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Bill· HRH.R. 11742 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses incurred for the residential installations of insulation, solar and other renewable energy equipment, heating improvements and energy-conserving components between April 20, 1977, and January 1, 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 11730 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978
Alcohol Fuel Encouragement Act - Requires all gasoline stations, within three years of the passage of this Act, to sell a mixture of gasoline and alcohol in the same manner as they sell gasoline. Imposes a civil penalty for violations of such requirement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rapid amortization of facilities producing alcohol for use as a fuel in motor vehicles. Amends the Clean Air Act with respect to the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the use of alcohol as a fuel additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 11736 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978
Foreign Mission Solar Energy Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of State to demonstrate solar energy and other renewable energy technologies by using such energy sources in Foreign Service buildings located abroad. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Energy concerning the most viable techniques adaptable to the local resources and environmental conditions of the host country. Requires the Secretary of State to insure that projects under this Act are demonstrated to, and are available for inspection by, officials and other citizens of the host country. Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects in less developed countries.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 546 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978
Declares it the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage the United Nations to hold a World Alternate Energy Conference to consider alternate ways to meet the world's energy needs and to establish an International Alternate Energy Commission to encourage worldwide use of alternate energy sources.
Bill· SS. 2775 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1978
Nuclear Siting and Licensing Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a licensing process for the siting, construction, and operation of nuclear power reactors which meet applicable safety and environmental criteria. Title I: Planning, Siting, and Licensing - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to encourage or require persons proposing to construct and operate or to operate nuclear power reactors, and persons proposing to obtain site permits for such facilities to engage in open and advance planning for such addition of generating capacity and site selection. States that the Commission and interested persons shall be given the opportunity to participate in such advance planning in order to promote the early identification and resolution of issues which may exist with respect to a potential site or facility. Directs the Commission to require that a person proposing to obtain approval of a standardized facility design notify the Commission of intent to file an application therefor not less than six months prior thereto, and that persons proposing to obtain approval to construct and/or operate a production or utilization facility, or to obtain a site permit for such a facility, notify both the Commission and the State in which the facility is proposed to be located not less than six months before applying for such approval. Requires the Commission, on receiving such notification, to take steps to notify through the Federal Register and major local newspapers, concerned or affected persons. Prohibits the Commission from granting a construction permit or a combined construction permit and operating license for a thermal neutron power generation facility unless the State, a political subdivision thereof, or another public authority which has direct authority over electric generating facilities, certifies to the Commission, after a hearing, the specific need for the facility. Provides for public participation at such hearing. Provides for the approval by the Commission of limited facility site preparation by an applicant before final approval of the construction or operation permit upon the determination that there is reasonable assurance that specified findings respecting health, safety, and environmental considerations have been made. Specifies nuclear power facility licensing and construction proceedings concerning which the Commission is required to hold a hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by such proceeding. Requires the Commission, in any proceeding for: (1) a combined construction permit and operating license; (2) the granting of a site permit; or (3) the approval of a standardized facility design, to hold a hearing and to admit as a party any person whose interest may be affected by such hearings. States that such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Specifies the means by which public notice of such hearings shall be given. Authorizes the Commission to issue an interim operating license or an interim amendment to an operating license for a production or utilization facility, or to allow interim operation of a facility for which a combined construction permit and operating license had been issued, in advance of the conduct or completion of any required hearing. States that no such interim license or operation may be issued or commenced unless the Commission has determined: (1) that there is an urgent public need for such issuance or commencement; and (2) that any required hearings have been completed with respect to matters of public health and safety, or the common defense and security. Limits such interim license or operation to 12 months except when good cause can be shown for the extension of such period. Authorizes the Commission to issue a site permit for approval of a site for one or more thermal neutron power generation facilities prior to the filing of an application for a construction permit or combined construction permit and operating license for such facility or facilities. Sets forth the States that such approval of designs shall be valid for five years. Provides for the renewal of such approval. Title II: Federal and State Reviews - Provides for the review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety of construction permits, site permits, approvals of standardized facility designs, and extensions thereof, upon the referral to such Committee of those matters by the Commission. Directs the Commission to notify any State in which a nuclear power generation facility is proposed to be located, of the filing of an application for approval of such facility. Permits the affected State to elect to determine the environmental acceptability of and/or need for the proposed facility, or to evaluate discrete, limited aspects of the environmental acceptability of and/or need for such facility. Declares that the action of a State, in making the required determinations and evaluations, shall discharge the Commission from its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with regard to such determinations and evaluations. Sets forth the requirements of State programs under this Title. Authorizes the Commission to make grants to any State or authorized interstate or regional agency for the purpose of assisting in the development or administration of a program for evaluating the environmental impact or determining the need of a nuclear power generating facility. Directs the Commission, with respect to any application for a site permit, for approval of a standardized facility design, for a construction permit and/or operating license, or for a manufacturing license, to establish a schedule for the conduct and completion of all required Commission reviews and decisions. Authorizes the Commission to cooperate with other Federal, State, or regional agencies with review and/or decisionmaking authority regarding new nuclear power reactor facilities. Title III: Intervenors - Authorizes the Commission to establish a pilot program for finding intervenors in initial or renewal licensing proceedings. States that the amount paid, if any, shall be determined based upon the intervenor's contribution to the proceedings. Directs that criteria for determining the eligibility for payment of an intervenor shall include: (1) the intervenor's interest in the matter; (2) the likelihood of the intervenor's participation leading to the presentation of substantive arguments and views; and (3) the necessity of such payment for the intervenor's participation. Title IV: Conforming Amendments - Amends specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to conform to the changes effected by this Act. Title V: Effective Dates - Establishes the dates on which the provisions set forth in this Act shall become effective.
Bill· HRH.R. 11704 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1978
Nuclear Siting and Licensing Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a licensing process for the siting, construction, and operation of nuclear power reactors which meet applicable safety and environmental criteria. Title I: Planning, Siting, and Licensing - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to encourage or require persons proposign to construct and operate or to operate nuclear power reactors, and persons proposing to obtain site permits or such facilities to engage in open and advance planning for such addition of generating capacity and site selection. States that the Commission and interested persons shall be given the opportunity to participate in such advance planning in order to promote the early identification and resolution of issues which may exist with respect to a potential site or facility. Directs the Commission to require that a person proposing to obtain approval of a standardized facility design notify the Commission of intent to file an application therefore not less than six months prior thereto, and that persons proposing to obtain approval to construct and/or operate a production or utilization facility, or to obtain a site permit for such a facility, notify both the Commission and the State in which the facility is proposed to be located not less than six months before applying for such approval. Requires the Commission, on receiving such notification, to take steps to notify through the Federal Register and major local newspapers, concerned or affected persons. Prohibits the Commission from granting a construction permit or a combined construction permit and operating license for a thermal neutron power generation facility unless the State, a political subdivision thereof, or another public authority which has direct authority over electric generating facilities, certifies to the Commission, after a hearing, the specific need for the facility. Provides for public participation at such hearing. Provides for the approval by the Commission of limited facility site preparation by an applicant before final approval of the construction or operation permit upon the determination that there is reasonable assurance that specified findings respecting health, safety, and environmental considerations have been made. Specifies nuclear power facility licensing and construction proceedings concerning which the Commission is required to hold a hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by such proceeding. Requires the Commission, in any proceeding for: (1) a combined construction permit and operating license; (2) the granting of a site permit; or (3) the approval of a standardized facility design, to hold a hearing and to admit as a party any person whose interest may be affected by such hearing. States that such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Specifies the means by which public notice of such hearing shall be given. Authorizes the Commission to issue an interim operating license or an interim amendment to an operating license for a production or utilization facility, or to allow interim operation of a facility for which a combined construction permit and operating license had been issued, in advance of the conduct or completion of any required hearing. States that no such interim license or operation may be issued or commenced unless the Commission has determined: (1) that there is an urgent public need for such issuance or commencement; and (2) that any required hearings have been completed with respect to matters of public health and safety, or the common defense and security. Limits such interim license or operation to 12 months except when good cause can be shown for the extension of such period. Authorizes the Commission to issue a site permit for approval of a site for one or more thermal neutron power generation facilities prior to the filing of an application for a construction permit or combined construction permit and operating license for such facility or facilities. Sets forth the requirements for the application for such a permit. States that such a permit shall be valid for ten years. Provides for renewal of such permits. Authorizes and directs the Commission to establish procedures under which it may approve the preliminary or final design for a thermal neutron power generation facility or to approve the preliminary or final standardized designs for any major subsystem of such a facility notwithstanding the fact that no application for a construction permit or combined construction permit and operating license for such facility has been filed. States that such approval designs shall be valid for five years. Provides for the renewal of such approval. Title II: Federal and State Reviews - Provides for the review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety of construction permits, site permits, approvals of standardized facility designs, and extensions thereof, upon the referral to such Committee of those matters by the Commission. Directs the Commission to notify any State in which a nuclear power generation facility is proposed to be located, of the filing of an application for approval of such facility. Permits the affected State to elect to determine the environmental acceptability of and/or need for the proposed facility, or to evaluate discrete, limited aspects of the environmental acceptability of and/or need for such facility. Declares that the action of a State, in making the required determinations and evaluations, shall discharge the Commission from its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with regard to such determinations and evaluations. Sets forth the requirements of State programs under this Title. Authorizes the Commission to make grants to any State or authorized interstate or regional agency for the purpose of assisting in the development or administration of a program for evaluating the environmental impact or determining the need of a nuclear power generating facility. Directs the Commission, with respect to any application for a site permit, for approval of a standardized facility design, for a construction permit and/or operating license, or for a manufacturing license, to establish a schedule for the conduct and completion of all required Commission reviews and decisions. Authorizes the Commission to cooperate with other Federal, State, or regional agencies with review and/or decisionmaking authority regarding new nuclear power reactor facilities. Title III: Intervenors - Authorizes the Commission to establish a pilot program for finding intervenors in initial or renewal licensing proceedings. States that the amount paid, if any, shall be determined based upon the intervenor's contribution to the proceedings. Directs that criteria for determining the eligibility for payment of an intervenor shall include: (1) the intervenor's interest in the matter; (2) the likelihood of the intervenor's participation leading to the presentation of substantive arguments and views; and (3) the necessity of such payment for the intervenor's participation. Title IV: Conforming Amendments - Amends specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to conform to the changes effected by this Act. Title V: Effective Dates - Establishes the dates on which the provisions set forth in this Act shall become effective.
Bill· HRH.R. 11678 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1978
National Energy Policy Institute Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Institute for Long-Range Energy Analysis. Directs that such Institute be a nonprofit private entity. Makes provisions for the naming of incorporators and members of the board of directors. Directs the Institute to make an ongoing review and analysis of the present and long-range energy needs of the nation. Provides for public disclosure of the results of the Institute's research except under specified circumstances. Directs the Institute to annually report to the President and Congress concerning the Institute's operations, accomplishments, recommendations, and other specified topics.
Bill· SS. 2761 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1978
Provides for full State participation in the planning, siting, and licensing of nuclear storage and disposal facilities. Authorizes the States, through their legislatures, to disapprove the site selection of any nuclear storage or disposal facility within their boundaries.
Bill· HRH.R. 11622 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Fuels Transportation Safety Amendments Act - Title I: Fuels Transportation Generally - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to grant the Secretary of Transportation the authority to require pipeline operators to correct conditions which are hazardous to life or property. Sets forth criteria to be used by the Secretary in determining whether hazardous conditions exist. Directs the Secretary to require of all pipeline operators a detailed description of their pipeline and provides for the public disclosure of this information. Directs the Secretary to require that pipeline operators report all leaks and sets forth the requirements for such reports. States penalties for the failure to report pipeline leaks. Requires the Secretary to set safety standards for specified types of products being stored at or transported in pipelines. Permits the Secretary to enforce safety regulations for facilities, other than pipleines, that are used for the storage or transportation of natural gas products. Permits the Secretary to enter into agreements with State regulatory bodies concerning intrastate pipelines. Provides procedures for the certification of State pipeline safety procedures. Sets forth procedures for Congressional approval of proposed amendments to pipeline safety regulations. Title II: Sitting and Safety of Liquefied Gas Facilities - Prohibits the construction or expansion of existing liquefied gas facilities used in interstate or foreign commerce without the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. Directs the Secretary to formulate and publish compliance standards. Sets forth factors to be included in such standards. Imposes strict liability on the owner and operator of any liquefied gas facility which suffers a fire, explosion or discharge of gas. Waives strict liability upon a showing that the harm was caused by an act of war or by the negligence of the United State government. Requires a showing of financial responsibility before any production, transmission, or storage of liquefied natural gas is undertaken. Permits the Secretary to establish criteria for the measurement of financial responsibility. Allows the Secretary to waive, by regulation, the safety, and financial responsibility requirements where he finds the financial and administrative burdens of compliance are not justified by the reduction of risk to life or property. Establishes penalties for the violation of safety or financial responsibility standards. Directs the Secretary to formulate a 10-year projection of liquefied gas needs. Requires the Secretary to cooperate with other relevant Federal agencies in the development of a liquefied gas safety study. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Establishes criminal penalties for the willful attempt or destruction of interstate pipeline and liquefied gas facilities. Sets standards for citizen suits concerning compliance with the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11629 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Solar Energy Transition Act - Directs each Federal agency to use and encourage the use of solar energy technologies. Requires each agency to review the programs, projects, and policies it is administering and assess the feasibility of alternative approaches utilizing solar energy technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and otherwise assist the Federal agencies in the review required by this Act. Establishes the National Solar Energy Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in the performance of his duties under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress annually starting April 20, 1980 on the progress of the Federal Government and the nation in converting to solar energy.
Bill· HRH.R. 11628 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Solar Energy Transition Act - Directs each Federal agency to use and encourage the use of solar energy technologies. Requires each agency to review the programs, projects, and policies it is administering and assess the feasibility of alternative approaches utilizing solar energy technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and otherwise assist the Federal agencies in the review required by this Act. Establishes the National Solar Energy Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in the performance of his duties under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress annually starting April 20, 1980 on the progress of the Federal Government and the nation in converting to solar energy.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 800 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to study energy strategies and to transmit a final report to Congress of such study within 18 months of the passage of this resolution.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 122 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1978
Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to study energy strategies and to transmit a final report to Congress of such study within 18 months of the passage of this resolution.
Bill· HRH.R. 11586 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1978
Fuels Transportation Safety Amendments Act - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968. Title I: Fuels Transportation Generally - Grants the Secretary of Transportation the authority to require pipeline operators to correct conditions which are hazardous to life or property. Sets forth criteria to be used by the Secretary in determining whether hazardous conditions exist. Directs the Secretary to require of all pipeline operators a detailed description of their pipeline and provides for the public disclosure of this information. Directs the Secretary to require that pipeline operators report all leaks and sets forth the requirements for such reports. States penalties for the failure to report pipeline leaks. Requires the Secretary to set safety standards for specified types of products being stored at or transported in pipelines. Permits the Secretary to enforce safety regulations for facilities, other than pipelines that are used for the storage or transportation of natural gas products. Permits the Secretary to enter into agreements with State regulatory bodies concerning intrastate pipelines. Provides procedures for the certification of State pipeline safety procedures. Sets forth procedures for Congressional approval of proposed amendments to pipeline safety regulations. Title II: Sitting and Safety of Liquefied Gas Facilities - Prohibits the construction or expansion of existing liquefied gas facilities used in interstate or foreign commerce without the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. Directs the Secretary to formulate and publish compliance standards. Sets forth factors to be included in such standards. Imposes strict liability on the owner and operator of any liquedfied gas facility which suffers a fire, explosion or discharge of gas. Waives strict liability upon a showing that the harm was caused by an act of war or by the negligence of the United States government. Requires a showing of financial responsibility before any production, transmission, or storage of liquefied natural gas is undertaken. Permits the Secretary to establish criteria for the measurement of financial responsibility. Establishes the Liquefied Gas Liability Fund, a nonprofit corporate entity, to be administered by the Secretary of Transportation. Directs such Fund to collect a fee of 2 cents per million Btu's of gas produced in, or imported into the United States. Sets a limit on the amount of fees to be accumulated in the Fund. Provides that where strict liability is imposed and the damages involved were caused by negligence, that the owner/operator of the facility or the Fund, as appropriate, shall be subrogated to the rights of any person entitled to recovery. Permits the Fund to borrow money if it is unable to satisfy a claim with the funds on hand. Allows the Secretary to waive, by regulations, the safety and financial responsibility requirements where he finds the financial and administrative burdens of compliance are not justified by the reduction of risk to life or property. Establishes penalties for the violation of safety or financial responsibility standards. Directs the Secretary to formulate a 10-year projection of liquefied gas needs. Requires the Secretary to cooperate with other relevant Federal agencies in the development of a liquefied gas safety study. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Establishes criminal penalties for the willful attempt or destruction of interstate pipeline and liquefied gas facilities. Sets standards for citizen suits concerning compliance with the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11549 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential dwellings. Establishes procedures governing the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Prohibits conflicts of interest, on the part of officers or employees of the Bank. Prohibits the Bank or its employees from utilizing the Solar Bank to finance political activities. Imposes criminal penalties for the furnishing of false or misleading information by applicants for loans under this Act. Declares that the Solar Bank and its assets shall be exempt by Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 11521 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978
National Contest for the Invention and Development of an Efficient and Cost-Effective Electric Energy Storage Facility Act - Establishes a national contest for the invention and development of an efficient and cost-effective electric energy storage facility. Designates a National Award for Electric Energy Storage. States that the contest shall be conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority and that the winner will be awarded a $10,000,000 prize from the United States Treasury for developing a safe, cost-effective, long-term electric energy storage technology. States that if no entry establishes such a technology, no prize shall be awarded.
Bill· HRH.R. 11550 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978
Foreign Mission Solar Energy Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of State to demonstrate solar energy and other renewable energy technologies by using such energy sources in Foreign Service buildings located abroad. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Energy concerning the most viable techniques adaptable to the local resources and environmental conditions of the host country. Requires the Secretary of State to insure that projects under this Act are demonstrated to, and are available for inspection by, officials and other citizens of the host country. Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects in less developed countries.
Bill· HRH.R. 11552 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978
Solar Global Marketing Survey Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a global market survey to determine which foreign countries might serve as markets for solar energy equipment manufactured in the United States. Requires such survey be computed by September 1, 1980. Limits the amount which may be authorized to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 508 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978
Declares it the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage the United Nations to hold a World Alternate Energy Conference to consider alternate ways to meet the world's energy needs and to establish an International Alternate Energy Commission to encourage worldwide use of alternate energy sources.
Bill· SS. 2733 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Amends the Small Business Act to provide "energy independence loan," under specified conditions to individuals or firms that provide energy conservation or solar energy related services or that manfacture, distribute, retail, or install energy conservation or solar energy products or measures.
Bill· SS. 2735 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Solar Energy Transition Act - Directs each Federal agency to use and encourage the use of solar energy technologies. Requires each agency to review the programs, projects, and policies it is administering, and assess the feasibility of alternative approaches utilizing solar energy technologies. Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop guidelines and otherwise assist the Federal agencies in the review required by this Act. Establishes the National Solar Energy Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in the performance of his duties under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress annually starting April 20, 1980 on the progress of the Federal Government and the nation in converting to solar energy.
Bill· SS. 2731 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Solar Global Marketing Survey Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a global market survey to determine which foreign countries might serve as markets for solar energy equipment manufactured in the United States. Requires such survey be completed by September 1, 1980.
Bill· SS. 2734 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential structures. Prohibits conflicts of interests 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. Allows the Solar Bank to make loans directly, or through lending institutions which are entitled to reasonable fees for their services. Sets the annual interest rates on such loans at not more than three percent and limits the loans to a maximum of 30 years duration. Permits the Solar Bank to develop standards for certifying that the solar energy equipment, installation and related costs will result in a meaningful reduction in the conventional energy dependence of the year. Requires the Solar Bank to establish guidelines for the distribution of its loans among commercial and residential uses and requires that at least 60 percent of such monies loaned be for residential purposes. Establishes procedures govering the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Provides penalties for the violation of the loan contract or for fraud in the obtaining of such loan. Exempts the Solar Bank and its assets from taxation, except that the real and tangible personal property of the Bank shall be subject to Federal, State, and local taxation to the same extent as that of private corporations. Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to audit the financial transactions of the Bank, and grants the GAO access to all its books, records, and accounts. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Bill· SS. 2732 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Small Scale Energy Technology Programs Reorganization Act - Defines "small scale technology" to include but not be limited to energy and nonenergy technologies and systems which provide energy or other services to individual or small groups of end users, which minimize environmental impacts. Establishes within the Department of Energy an Office of Small Scale Technology. Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) make grants to small businesses for small scale technology; (2) act to inform small businesses about opportunities for participation in the programs of the Office; (3) evaluate and certify the performance of equipment and demonstration models of grantees; (4) supervise the activities of the National Center for Appropriate Technology; and (5) coordinate Office activities with related activities of other Federal, State, and local agencies. Directs the Office to enter into contractual or other arrangements with the National Center for Appropriate Technology or other groups with similar experience and expertise to perform research and development programs and demonstration projects concerning weatherization oriented small scale technology and to provide grants and other assistance. Transfers all functions of the Energy Related Inventions Program of the National Bureau of Standards and all functions of such Program located within the Department of Energy to the Office. Establishes an Interagency Council on Appropriate Technology as an independent instrumentality of the United States in the Executive branch. Requires the Council to coordinate all small scale technology programs of the Federal Government.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 414 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Directs the Architect of the Capitol to study the feasibility of using solar energy for heating the hot water in the Phillip A. Hart Office Building now under construction. Directs the Architect to make cost comparisons between solar and conventional energy systems over specified periods of time and report such findings to the Senate.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 71 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Declares it the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage the United Nations to hold a World Alternate Energy Conference to consider alternate ways to meet the world's energy needs and to establish an International Alternate Energy Commission to encourage worldwide use of alternate energy sources.
Bill· HRH.R. 11513 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Solar Global Marketing Survey Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct a global market survey to determine which foreign countries might serve as markets for solar energy equipment manufactured in the United States. Requires such survey be computed by September 1, 1980. Limits the amount which may be authorized to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11510 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Solar Energy Bank Act - Creates a Government corporation to be known as the Solar Energy Development Bank to make long-term, low-interest loans to encourage the use of solar energy in commercial and residential dwellings. Establishes procedures governing the processing and approval of loan applications by the Bank. Prohibits conflicts of interest, on the part of officers or employees of the Bank. Prohibits the Bank or its employees from utilizing the Solar Bank to finance political activities. Imposes criminal penalties for the furnishing of false or misleading information by applicants for loans under this Act. Declares that the Solar Bank and its assets shall be exempt by Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes a Solar Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States to pay the expenses of the Bank. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to the Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 11511 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Foreign Mission Solar Energy Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of State to demonstrate solar energy and other renewable energy technologies by using such energy sources in Foreign Service buildings located abroad. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Energy concerning the most viable techniques adaptable to the local resources and environmental conditions of the host country. Requires the Secretary of State to insure that projects under this Act are demonstrated to, and are available for inspection by, officials and other citizens of the host country. Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects in less developed countries.
Bill· HRH.R. 11490 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Amends the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1975 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe the terms and conditions applying to lands added to approved coal lands leases.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 506 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Declares it the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage the United Nations to hold a World Alternate Energy Conference to consider alternate ways to meet the world's energy needs and to establish an International Alternate Energy Commission to encourage worldwide use of alternate energy sources.
Bill· SS. 2692 (95th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Department of Energy Civilian Program Authorization Act - Title I: Energy - Authorizes appropriations for specified energy supply research and technology development programs and capital investment. Supplements the previous authorizations for specified energy supply research and technology development projects. Authorizes appropriations for specified energy supply production, demonstration and distribution programs and capital investment programs. Supplements previous authorizations for energy supply production, demonstration and distribution projects. Authorizes appropriations for specified conservation programs, the regulation program, emergency preparedness, the energy information program, the environment program, and for policy and management programs. Title II: General Science and Research - Authorizes appropriations for the general science and research program. Authorizes specified sums for designated general science and research capital investment projects. Title III: Power Marketing Administrations - Authorizes appropriations for the Alaska Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration. Title IV: Special Foreign Currency - Authorizes a specified amount for foreign currency to be used for international cooperation in nonnuclear technology. Title V: Other Provisions - Allows the location of facilities or major items of equipment at installations not within the Department of Energy. Permits the Secretary of Energy to transfer the title or other interests in property of the United States when the Secretary determines such transfer is in the best interests of the Government. Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act where the costs of the program exceed 120 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $5,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act for programs which have not been presented to, or requested of Congress unless 30 calendar days have elapsed since the Secretary of Energy has presented to all the appropriate congressional committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Allows the written waiver of such requirement where the waiver is signed by each appropriate committee of Congress. Prohibits the start of construction projects which costs exceed by more than 25 percent the estimated cost of the project. Waives such requirement for construction projects having an estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Authorizes the start of general plant projects only under specified circumstances. Allows the transfer of funds from specified projects to all other programs of the Department of Energy. Permits the Secretary to expend funds authorized for construction design services where such funds are included in a bill before Congress and the Secretary determines that the project is urgently needed for national defense, public safety, or other specified purposes. Title VI: Basis for Government Charge for Uranium Enrichment Services - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to specify that the prices charged by the Government for uranium enrichment services shall assure the recovery of the Government's costs over a reasonable time. Requires that prices result in revenues sufficient to cover normal business expenses, taxes, and return on equity which would otherwise be reflected in prices charged by a private operator providing similar services. Provides for congressional review of pricing schedules before implementation. Title VII: Amendments to the National Energy Extension Service Act - Amends the National Energy Extension Service Act to delete the proviso requiring no matching State or local funds for the development of guidelines for extending service. Deletes from the formula used to compute the allocations for individual States, the requirement that the latest decennial census be used. Requires matching State or local funds for the implementation of the energy extension services comtemplated by this Act. Title VIII: Loan Guarantees for Energy Demonstration - Amends the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to permit the use of Federal loan guarantees and commitments in support of joint university-industry nonnuclear energy research. Provides guidelines within which the Secretary of Energy must work concerning the issuance of loan guarantees and commitments. Title IX: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1980 - Authorizes the appropriation to the Department of Energy of such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1980 for energy, general science and research, power marketing administrations, and special foreign currency.
Bill· HRH.R. 11392 (95th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Title I: Energy Use, Application, Conservation, and Regulation - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulation Commission for fiscal year 1979. Declares that nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize funds for research and development purposes or for the testing or production of atomic weapons or other nuclear weapons activity. Authorizes funds to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for gas regulation functions, hydroelectric regulations functions, and multiresource functions. Authorizes funds to the Economic Regulatory Administration for coal utilization functions, conservation, regulation, emergency preparedness, and policy and management functions. Authorizes funds for the Energy Information Administration. Authorizes funds for specified conservation and solar applications. Authorizes funds for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan, multiresource alternative fuels demonstration program, and for policy and management function concerning resource applications. Authorizes funds for environmental overview and assessment functions and consumer affairs and competition. Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated to the Department of Energy for the 1978 fiscal year for the purchase or lease of vehicles for use in vanpooling arrangements unless such use is specifically permitted by statute. Limits the reprogramming of funds. Title II: Amendments to Energy Conservation and Production Act and Certain Other Energy Related Acts - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to establish an Office of Competition and Consumer Affairs within the Department of Energy. Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to extend to December 31, 1979, the authority to issue orders and rules as specified under this Act. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to permit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to exercise certain functions without the express assignment of such functions to the Commission by the Department of Energy. Limits the authority of the chairman of the Commission to make appointments of hearing examiners. Title III: Power Marketing Administration; Resource Development - Authorizes the appropriation of funds to implement the authority over specified programs transferred to the Department of Energy concerning flood control, naval petroleum reserves, and other programs. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the Alaska Power Administration. Authorizes funds for the Western Area Power Administration to be used for electric power transmission and marketing, unusual or emergency conditions, and the Upper Colorado River Storage project. Authorizes funds for the Southwestern Power Administration and the Southeastern Power Administration. Authorizes funds to the Department of Energy for resource development and management of naval petroleum and oil shale reserves. Delineates specified procedures for the reprogramming of funds. Title IV: Uranium Management and Use of Nuclear Energy - Authorizes funds for specified programs concerning uranium management and the use of nuclear energy. Delineates specified procedures for the reprogramming of funds. Title V: Charge for Uranium Enrichment Services - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to specify that the prices charged by the government for uranium enrichment services shall assure the recovery of the government's costs over a reasonable time. Requires further that prices shall result in revenues sufficient to cover normal business expenses, taxes and return on equity which would otherwise be reflected in prices charged by a private operator providing similar services. Provides for congressional review of pricing schedules before implementation. Title VI: Amendments to Title V of the National Energy Extension Service Act - Amends the National Energy Extension Service Act to delete the proviso requiring no matching State or local funds for the development of guidelines for extending service. Deletes from the formula used to compute the allocations for individual States, the requirement that the latest decennial census be used. Requires matching State or local funds for the implementation of the energy extension services contemplated by this Act. Title VII: Program Direction - Authorizes the appropriation of funds for specified administrative management and support functions of the Department of Energy. Title VIII: General Provisions - Permits the Secretary of Energy, pursuant to specified Acts, to authorize the expenditure of funds for facilities or equipment to be located outside the installations of the Department of Energy. Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act where the costs of the program exceed 120 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $5,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act for programs which have not been presented to, or requested of Congress unless 30 calendar days have elapsed since the Secretary of Energy has presented to all the appropriate Congressional committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Allows the written waiver of this requirement where such waiver is signed by each appropriate committee of Congress. Prohibits the start of construction projects whose costs exceed by more than 25 percent the estimated cost of the project waives this requirement concerning construction projects having an estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Authorizes the start of general plant projects only under specified circumstances. Allows the Secretary to expend funds authorized for construction design services where such funds are included in a bill before Congress and the Secretary determines that the projects urgently need for national defense, public safety, or other specified purposes. Permits the Department of Energy to retain any moneys received from uranium enrichment and other reimbursable programs except for sums received from the disposal of property pursuant to the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955, or the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act, or with respect to fees received for tests or investigations under the Act of May 16, 1910, as amended. Limits the authority, under this Act, to enter into contracts obligating the United States to those outlays that are provided for in advance in appropriation acts.
Bill· HRH.R. 11397 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses incurred for the residential installations of insulation, solar and other renewable energy equipment, heating improvements and energy-conserving components between April 20, 1977, and January 1, 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 11398 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses incurred for the residential installations of insulation, solar and other renewable energy equipment, heating improvements and energy-conserving components between April 20, 1977, and January 1, 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 11365 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Liquefied Gas Marine Transportation Safety Act - Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to add a new title, Title III: "Liquefied Gas Marine Transportation Safety. Prohibits, under such Title, the ownership, construction, or operation of an onshore liquefied bulk gas facility without a certificate of safety issued pursuant to this Act. Prohibits the ownership, design, construction, or operation of such a facility offshore except in accordance with a license issued pursuant to this Act. Sets forth the procedures for applying for a certificate or license as required by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the department under which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to prescribe safety standards for the location, design and construction, and operation of both onshore and offshore liquefied bulk gas facilities. Requires the Secretary to promulgate environmental standards, as well as safety standards, for offshore facilities. States that regulations governing the location of such facilities shall include standards: (1) for their location at a safe distance from other facilities or operations which might be a hazard to the facility or increase the damage caused by a liquefied bulk gas incident; (2) for natural hazards, such as meteorological or geological conditions; and (3) for the availability of incident prevention and control facilities. States that regulations governing the location of onshore facilities shall include standards for the location of facilities at a safe distandce from persons an property, and for the safe navigation of liquefied bulk gas vessels into such a facility. Requires regulations governing the location of offshore facilities to include standards for the location of such a facility in safe navigation areas, and oceanic currents and wave patterns, and alternative uses of the oceans with respect to the effect of the facility on the marine environment. Directs the Secretary to require that the best available technology be used in the design and construction of both onshore and offshore facilities by prescribing minimum standards for materials and for methods and techniques of design and construction. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the operation of liquefied bulk gas facilities. States that such regulations shall include standards: (1) for the use of Coast Guard- certified tankermen in the handling and transfer of liquefied bulk gas from vessels to facilities, and for the training of other personnel; (2) for the availability and use of incident prevention and control equipment; (3) for the use of security measures at facilities for protection against intentional acts which might cause incidents; and (4) for the maintenance of facilities and equipment and periodic Coast Guard inspections. Requires, in the case of offshore facilities, standards for vessel safety including the establishment of safety zones around offshore facilities. Establishes Federal jurisdiction over offshore facilities licensed under this subtitle. Extends such jurisdiction to foreign vessels located within the safety zone of a facility. Directs the Secretary of State to see effective international action and cooperation in support of the policy and purposes of this Act. Establishes in the United States Treasury a Liquefied Bulk Gas Incident Liabiltiy and Compensation Fund for the payment of claims under this Act. Provides for the establishment of such Fund from fees collected from facility owners, and other amounts collected pursuant to this Act. States that claims for damages arising out of a liquefied bulk gas incident may be asserted for personal injury, and loss, injury to, or destruction of real or personal property. Sets forth standards for the establishment of liability for incidents at facilities. Establishes a limit of liability of $50,000,000 for an incident except one caused through the gross negligence or willful misconduct or by a violation of applicable safety, construction, or operating standards. Promulgates a procedure for the making of a claim arising out of an incident involving a liquefied bulk natural gas facility. Sets forth procedures for the administrative and judicial settlements of claims made pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to the President and Congress an annual report on the administration of the Fund. Sets forth the procedure for the revocation of a certificate or license issued pursuant to this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11399 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses incurred for the residential installations of insulation, solar and other renewable energy equipment, heating improvements and energy-conserving components between April 20, 1977, and January 1, 1986.
Bill· SS. 2679 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1978
Amends the Clean Air Act to remove the prohibition against the use of alcohol as a fuel additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 11348 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop research, development, and demonstration programs concerning the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to 75 percent of the purchase and installation costs of selected systems used for research purposes. Requires the Secretary to formulate definitive performance criteria concerning solar photovoltaic systems and to develop a system of certification for conforming systems. Directs the Secretary to consult with relevant Federal agencies concerning the use of solar photovoltaic systems in Federal facilities. Requires the Secretary to set up a development and demonstration program of prototype photovoltaic systems at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado. Directs the Secretary to establish a solar energy data bank at the Golden facility. Requires relevant Federal officials to ensure that small business concerns are granted realistic and adequate opportunities to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in the programs under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11347 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop research, development, and demonstration programs concerning the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to 75 percent of the purchase and installation costs of selected systems used for research purposes. Requires the Secretary to formulate definitive performance criteria concerning solar photovoltaic systems and to develop a system of certification for conforming systems. Directs the Secretary to consult with relevant Federal agencies concerning the use of solar photovoltaic systems in Federal facilities. Requires the Secretary to set up a development and demonstration program of prototype photovoltaic systems at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado. Directs the Secretary to establish a solar energy data bank at the Golden facility. Requires relevant Federal officials to ensure that small business concerns are granted realistic and adequate opportunities to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in the programs under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11335 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a limited income tax credit for expenses incurred for the installation of solar or wind energy equipment in their principal residences. Terminates this credit after 1984.
Bill· HRH.R. 11293 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1978
Silvicultural and Renewable Resource Home Heating and Gasohol Motor Fuel Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to promote the development and use of alcohol-blended fuels in the United States. Directs the Secretary to study, in cooperation with relevant Federal agencies, the most suitable raw materials for the production of alcohol-blended fuels. Requires that such study emphasize alternative fuel sources to petroleum and natural gas, and evaluate the efficiency of various production and distribution systems. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress within six months after the enactment of this Act concerning the results of such study. Directs the Secretary to set production goals for alcohol-blended fuel-development within six months after the completion of the study. Directs the Secretary to require that motor fuel sold in 1981 be one percent alcohol-blended. Sets increasing percentage requirements for succeeding years ending in 1990 where motor fuel shall be ten percent alcohol-blended. Empowers the Secretary to enforce the provisions of this Act and enumerates the enforcement procedures and penalties. Requires that all facilities constructed to distill alcohol for motor fuel use shall use fuel sources which are renewable. Directs the Secretary to establish within six months after the enactment of this Act procedures for the certification of alcohol distilling facilities. Requires the Secretary to give first prioity for fuel sources to operate such distillation facilities to renewable energy resources. Grants last priority for fuel sources to petroleum, petroleum derivatives and natural gas. Empowers the Secretary to waive the preference for renewable resources upon a finding that they are economically or technically infeasible for use as fuel sources to power distillation facilities.
Bill· SS. 2633 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1978
Amends the Clean Air Act to allow the use of industrial hydrocarbons and alcohol in fuels subject to regulation by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Bill· SS. 2623 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1978
Tertiary Recovery Incentives Act - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to provide incentives for increased petroleum production through the use of tertiary recovery processes. Defines tertiary recovery processes to be those processes which are determined by an appropriate regulatory body to increase recovery of petroleum over waterflooding techniques. Specifies the relevant State or Federal agency which will make the determination of whether a qualified tertiary recovery process is being utilized. Makes such determination final unless there is a showing of fraud. Suspends ceiling price controls on crude oil produced from a property utilizing a qualified tertiary recovery process. Specifies that such suspension shall occur within 60 days of the enactment of this Act. Excludes from the weighted average first sale price, and from the composite price of all domestic crude oil production, all crude oil produced by a qualified tertiary recovery method.
Bill· HRH.R. 11228 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1978
Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Power Commission to hold an evidentiary hearing before approving public utility rate increases due to fuel adjustment clauses. Requires a showing that the clause effectively provides incentives for the economical purchase and use of fuel. Requires further that the clause is necessary to enable the utility to pay for the added fuel costs which are by nature short-term fluctuations and therefore not capable of determination in proceedings before such costs are incurred. Sets a one-year limit on approved fuel adjustment clauses and requires an evidentiary hearing before their renewal. Requires the Commission to examine and, if appropriate, to audit the practices of public utilities using fuel adjustment clauses. Requires relevant utilities to supply information as the Commission may require and makes such information available to the public. Grants to any purchaser of electric energy produced for resale and subject to a fuel adjustment clause, the right to examine the records of the relevant utility to insure compliance with applicable schedules and Commission rules. Requires the Commission, after affording the opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, to order the cessation or modification of any practice which does not constitute the most economical purchase and use of fuel. Amends the National Gas Act to impose similar restrictions on rate increases of natural gas companies pursuant to automatic adjustment clauses. Prohibits State regulated utilities from making rate increases pursuant to an automatic adjustment clause unless such clause has been determined to effectively provide incentives for the economical purchase and use of the fuel involved. Requires further that such clauses be necessary to enable the utility to pay for short-term fluctuations in fuel costs that are not susceptible to determination in proceedings held prior to such costs being incurred. Limits automatic adjustment clauses to one-year in duration, and requires an evidentiary hearing before their renewal. Requires the reviewing authority to examine and, if appropriate, to audit the practices of utilities with respect to fuel adjustment clauses. Requires that utilities supply such relevant information as is required by the State regulatory body and makes such information available to the public. Sets procedures for the certification of State regulatory bodies with respect to this Act. Requires the Commission to enforce the Act in the absence of State certification and upon the request of any State regulated utility. Amends the Federal Power Act to expand the scope of businesses forbidden from having interlocking directorates without Commission approval. Makes such approval no defense to actions under specified provisions of the Clayton Act. Amends the Natural Gas Act to expand the scope of natural gas companies forbidden from having interlocking directorates without Commission approval. Makes such approval no defense to actions under specified provisions of the Clayton Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 11219 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1978
Alcohol Fuel Encouragement Act - Requires all gasoline stations, within three years of the passage of this Act, to sell a mixture of gasoline and alcohol in the same manner as they sell gasoline. Imposes a civil penalty for violations of such requirement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rapid amortization of facilities producing alcohol for use as a fuel in motor vehicles. Amends the Clean Air Act with respect to the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the use of alcohol as a fuel additive.
Bill· HRH.R. 11205 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses incurred for the residential installations of insulation, solar and other renewable energy equipment, heating improvements and energy-conserving components between April 20, 1977, and January 1, 1986.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1051 (95th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1978
Authorizes additional expenditures, not to exceed $90,000, for investigations and studies by the House Ad Hoc Committee on Energy.
Bill· SS. 2585 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1978
Amends the fiscal year 1978 authorization for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by increasing from $22,090,000 to $24,790,000 the amount authorized for nuclear materials safety and safeguards.
Law· SS. 2584 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1978
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1979 - Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to be used for research on domestic safeguards matters, nuclear reactor regulation, inspection and enforcement, standards development, nuclear material safety and safeguards, nuclear regulatory research, program technical support, and program direction and administration. Title II: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1980 - Authorizes such sums to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as may be necessary for fiscal year 1980.