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Bill· HRH.R. 8123 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1977
Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to direct the Authority to implement specified rate design policies to discourage wasteful consumption of electric energy. Directs the Authority to establish additional programs designed to assist residential energy conservation and to demonstrate new technologies for cogeneration, burning of coal, solar hearing and cooling, and electric storage facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 8079 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1977
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the use of protective components in consumer electronic equipment which are capable of reducing interference from radio frequency energy.
Bill· HRH.R. 8075 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1977
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments used for wire communication, in any case in which such rates, terms, and conditions are not regulated by any State authority. Stipulates that a just and reasonable rate shall assure the utility of recovery of not less than the additional costs of providing pole attachments nor more than the actual capital and operating expenses of the utility attributable to that portion of the pole used by the attachment.
Bill· HRH.R. 8037 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1977
Natural Gas Act Amendments - Amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Power Commission to establish a national ceiling price for natural gas which allows for an average rate of return on investment by natural gas companies of 18 percent. Authorizes the Commission to establish higher ceiling prices in the cases of high-cost production. Stipulates that higher prices shall be presumed necessary for high-cost independent producers within specified limits. Directs the Commission to collect and verify information on natural gas reserves and production costs. Directs the Commission to report to the Congress and the President such information, together with recommendations and economic analyses of natural gas pricing policies. Directs the Commission to prohibit the curtailment of adequate supplies of natural gas for essential agricultural purposes. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to determine which agricultural uses shall be deemed essential. Directs the Commission to establish procedures governing allocation of increased rates and charges of natural gas pipeline companies amongst various user classes. Stipulates that residential and small business users of natural gas shall be accorded priority treatment in such cost allocation. Authorizes the Commission to order temporary compliance with delivery obligations where contract disputes threaten to halt delivery of natural gas supplies. Imposes additional requirements for exploration and development of oil and gas leases on Federal lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to terminate lease agreements upon failure of the lessee to comply with essential terms of the agreement. Stipulates that persons who have been so terminated shall be ineligible to receive future oil and gas rights on Federal lands.
Bill· HRH.R. 8029 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1977
Alcohol Fuel Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to allow the election of a deduction with respect to the amortization, based on a 60-month period, of any qualified facility producing alcohol from coal, wood, waste, or agricultural products for primary use as a motor fuel; (2) to exempt from specified excise taxes the sale of any gasoline or fuel at least ten percent of which is alcohol; and (3) to allow the tax-free withdrawal from bonded premises of distilled spirits to the extent such spirits are alcohol produced by a qualified alcohol-producing facility for primary use as motor fuel.
Bill· SS. 1758 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1977
Energy Development Act - Title I: Deregulation - Amends the Natural Gas Act to exempt sales of new natural gas from regulation by the Federal Power Commission except to the extent that rates or charges received by affiliates exceed those received by nonaffiliates. Title II: Excessive Profits Tax - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to encourage the reinvestment of fossil fuels profits by: (1) applying an additional 80 percent income tax for the five tax years ending before 1982, against either the taxpayer's fossil fuels profits which exceed his average profits during 1970-74, or 15 percent of his capital investment, whichever is greater; and (2) offering a cumulative credit against this temporary tax for funds invested in developing any energy sources.
Bill· SS. 1760 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1977
Title I: Weatherization Grants for the Benefit of Low-Income Families - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to permit a raise in the eligible income level for weatherization grants to low-income families. Expands the definition of the term "weatherization materials" in such Act to include additional devices and technologies. Limits the amount of financial assistance available under such Act that may be spent on weatherization materials and specified accompanying costs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a weatherization program financing the installation of weatherization materials in farm residences occupied by low-income families. Title II: Secondary Financing and Loan Insurance for Energy Conserving Improvements - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association to purchase loans insured under the National Housing Act and made to low- and moderate-income families for the installation of energy conserving improvements in residences owned by such families. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a loan for the installation of energy conserving improvements. Specifies the eligibility conditions of such loan. Allows the Government National Mortgage Association to have standby authority to purchase loans for energy-conserving improvements. Title III: Miscellaneous - Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contributions contracts for low-income projects to finance the installation of energy-conserving improvements. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promote the use of energy saving techniques through minimum property standards established for new rural residential housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949. Amends the National Housing Act to permit specified increased amounts of assistance if such increase results from increased cost of a residence or project due to the installation of a solar energy system. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a study for determining the necessity of a mandatory Federal requirement that all residential dwelling units meet energy efficient standards. Directs the Administrators of the Federal Energy Administration and the Community Services Administration and the Secretaries of HUD and of Agriculture to conduct a joint study of the weatherization activities authorized by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 8025 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1977
Energy Research and Development Savings Bond and Trust Fund Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue United States energy research and development savings bonds. Establishes the Energy Research and Development Trust Fund in the United States Treasury.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 533 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1977
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate the last Friday of April of each year as "National Arbor Day".
Bill· SS. 1737 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1977
Solar Energy for Homes Act - Authorizes the administrators of Federal housing programs, established under title II or III of the National Housing Act or (of) title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to increase the amount of loans made on single- or multi-family dwelling units by up to 20 percent where such increase reflects the cost of solar energy equipment. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize home improvement loans for the cost of acquisition and installation of solar energy systems.
Bill· SS. 1738 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1977
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make and insure loans under such Act for the solar heating or cooling of residential structures on family farms.
Bill· SS. 1736 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1977
Guarantees automatically any loan to a qualified veteran for the purchase and installation, of solar heating and/or cooling in a dwelling which he owns and occupies. Authorizes the Veterans' Administration to make loans for such purposes in certain circumstances.
Bill· HRH.R. 7961 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1977
Mandatory Automotive Fuel Economy Act - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to establish mandatory minimum motor vehicle fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles of 19 miles per gallon for model year 1982, 21 miles per gallon for model year 1983, 23 miles per gallon for model year 1984, and 25 miles per gallon for model year 1985. Empowers the limited States district courts to prohibit introduction of passenger automobiles in interstate commerce which do not meet such minimum fuel economy standards.
Bill· SS. 1729 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1977
Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to permit the use of the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund to repair and replace electrical or telephone lines or facilities damaged or destroyed in rural areas of the United States by natural disasters. Limits such assistance to public or private nonprofit utility or telephone companies or cooperatives serving rural areas, and only for the purpose of restoring electric power or telephone service to such areas. Requires the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration to make such assistance available to the States when he determines that assistance under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 is inadequate or unavailable.
Bill· HRH.R. 7925 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1977
Horizontal Divestiture in the Energy Industries Act - Revises the Clayton Act to make it unlawful, after a specified date, for any corporation or association affecting commerce to control mineral deposits in two or more of the following classes: (1) coal; (2) petroleum and natural gas; or (3) uranium and other fissionable minerals. Requires any corporation or association that would be in violation of this Act, but for the specified compliance date, to submit plans to the Federal Trade Commission for compliance by such date.
Bill· HRH.R. 7893 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1977
National Weatherization Act - Title I: Utility Program - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to promote the voluntary submission by a State to the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration of a residential energy conservation plan for utilities in such State. Requires such plan to direct utilities to implement a program informing residential customers of suggested measures for saving home heating and cooling costs. Permits the Administrator to require a regulated or unregulated utility in a State to offer such program upon the Administrator's determination that such State has not offered such plan for approval or implemented such plan. Title II: Weatherization Grants for the Benefit of Low-Income Families - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to permit a raise in the eligible income level for weatherization grants to low-income families. Expands the definition of the term "weatherization materials" in such Act to include additional devices and technologies. Limits the amount of financial assistance available under such Act that may be spent on weatherization materials and specified accompanying costs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a weatherization program financing the installation of weatherization materials in farm residences occupied by low-income people. Title III: Secondary Financing and Loan Insurance for Energy Conserving Improvements - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association to purchase loans insured under the National Housing Act and made to low- and moderate-income families for the installation of energy conserving improvements in residences owned by such families. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a loan for the installation of energy conserving improvements. Specifies the eligibility conditions of such loan. Allows the Government National Mortgage Association to have standby authority to purchase loans for energy-conserving improvements. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contributions contracts for low-income projects to finance the installation of energy- conserving improvements. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promote the use of energy saving techniques through minimum property standards established for new rural residential housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949. Amends the National Housing Act to permit specified increased amounts of assistance if such increase results from increased cost of a residence or project due to the installation of a solar energy system. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a study for determining the necessity of a mandatory Federal requirement that all residential dwelling units meet energy efficient standards.
Bill· SS. 1709 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1977
Crude Oil Pricing Reform Act - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to exempt first sale prices of crude oil produced from (1) properties from which crude oil was first produced after May 31, 1977; (2) stripper wells, or deep stripper wells; and (3) tertiary enhanced recovery projects from pricing regulations under such Act. Stipulates that mandatory ceiling prices applicable to first sales of nonexempt crude oil shall be equal to the weighted average first sale price for exempt crude oil.
Bill· HRH.R. 7838 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1977
Amends the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 to stipulate that assistance payments provided under such Act are supplemental to any State and local funds to which such recipients would otherwise be entitled. Prohibits funding of school districts which receive assistance under such Act in a different manner from other school districts solely on such basis.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 640 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1977
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 6566 (Appropriations authorization for Energy Research and Development Administration).
Bill· SS. 1699 (95th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1977
Diesel Fuel and Gasoline Conservation Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to authorize sellers of goods under a uniform zone delivered pricing system to grant backhaul allowances to buyers (1) the backhaul function is actually performed by the buyer; (2) the allowance is no greater than actual savings in delivery costs; and (3) such allowances are available to all customers on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Bill· HRH.R. 7817 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1977
Inland Energy Development Impact Assistance Act - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish an inland energy development impact program in the Department of Commerce. Includes among the assistance provided under such program to States, local governments, and Indian tribes which are affected as a result of energy development activities: (1) technical assistance; (2) grants for comprehensive growth management and monitoring plans; (3) loans and loan guarantees for required new public facilities and services; and (4) grants for impact crises. Creates an Inland Energy Impact Fund within the Treasury.
Bill· HRH.R. 7816 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1977
Public Energy Competition Act - Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to prohibit any person, association, or corporation which, together with its affiliates, produces, refines, transports, or markets at retail a daily worldwide average of at least 1,600,000 barrels of crude oil or the equivalent natural gas or products of petroleum refining, from directly or indirectly taking acquiring control of, any mineral lease, whether acquired directly from the Secretary of the Interior under specified Acts or otherwise, or from locating or recording any mineral claim. Disallows the Secretary from issuing any lease or recognizing any claim if the person or corporation: (1) would control mineral deposits of two or more kinds of major energy sources as a result or such lease or claim; (2) engages in two or more functions essential to the petroleum and natural gas industries; or (3) enters or participates in a joint venture with another similarly situated corporation without approval of the Secretary.
Bill· HRH.R. 7800 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1977
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential dwellings. Establishes procedures governing the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Prohibits conflicts of interest, on the part of officers or employees of the Bank. Prohibits the Bank or its employees from utilizing the Solar Bank to finance political activities. Imposes criminal penalties for the furnishing of false or misleading information by applicants for loans under this Act. Declares that the Solar Bank and its assets shall be exempt by Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 7785 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1977
Horizontal Divestiture in the Energy Industries Act - Revises the Clayton Act to make it unlawful, after a specified date, for any corporation or association affecting commerce to control mineral deposits in two or more of the following classes: (1) coal; (2) petroleum and natural gas; or (3) uranium and other fissionable minerals. Requires any corporation or association that would be in violation of this Act, but for the specified compliance date, to submit plans to the Federal Trade Commission for compliance by such date.
Bill· HRH.R. 7782 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1977
Federal Energy Leasing Limitations Act - Revises Federal mineral leasing laws to prohibit companies from acquiring control over more than one of the following energy assets; coal, uranium or other fissionable minerals, or oil or natural gas. Stipulates that such prohibition shall take effect after December 31, 1979.
Bill· HRH.R. 7780 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1977
Energy Technology Availability Act - Amends the Clayton Act to make it unlawful for any person owning any nonnuclear energy technology to refuse or fail to make it available to any qualified applicant at reasonable rates on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms for use in the development, demonstration, or commercial application of any nonnuclear energy process or system.
Bill· HRH.R. 7729 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1977
Small Hydroelectric Power Projects Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Power Commission to establish a program of grants and low-interest loans to assist in the development of small hydroelectric power projects by municipalities, electric cooperatives, industrial development agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other persons. Details procedures and eligibility criteria for such financial assistance programs. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 per fiscal year for grants under this Act and $50,000,000 per fiscal year for loans under this Act, for each of the fiscal years through fiscal year 1980. Revises licensing requirements to reduce the maximum annual charges for licenses involving Government dams issued after December 31, 1975, to $1 per kilowatt of installed capacity.
Bill· HRH.R. 7730 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1977
Small Hydroelectric Power Projects Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Power Commission to establish a program of grants and low-interest loans to assist in the development of small hydroelectric power projects by municipalities, electric cooperatives, industrial development agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other persons. Details procedures and eligibility criteria for such financial assistance programs. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 per fiscal year for grants under this Act and $50,000,000 per fiscal year for loans under this Act, for each of the fiscal years through fiscal year 1980. Revises licensing requirements to reduce the maximum annual charges for licenses involving Government dams issued after December 31, 1975, to $1 per kilowatt of installed capacity.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 621 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1977
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H. R. 7553 (Public works appropriations).
Bill· HRH.R. 7713 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1977
Makes it a Federal crime to willfully injure or destroy, or to attempt to injure or destroy, the trans-Alaska pipeline system.
Bill· SS. 1648 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1977
Small Hydroelectric Power Projects Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Power Commission to establish a program of grants and low-interest loans to assist in the development of small hydroelectric power projects by municipalities, electric cooperatives, industrial development agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other persons. Details procedures and eligibility criteria for such financial assistance programs. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 per fiscal year for grants under this Act and $50,000,000 per fiscal year for loans under this Act, for each of the fiscal years through fiscal year 1980. Revises licensing requirements to reduce the maximum annual charges for licenses involving Government dams issued after December 31, 1975, to $1 per kilowatt of installed capacity.
Bill· HRH.R. 7685 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1977
Energy Conservation Tax Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow limited, nonrefundable income tax credits for individuals who: (1) install qualified insulation in their residences; (2) install qualified solar heating and cooling equipment in dwelling units used by them, or leased to others as residences; (3) replace the heating system in any dwelling with a reversible, compressible refrigerant system (i.e., a heat pump system); or (4) purchase personal or family electric highway vehicles between 1976 and 1982.
Bill· SS. 1623 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1977
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to require that the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration notify legislatures of affected States of plans to explore sites for radioactive waste storage facilities. Prohibits the Administrator from contracting for construction of any such facility at a site where the State legislature has indicated its disapproval.
Bill· HRH.R. 7629 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1977
Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act - Establishes a photovoltaic energy commercialization program for the accelerated procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems in new and existing Federal facilities, primarily for use by the Department of Defense. Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to make contracts for the acquisition of such photovoltaic systems to meet target levels specified in the Act. Directs the Administrator, together with the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration, to jointly establish a photovoltaic systems evaluation and purchase program designed to insure that such systems reflect the most advanced technology. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in the establishment and conduct of the program. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977 through 1981 for design and engineering activities to carry out the program authorized by this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for photovoltaic system acquisition.
Law· HRH.R. 7553 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1977
Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Act, Appropriation Act, 1978 - Title I: Energy Research and Development - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1978 within the Energy Research and Development Administration to the following: Geothermal Resources Development Fund, operating expenses, plant and capital equipment, and special foreign currency programs. Title II: Department of Defense-Civil - Makes appropriations within the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers for the following for fiscal year 1978: constructional (general) flood control and coastal emergencies, general expenses, general investigations, Mississippi River and tributaries, operation and maintenance (general), revolving fund, and special recreation use fee. Title III: Department of the Interior -Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1978 as follows: (1) within Alaska Power Administration for general investigations and (2) for the Bonneville Power Administration Fund; (3) within the Bureau of Reclamation: (a) for the Colorado River Basin project, (b) for the Colorado River Basin salinity control projects, (c) for construction and rehabilitation, (d) for the emergency funds, for general investigations, (e) for general administrative expenses, (f) for general investigations, (g) for the loan program, (h) for operation and maintenance, and (i) for the upper Colorado River storage project, (4) for the Southeastern Power Administration; and (5) within the Southwestern Power Administration: (a) for construction and (b) for operation and maintenance. Title IV: Independent Offices - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1978 to the following: Appalachian programs, Delaware River Basin Commission, Federal Power Commission, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Water Resources Council. Title V: General Provisions - States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1978 unless expressly so provided.
Bill· HRH.R. 7562 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1977
Electric Utility Act Title I: Improving Efficiency of, and Preserving Competition in, Generation and Transmission of Electricity - Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Power Commission to take additional action to increase the transmission capacity of electric generating facilities. Requires the use of central dispatch generating systems in all areas where technologically and economically feasible. Directs the Commission to require utilities to report anticipated shortages of electric energy and to accommodate such shortages in a manner designed to insure continuity of service to retail and wholesale customers. Establishes preliminary proceedings on proposed new utility rate schedules to allow the Commission to authorize such schedules on an interim basis. Prohibits utilities from proposing rate increases while the Commission has pending before it a schedule filed by the same utility, except under extraordinary circumstances. Prohibits increases or automatic adjustments resulting in increases in rate schedules without consideration of such increases in an evidentiary hearing. Requires review of legitimate automatic adjustment clauses by the Commission at least every two years. Authorizes the Commission to issue orders prohibiting unfair methods of competition by public utilities. Authorizes the Commission to review plans for operation of bulk power facilities and to require that such facilities be constructed in a manner consistent with antitrust laws. Directs the Commission to prescribe standards of electric utility reliability. Directs the Commission to prescribe rules encouraging the cogeneration of electric energy with other forms of energy. Revises the prohibition against interlocking directorates contained in such Act to include additional occupations which may not be held by officers or directors of public utilities without approval by the Commission. Title II: Coordination of Planning of Bulk Power Facilities - Requires that electric utilities which control bulk power facilities prepare an annual long-range plan for the use of each such facility. Establishes areawide planning councils to review such plans and submit area plans for bulk power facilities to the Commission. Title III: Improving Efficiency of Use of Electricity - Limits the applicability of the provisions of this title to sales of electric energy by electric utilities for purposes other than resale. Establishes national minimum standards for State-regulated electric utility rates. Stipulates that such rates shall reflect actual costs of providing electric service to each consumer class. Authorizes lower rates for electric energy for essential needs of residential electric consumers, as defined by the State regulatory authority. Stipulates that promotional, political, or institutional advertising costs incurred by public utilities, with specified exceptions, shall not be chargeable to electric consumers. Authorizes electric utilities to recover reasonable costs incurred for pollution control facilities from electric consumers. Prohibits increases or automatic adjustments resulting in increases in State-regulated electric utility rates without consideration of such increases in an evidentiary hearing. Stipulates that automatic adjustment clauses shall be subject to review by the State regulatory authority at least every two years. Requires State regulated electric utilities to promptly implement alternative load management techniques which have been determined to be practicable and cost-effective. Requires such utilities to inform electric consumers of existing rate schedules on and annual basis. Requires notification within 30 days of any proposed changes in rate schedules. Requires such utilities to furnish data on amount of actual electric energy consumption upon request by a specific consumer. Imposes minimum procedures upon such utilities to be followed prior to termination of electric service. Stipulates that nonregulated utilities shall be subject to the same requirements imposed by this title upon State-regulated utilities. Prohibits any rate increases by electric utilities except in accordance with such requirements. Establishes procedures for administration and enforcement of the provisions of this title. Authorizes State regulatory agencies or electric consumers to intervene in any proceeding under this title. Title IV: Consumer Representation and Assistance to State Agencies - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to authorize the Federal Energy Administrator to make grants to State utility regulatory commissions to: (1) improve staffing; (2) encourage the development of innovative rate structures; and (3) to provide for programs to meet requirements with respect to participation in proceedings. Authorizes the appropriation of $40,000,000 per fiscal year for improved staffing. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the remaining purposes of this title. Establishes procedures for equitable allotment of sums appropriated under this title among the States in accordance with prescribed guidelines. Amends the Federal Power Act to establish an independent Office of Public Counsel in the Federal Power Commission to represent consumer interests in proceeding before the Commission. Authorizes the appropriation of the following sums to the Office: $500,000 for fiscal year 1978; $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1979; $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1980; and $2,400,000 for fiscal year 1981. Authorizes compensation of other parties in Commission proceedings whose views might not otherwise be adequately represented without such assistance. Stipulates that the total amount of such assistance shall not exceed $2,000,000 to all persons in any fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 7473 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1977
Coal Substitution Incentive Act - Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to make and guarantee loans to assist industries in the purchase and installation of air pollution control devices for coal-fired boilers and heating devices. Limits the aggregate amount of outstanding loan guarantees to $5,000,000,000. Limits the aggregate amount of outstanding loans to $1,000,000,000. Establishes additional criteria and limitations on the making of such loans and guarantees. Stipulates that no such commitments shall be made after January 1, 1985. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1978 through 1982 for the purposes of this Act. Stipulates that priority consideration shall be given to requests for assistance by facilities in receipt of coal conversion orders issued by the Administrator under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 7424 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1977
Emergency Energy Research, Marketing, and Conservation Tax Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to take accelerated amortization deductions for converting to coal and non-fossil heating equipment and for facilities used for research, and for manufacturing equipment certified by the Secretary of the Treasury as energy efficient. Allows taxpayers a limited income tax credit for a portion of their energy source research expenses in those facilities. Imposes a motor fuel efficiency excise tax on automobiles, trucks and automobile buses. Allows a limited income tax credit for a portion of the user's purchase cost of fuel efficient automobiles.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 60 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
White House Conference on Energy Conservation Resolution - Requests the President to convene a White House Conference on Energy Conservation as soon as practicable, but not later than December 31, 1978. Establishes a National Energy Conservation Planning and Advisory Council to plan and conduct the Conference. Directs the Council to prepare and submit a final report to the President and to transmit recommendations for administrative and legislative action to the President and the Congress. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 to carry out this resolution.
Bill· HRH.R. 7417 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
Small Hydroelectric Power Projects Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Power Commission to establish a program of grants and low-interest loans to assist in the development of small hydroelectric power projects by municipalities, electric cooperatives, industrial development agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other persons. Details procedures and eligibility criteria for such financial assistance programs. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 per fiscal year for grants under this Act and $50,000,000 per fiscal year for loans under this Act, for each of the fiscal years through fiscal year 1980. Revises licensing requirements to reduce the maximum annual charges for licenses involving Government dams issued after December 31, 1975, to $1 per kilowatt of installed capacity.
Bill· HRH.R. 7412 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
Federal Lease Petroleum Transportation Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to prohibit persons running or controlling petroleum pipelines from transporting Federal lease petroleum which such person owns, or controls or has owned, controlled, refined, or produced. Stipulates that the prohibition contained in this Act shall take effect after December 31, 1980. Requires persons subject to such provisions to submit plans for compliance to the Secretary of the Interior not later than December 31, 1979.
Bill· HRH.R. 7395 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
Nuclear Energy Reappraisal Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cease the granting of licenses or construction authorizations for nuclear fission powerplants pending the outcome of a comprehensive study by the Office of Technology Assessment. Continues such termination until Congress determines that safety and environmental hazards have been adequately studied and that nuclear fission plants are acceptable in comparison to other energy sources. Authorizes a resumption of licensing under limited conditions which shall be specified by Congress. Requires a five-year independent study of the nuclear fuel cycle by the Office of Technology Assessment. Empowers the Office to compel delivery of any information necessary for conducting such study. Directs all government agencies to cooperate fully with the Office. Requires the preparation of a final report with recommendations at the end of five years and annual progress reports. Requires the following specific issues to be considered in the final report: (1) safety and environmental hazards, including an analysis of reported malfunctions; (2) genetic effects of low level radiation; (3) economic implications of a long-term nature; (4) proliferation dangers; (5) economical and technical capabilities of utilities; and (6) licensing procedures of past regulatory agencies. Stipulates that existing nuclear fission powerplants shall operate at less than licensed core power level and be annually derated should Congress fail to determine that the licensing of fission plants may continue after conclusion of the study. Authorizes the appropriation of $15,000,000 per year for each of the five fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7369 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to make grants to assist States and localities in the construction, purchase, and installation of solar energy systems in new and existing public buildings and facilities. Stipulates that such grants shall be in an amount of up to 50 percent of the incremental cost of such systems. Establishes procedures and criteria for submission and approval of projects under this Act. Requires preparation of an energy use analysis for each proposal. Authorizes technical and related services to States and localities with respect to project proposals. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, within five years of the date of enactment of this Act, to establish standards for solar energy equipment. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7365 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Coal Conversion Incentives Act - Title I: Permanent Increase to 12 Percent in Rate of Investment Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the rate of the investment tax credit from ten percent to 12 percent. Title II: Coal Conversion Incentives - Permits a taxpayer to elect a first-year depreciation deduction allowance of 35 percent of the adjusted basis of qualified air pollution control equipment for use in connection with any major electric powerplant or any major fuel-burning installation. Establishes a 20 percent investment tax credit rate for the use of qualified coal-fueled equipment in any new major electric powerplant or any major fuel-burning installation. Title III: Loans for Certain Coal-fueled Equipment - Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to make loans to any business for the purchase and installation of qualified coal-fueled equipment. Specifies terms and conditions and limits the aggregate amount of such loans outstanding at any time to $1,500,000,000. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to establish January 1, 1981, and January 1, 1987 as deadlines for the installation of appropriate equipment and for the complete conversion of any major electric powerplant or major fuel-burning installation (currently using another fossil fuel) to coal as its primary source of energy. Authorizes the President: (1) to declare the existence of an energy emergency; (2) to require fossil fuel allocations; (3) to restrict operation hours of schools and businesses; and (4) to relax any Federal air pollution limitations. Limits such an emergency to a 30-day period, with allowance for extensions subject to Congressional oversight. Requires the President to submit annual October reports to Congress stating: (1) the amount of fossil fuels available for consumption in each region of the United States during the subsequent November-February four-month period; and (2) contingency plans for alleviating fossil fuel shortages.
Bill· HRH.R. 7374 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Federal Utility and Energy Low-Income Subsidy Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a program to provide financial assistance to low and moderate income families to pay the increased costs of utility services to eligible families. States that the Secretary shall establish uniform national standards of eligibility for the benefits to be provided under this Act, and establishes specified minimal classes of households and landlords as eligible for such benefits. Requires the State agency designated by the Secretary to administer this program to certify, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, the eligibility of households and landlords for benefits provided by this Act. States that a household or landlord may be certified for a period of not less than three nor more than 12 months. Directs the Secretary to pay to each such State agency 50 percent of its administration costs. Authorizes the Secretary to establish the percentage of utility expenses to eligible families that will be paid by the program according to the income of such family in relation to the maximum allowable income for eligibility for such family in relation to the maximum allowable income for eligibility for benefits under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to pay up to 90 percent of such expenses. Requires any State requesting aid under this Act to submit a plan to the Secretary for his approval indicating specified procedures and programs to be carried out under such a plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 7334 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Industrial Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Administrator of Energy Research and Development to establish and maintain a comprehensive program for research, development, and demonstration of industrial energy conserving technologies. Specifies criteria that the Administrator is required to apply in reaching decisions regarding the directions, priorities activities, and operations of the industrial energy conservation program. Authorizes the Administrator to make loans and loan guarantees for the purchase, construction, operation, or maintenance of energy-efficient equipment or facilities. Directs the Administrator to give special priority to loan recipients in depressed industrial areas. Establishes limits on the amount of outstanding indebtedness to be guaranteed under this Act. Stipulates that no guarantee or commitment to guarantee shall be undertaken after September 30, 1977. Details procedures in the event of a default on guaranteed obligations. Authorizes the appropriation of the following amounts for research and development programs authorized by this Act: (1) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; and (2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1979. Authorizes the appropriation of the following amounts for the purpose of making loans under this Act: (1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1978; and (2) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1979. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $500,000,000 to be paid in the event of a default on obligations guaranteed under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7332 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Electric Utilities Rate Reform Act - Directs State and local electric utility regulatory authorities to implement and maintain rate schedules which distribute costs to consumer classes in accordance with consumption patterns. Requires that rate schedules accurately reflect long-run incremental costs of service and that price differentials between consumer classes reflect actual document differentials in cost of service. Prohibits regulatory authorities from allowing recoupment of promotional and advertising expenses, unless such expenses finance efforts encouraging the consumption of electricity or the shifting of electricity consumption from peak load periods to off-peak load periods. Establishes standards to regulate monthly changes in rates by the use of fuel adjustment clauses. Establishes standards of determining the effective date of proposed changes in rates and schedules. Authorizes the Federal Power Commission to provide financial assistance to non-Federal regulatory authorities as necessary to meet additional costs incurred as a result of complying with provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7359 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Crude Oil Allocation Act - Amends the Energy Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to establish a Crude Oil Allocation Office within the Federal Energy Administration. Directs the Office to maintain an accurate and current inventory of domestic crude oil reserves. Requires petroleum and refinery companies to file monthly reports with the Office disclosing information relating to crude oil sales and purchases. Requires petroleum and refining companies to make fair and equitable allocation of all petroleum products refined or manufactured from crude oil. Prohibits sale or transfer of domestic crude oil or petroleum to foreign customers in any year in which such products are imported into the United States. Directs the Office to establish regulations governing allocations under this Act. Stipulates that such allocations shall be made in a monthly basis. Imposes criminal penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7335 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Solar and Energy Conservation Commercialization Act - Amends the National Housing Act to specify additional types of Solar energy systems eligible for financial assistance under such Act. Stipulates that such systems shall include solar heating and cooling and hot water systems, geothermal and wind energy systems, and other energy conservation measures and equipment such as insulation, heat pumps and devices to improve furnace efficiency. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and loans to individuals and families to assist in the purchase of solar, renewable source, and energy conservation measures and equipment. Authorizes grants and loans for similar purposes to neighborhood, community, or nonprofit groups. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make loans to small businesses to assist in the purchase and installation of solar, renewable source, and energy conservation improvements and equipment. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Energy Administrator to cooperate in carrying out the provisions of this Act and to jointly submit an annual report to the President and the Congress on activities carried out under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1978 through 1981.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 593 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Declares that the House of Representatives disapproves the proposed deferral of budget authority for operating expenses for the Clinch River breeder reactor plant project of the Energy Research and Development Administration.