.R. 3023) to authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1982, for conservation, exploration, development, production, sale, and use of the naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3023 (Dept. of Energy funding).

A resolution providing for the consideration of (H.R. 3413), a bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security programs for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3413 (Dept. of Energy funding).

James R. Richards, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Department of Energy, vice John Kenneth Mansfield.

United States · United States Senate · 9 June 1981

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Supplementary Private Financing Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1981

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Supplementary Private Financing Act of 1981 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to: (1) establish procedures under which Strategic Petroleum Reserve fixed maturity certificates will be issued at least quarterly; and (2) commence issuance no later than October 1, 1981. Provides for the Congressional veto of such procedures. Provides that the certificates shall be: (1) issued in denominations denoting a quantity of crude oil; (2) issued in quantities sufficient, along with funds appropriated, to provide for an average daily fill rate of 230,000 barrels; (3) issued for a term of not more than seven years; (4) transferable; (5) redeemable quarterly by the Government; and (6) redeemed at maturity at the average weighted price of imported crude oil as determined one month prior to redemption. Provides that certificates will be sold at a reservation price to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, except that if the demand for certificates exceeds the number available, the certificates shall be auctioned. Provides that proceeds from the sale of certificates shall be issued to acquire crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Prohibits the issuance of certificates when the President directs a drawdown. Permits the distribution or drawdown of the Reserve if the President determines that there is a shortage of an amount equal to or exceeding ten percent (currently 20 percent) of the projected daily demand for crude oil. Exempts Reserve petroleum from price controls. Increases the annual average minimum rate of fill of the Reserve from 100,000 to 230,000 barrels daily. Extends the authority for the Reserve until June 30, 2000.

National Security Oil and Gas Reserve Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981

National Security Oil and Gas Reserve Act - Directs the President to designate, as part of a National Security Oil and Gas Reserve, public lands with sufficient undeveloped oil and natural gas supplies to adequately supply energy in times of war or prolonged oil and natural gas shortages.

Energy Mobilization Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981

Energy Mobilization Act of 1981 - Title I: General Provisions - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to improve the United States' balance of payments, reduce the threat of economic disruption from oil supply interruptions, and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil by establishing a process for expediting agency action with respect to priority energy projects designed to facilitate energy conservation, production, and research and development. Defines the terms used in this Act. Excludes from coverage under this Act nuclear energy projects. Title II: Council on Energy Mobilization - Directs the President to establish within the Executive Office of the President a Council on Energy Mobilization to carry out this Act. Empowers the Council to issue subpoenas. Requires the Council to provide Congress with any information it may request. Directs the Council, upon designation of any energy project as a priority energy project, to notify the Governor of each State in which such project is or may be located. Authorizes each such Governor to appoint a nonvoting representative to participate in matters respecting such project. Title III: Priority Energy Projects - Directs the Council to establish procedures for submission of applications to the Council for an order designating an energy project as a priority energy project. Permits any person planning or proposing an energy project to apply to the Council for a priority designation. Directs the Council to publish a notice in the Federal Register of any applications filed and make such applications available for public inspection and comment. Requires the Council to designate a project as a priority energy project, reject the application, or determine additional time is needed to consider the application within 60 days of receipt of an application. Requires publication of such Council decisions in the Federal Register. Directs the Council to publish in the Federal Register a Project Decision Schedule for all Federal agency decisions and actions relating to a priority energy project within 30 days of a priority designation. Requires the Council to negotiate and enter into written cooperative agreements, where possible, with affected non-Federal agencies to establish deadlines for non-Federal agency decisions or actions on a Project Decision Schedule. Limits Project Decision Schedules to 12 months, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Council to establish special procedures in the Project Decision Schedule for any Federal agency subject to such schedule designed to consolidate agency procedures, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and provide uniformity. Directs the Council to request affected non-Federal agencies to suggest a timetable for their actions with respect to priority energy projects. Directs the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to determine if a Federal agency decision or action with respect to a priority energy project will be a major Federal action significantly affecting the environment and to designate, if necessary, a lead agency to supervise the preparation of an environmental impact statement. Authorizes the Council to make such determination or designation if the CEQ fails to do so before establishment of the Project Decision Schedule. Permits all Federal agencies governed by a Project Decision Schedule to establish special procedures to aid them in meeting the deadlines under such schedules. Directs the Council to monitor compliance by the agencies and the project with a Project Decision Schedule. Authorizes the Council to modify a Project Decision Schedule at any time. Empowers the President to act upon Council recommendation, in lieu of any Federal agency which fails to make a decision or take action within the time required by a Project Decision Schedule. Permits a Project sponsor to bring an action in U.S. district court to require compliance if a Federal agency has failed or is likely to fail to comply with a Project Decision Schedule. Grants the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review all rulings of such district court. Permits the Council to terminate a priority designation at any time. States that such a termination renders this Act no longer applicable to such project. Permits reapplication for a priority designation. Title IV: Judicial Review - Sets forth procedures governing judicial review by the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of actions with respect to priority energy projects. Makes judgments or orders by the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals subject to review by the Supreme Court under certain circumstances. Limits any grant of temporary injunctive relief to 120 days. Specifies the types of actions over which the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals shall have original and exclusive civil jurisdiction, as well as those actions which shall not be subject to judicial review. Title V: Application of New Federal Statutes or Regulations to Priority Energy Projects - Permits the sponsor of a priority energy project to petition the Council for relief from any Federal law or regulation enacted or issued after the date of the priority designation but before commercial operation begins which would substantially impede project completion. Authorizes the Council to recommend to the President the suspension of final regulations or statutes as they apply to such a project. Permits such a suspension only upon Council determination that it would not threaten public health or safety and only for a period of up to ten years. Requires a separate suspension for each Federal statute affected. Makes each suspension granted applicable to only one priority energy project. Prohibits suspensions which: (1) relate to labor standards, civil rights, securities laws, the Internal Revenue Code, or antitrust laws; (2) violate a primary air quality standard under the Clean Air Act; (3) abridge any person's Constitutional rights; (4) contravene any interstate compact, State or local law, or Federal contract relating to water rights; or (5) suspend, modify, or amend any Federal, State, or local criminal code. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Council to report annually to Congress on the current status of its activities, on the status of each priority energy project, and on energy projects which are being delayed for any reason. Requires an annual report to Congress which contains a comprehensive list and analysis of all Federal laws that significantly hinder energy project completion. States that this Act shall not affect State law governing the appropriation, use, or diversion of water. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the financing of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the SPR Petroleum Acquisition Account (the Account) in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to deposit into the Account: (1) any funds appropriated for petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (the Reserve) before enactment and which are unexpended; (2) receipts from the sale of petroleum products in any drawdown and distribution; (3) any proceeds from the sale of Federal royalty oil transferred to the Account under the Energy Security Act; and (4) any interest earned on funds in the Account. Directs the Secretary to provide the Account with the funds necessary for acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products for the Reserve. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 1982 for the purposes of carrying out petroleum product acquisition, transportation, and injection activities. Provides that after fiscal year 1982 amounts in the Account shall be available only to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts pursuant to authorizations of appropriations. Prohibits the use of Account funds for certain purposes. Requires Secretary to invest excess Account funds. Amends the Energy Security Act to direct that proceeds from the sale of Federal royalty oil and from the sale of certain entitlements be transferred to the Account. Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to the President and Congress: (1) annually regarding the financial status of the Account; and (2) with an analysis of the costs and benefits associated with achieving the final storage level set forth in the strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan.

J. Erich Evered, of Nevada, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, vice Lincoln E. Moses, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 3 June 1981

Commercial and Multifamily Energy Tax Credit Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1981

Commercial and Multifamily Energy Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the definition of specially defined energy property, for purposes of the investment tax credit, to: (1) extend treatment as a reduction of energy consumption in a commercial process to any reduction by a commercial facility (including hotels, office buildings, or educational, health care, or retail or wholesale trade facilities) in which the property specified is installed; and (2) include specified additional equipment and devices. Extends the residential energy credit to lessors of dwelling units. Reduces the amount of the credit which is allowed to lessors who take the depreciation deduction. Increases, for purposes of such credit, the allowable energy conservation and renewable energy source expenditures. Extends through 1985 the period for which the general energy percentage, for purposes of the investment tax credit, is applicable.

Herman E. Roser, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Defense Programs), vice Duane C. Sewell, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 2 June 1981

A bill to reduce the regulatory burdens and authorize the waiver of licensing requirements with respect to certain non-Federal hydroelectric power projects.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1981

Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Power Commission to waive licensing requirements connected with a permit, license, or exemption for an existing or proposed water project with a total installed capacity, upon completion, of 15 megawatts or less.

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to Congress concerning sabotage of electric power facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1981

Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan to deal with the problem of terrorist sabotage of electric power facilities.

Commercial Business Energy Tax Credit Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Commercial Business Energy Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in the definition of "specially defined energy property," for purposes of the investment tax credit, specified additional equipment and devices installed in connection with any existing industrial, retail, or commercial facility for the purpose of reducing energy consumption. Revises the definition of "energy property" to include insulation property. Increases the energy percentage, for purposes of such credit, in the case of property which is qualified for the credit under this Act.

Coal Utilization Incentives Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Coal Utilization Incentives Act of 1954 - Title I: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the amortization of coal utilization property, based on a 36 month period. Defines "coal utilization property" as tangible depreciable property which is: (1) a coal-burning boiler or burner which replaces a natural gas or oil burning boiler or burner; (2) equipment for converting a natural gas or oil burning boiler or burner to a coal-burning one; or (3) pollution control equipment required for such boiler or burner. Allows an investment tax credit to public utilities for coal utilization property. Qualifies coal utilization property for the full investment tax credit allowed for pollution control facilities with a useful life of not less than five years. Excludes from gross income the interest income on industrial development bonds issued to provide financing of powerplant coal utilization capital expenditures. Title II: Coal Conversions Under the Clean Air Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to exclude as a modification a stationary source which voluntarily converts to coal (thereby excluding the source from new source performance standards).

Energy Information Administration Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Energy Information Administration Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to authorize the Director of the Office of Energy Information and Analysis to provide the head of a Federal agency from which energy information is sought with a binding assurance that such information will not be disclosed to other Department of Energy offices. Permits an agency head to determine when a binding assurance of nondisclosure must be provided. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to provide that the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration is not required to disclose to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission any energy information obtained under a binding assurance of nondisclosure or gathered for statistical purposes. Makes data to be gathered for statistical purposes available to another Department of Energy Office or to another Federal agency only upon receipt of a written request with a demonstration of need and with reasonable and binding assurances by the office or agency that the information will be used solely for statistical purposes. Permits an agency head to disclose in any proceeding confidential energy information gained under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 if: (1) such agency is a party to the proceeding; (2) disclosure is essential to the agency's effective participation in the proceeding; and (3) the agency head seeks an order protecting against disclosure of such information beyond that necessary to the agency's participation in the proceeding. Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to remove the requirements that the Federal Energy Administrator promulgate rules requiring reports of energy information by persons engaged in the production, processing, refining, transportation by pipeline, or distribution of energy sources. Repeals the quarterly reporting requirements imposed on the Federal Energy Administrator with respect to energy imports, domestic energy reserves and production, refinery activities, and energy inventories. Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to require that persons engaged in crude oil or natural gas production keep and submit reports on energy information. (Currently the Administrator is directed to require such reports.) Repeals the requirement under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 that the Federal Energy Administrator maintain a file on U.S. exports of coal and refined petroleum products. Repeals requirements imposed upon the Energy Information Administration under the Department of Energy Organization Act for financial reports from major energy-producing companies and for annual reports to the Department of Energy. Repeals coal reserve disclosure requirements imposed on persons or governmental entities holding such reserves under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Repeals the middle distillate monitoring program under the Emergency Conservation Act of 1979.

A bill to provide for possible hydropower development at Town Bluff Dam, Texas.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Amends the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945 to provide that the authorization of specified Federal improvement projects on the Neches and Angelina Rivers, Texas, is not to be construed as a reservation of power development, under the Federal Power Act of 1920, at Town Bluff Dam, Texas.

A bill to repeal the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Repeals the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.

A joint resolution to proclaim March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Requests the President to designate March 19, 1982, as National Energy Education Day.

Nuclear Powerplant Property Damage Insurance Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981

Nuclear Powerplant Property Damage Insurance Act of 1981 - Establishes the National Nuclear Property Insurance Corporation. Sets forth the membership and powers of the Corporation. Exempts the Corporation and its assets, with specified exceptions, from Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a Nuclear Property Insurance Fund to be used by the Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to request investments of excess moneys in the Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) transfer all funds accounted for in the Fund to the Corporation at the time of its conversion to a private mutual insurance company under this Act; and (2) take appropriate action, at such time, to terminate the operations of the Fund. Provides that such funds shall be used by the Corporation for specified purposes. Authorizes the Corporation to provide insurance to licensees of nuclear powerplants to supplement insurance available from private sources. Requires that the Corporation pay for cleanup and rehabilitation costs associated with onsite property damage following any nuclear incident or damage to an insured powerplant, to the extent such costs exceed specified amounts. Sets a ceiling on such insurance payments. Prohibits the issuance of an operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a nuclear powerplant unless the licensee is insured by the Corporation. Permits the Corporation to require proof of loss or damage before paying any insurance claim. Directs the Corporation to prescribe insurance premium rates and coverage schedules to provide sufficient revenue to the Fund. Sets a minimum aggregate amount of premiums to be paid by all licensees insured under this Act. Requires the Corporation to maintain an actuarially sound reserve comprised of such premiums in the Fund. Requires insured licensees to pay additional assessments if the Corporation becomes obligated under any insurance agreement for any claim in excess of the amount in the Fund. Establishes a Federal interagency task force to: (1) foster and expedite effective communications among the Federal agencies involved with Three Mile Island Unit 2; and (2) insure preparation of a contingency plan to protect public health and safety and maintain service continuity if the General Public Utility Corporation cannot carry out its responsibilities in connection with Three Mile Island Unit 2. Directs the Corporation to reimburse the General Public Utility Corporation from the Fund for 75 percent of the uninsured costs incurred by such Corporation after enactment of this Act for cleanup associated with onsite property damage at Three Mile Island Unit 2 if there is a joint Pennsylvania-New Jersey Utility Commission plan to insure service continuity and economic stability for the General Public Utility. Requires the conversion of the Corporation to a private mutual insurance company authorized to carry out this Act after repayment of all notes or obligations issued under this Act and the earlier of: (1) the completion of the cleanup at Three Mile Island Unit 2; or (2) the date on which the reserved maintained by the Corporation in the fund equals $750,000,000. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to: (1) provide technical assistance to the NRC to expedite licensing and regulatory procedures for the cleanup and repair of Three Mile Island facilities; (2) provide technical and planning assistance to the joint Pennsylvania-New Jersey Utility Commission plan; and (3) arrange with the General Public Utility Corporation the use data valuable in understanding and enhancing nuclear reactor safety. Subrogates the Corporation to all rights and claims of an insured licensee against a third party for costs for which the Corporation provides insurance coverage.