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United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Energy should not promulgate any Federal emergency energy conservation plan which would harm recreational boating.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1980
Federal Nuclear Operations Management and Safety Corps Act - Establishes an independent agency to be known as the Federal Nuclear Operations Management and Safety Corps to be headed by a presidentially-appointed Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to appoint and employ officers and employees as are necessary to perform functions vested in him and to establish advisory boards to advise with and make recommendations on policies and other matters. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish, direct, manage, and provide for the Corps; (2) establish an academy and to develop and maintain a training program for all Corps personnel and their supervisors charged under terms and conditions of this Act with responsibility for nuclear facility operation and safety; (3) provide for staffing each nuclear facility, including facilities for the production, utilization, transport, or storage of nuclear source material, fuels, or waste, with Corps or Corps-trained staff; (4) carry out a research and problem analysis program relating to the Corps; and (5) provide for the dissemination of information on nuclear facility operations, management, safety, efficiency, design changes, and other matters among and between Corps field staff, design groups of appropriate vendor companies, architectural engineering firms, standards and licensing groups at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other responsible agencies. Directs the Administrator to develop plans and policies relating to the operation and control of: (1) the fission or fusion process in nuclear powered electric generating stations by Corps resident inspectors under emergency situations; and (2) reprocessing facilities, waste storage and disposal sites, and transportation systems. States that such policy shall be implemented as part of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, or the Department of Transportation, licensing procedures. Directs the Administrator to order and carry out changes in standard operational procedures under emergency procedure directives where safety to facility personnel and the general public warrant. Requires that the Administrator submit an annual report to the Congress on the activities of the Administration and sets forth the components of such report. States that nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the: (1) regulatory and licensing authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or successor agencies, or the Departments of Energy or Transportation over the design, construction or operation of nuclear facilities or transportation, except to modify relevant standards to require, as part of the license application and compliance, that each facility have such Corps or Corps trained staff as determined under this Act; or (2) requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Directs the Administrator to develop a plan for implementing the duties and responsibilities of the Corps and to submit such plan to the Congress for its approval. Transfers to the Corps all of the functions, personnel, and funds of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission relating to nuclear facility personnel training, inspection programs, and plant observer programs. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1980
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.Res. 549 (Standing Committee on Energy).
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1980
Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to exempt the first sale of heavy crude oil from the mandatory allocation regulations promulgated under such Act. Provides that such exemption shall not be subject to the President's authority to reimpose allocation requirements on any exempt oil. Exempts heavy crude oil from any Federal windfall profit tax or other Federal excise tax.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1980
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.Res. 602 (Windfall profits tax).
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1980
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Department of Energy concerning the conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1980
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) 50 percent of the net revenues from the windfall profit tax should be allocated toward energy research, development, production, and conservation, and for transit programs; (2) 25 percent of such revenues should be allocated for energy assistance to low-income individuals; and (3) the remaining revenues should be available for any other purpose.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1980
Repeals the Federal requirement of incremental pricing under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1980
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to extend direct loans to small business concerns for the purchase and installation of wood and coal burning stoves. Prohibits the term of any such loan from exceeding 15 years. Sets the interest rate on such loans at the prevailing rate for small business disaster loans.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1980
Home Heating Security Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States on behalf of eligible households to assist such households in meeting increased home heating costs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 to carry out this Act, and provides for extensions of such authorization. States that a household shall be considered to be eligible for home heating assistance if the State determines that such household is eligible for aid to families with dependent children, supplemental security income, or food stamps, or has an income equal to or less than 150 percent of the poverty line, with exceptions. Sets forth an allotment schedule for funds appropriated pursuant to this Act. Authorizes such grants to be used for home heating assistance in accordance with State plans approved under this Act. Requires each State seeking to receive a home heating grant under this Act to submit a State plan to the Secretary which sets forth that State's program for implementing the provisions of this Act. Sets forth the components of such plan. Directs each approved State to conduct a study to determine the extent to which rent increases are caused by increased home heating costs. Sets forth procedures for the approval of State plans by the Secretary, and directs the Secretary to establish criteria and standards for such plans, together with timetables for carrying out such plans. Authorizes a State to use funds available under this Act to provide credits against State tax to home heating suppliers who supply home heating at reduced rates to lower income households. Authorizes the Secretary to make direct payments to eligible households at the option of the State. Authorizes a State to make home heating assistance payments in the form of coupons, stamps, or certificates. Prohibits States from making such payments to any private business concern, other than home heating suppliers and specified building operators. Directs the Secretary to establish uniform data collection standards necessary to carry out this Act, to gather and analyze information relating to the structure of fuel prices and to report annually to the Congress on data collected pursuant to these provisions. Directs the Secretary to periodically revise a poverty line to be used as a criterion for determining eligibility for assistance under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold payments to a State for noncompliance with its State plan until such noncompliance is corrected. Sets forth specified administrative and technical provisions relating to implementation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual, who pays more than half of the total heating expenses for his or her principal residence for heating oil, a nonrefundable income tax credit not to exceed $300 in the case of a head of household or married individuals filing jointly, or $150 in the case of single individuals or married individuals filing jointly. Reduces the amount of such credit if the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds certain specified levels or if the taxpayer is receiving Federal assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1980
Fuel Assistance Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the Community Services Administration, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to establish procedures for determining the needs of eligible low-income and elderly households for increased weatherization and other energy-related assistance and for providing such assistance on a timely basis. Earmarks specified funds for public information and outreach programs. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to provide assistance to low-income and elderly households to aid in meeting primary residential fuel costs. Sets forth criteria for determining the amount of such assistance, and requirements for eligibility. States that the benefits provided under such program shall not be considered income or resources for any purposes under any Federal or State law. Establishes a payment system for fuel suppliers supplying fuel to eligible recipients. Requires such suppliers to provide specified information to the appropriate State agency to qualify for such payments. States that such program shall be administered by the appropriate State agency according to an agreement between such agency and the Secretary, or, in the absence of such agreement, by the Secretary in accordance with his regulations. Requires suppliers to keep full records and submit them to the Comptroller General as needed for auditing purposes. Prohibits suppliers from refusing to sell fuel to eligible participants solely on the basis of their participation in the fuel assistance programs established under this Act. Prohibits suppliers from terminating supplies of primary residential fuel to eligible households except in accordance with specified procedures. Imposes criminal penalties for violation of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to issue necessary regulations. Directs the Director of the Community Services Administration to establish a crisis intervention program to supplement the fuel assistance program with evacuation procedures, emergency shelter, home repair, or payment of bills. Authorizes appropriations for such program for fiscal years 1980 through 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1980
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government has failed to comply with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975; (2) the Government should reduce its gasoline consumption by 15 percent in 1980 and its energy consumption by 20 percent by 1985; and (3) the President should adopt the recommendations in the General Accounting Office report of December 12, 1979, to implement a comprehensive Federal energy management plan.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1980
Directs the President to establish monthly National and State emergency energy conservation targets under the Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979 for gasoline, diesel fuel and home heating fuel. Exempts the President from the requirement that he make the finding that a severe energy supply interruption exists or is imminent as a prerequisite to establishing such targets, as required under such Act. Requires that such targets achieve a 10 percent reduction of petroleum imports no later than six months after the date such targets are established and a 20 percent reduction no later than twelve months after such date. Limits the duration of such targets to 18 months, notwithstanding the authority of the President to modify the duration of such targets under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1980
Agricultural Renewable Energy Development and Management Act of 1980 - Authorizes the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Renewable Energy Development in the Department of Agriculture to: (1) conduct a study reviewing the Nation's agricultural, forestry, and rural energy needs, resources, practices, and programs; and (2) develop an agricultural sector energy production, use, and conservation program setting forth measures, funding levels, and other means to accelerate the development and production of renewable energy for direct application in farm and rural environments. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary, to annually report on such program to the appropriate committees of Congress. Permits the Assistant Secretary to implement a renewable energy applied research program to develop low-cost renewable energy forms and the economic means for adapting existing machinery and structures to such forms. Permits the Assistant Secretary to implement an agricultural, forestry, and rural community renewable energy education extension program to disseminate the findings of such research.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1980
Agricultural Renewable Energy Development and Management Act of 1980 - Authorizes the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Renewable Energy Development in the Department of Agriculture to: (1) conduct a study reviewing the Nation's agricultural, forestry, and rural energy needs, resources, practices, and programs; and (2) develop an agricultural sector energy production, use, and conservation program setting forth measures, funding levels, and other means to accelerate the development and production of renewable energy for direct application in farm and rural environments. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary, to annually report on such program to the appropriate committees of Congress. Permits the Assistant Secretary to implement a renewable energy applied research program to develop low-cost renewable energy forms and the economic means for adapting existing machinery and structures to such forms. Permits the Assistant Secretary to implement an agricultural, forestry, and rural community renewable energy education extension program to disseminate the findings of such research.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1980
Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit the direct or indirect restriction by any person engaged in commerce on the use of credit instruments in any transaction concerning the sale, resale, or transfer of gasohol or other synthetic motor fuel, where there is no similar restriction on transactions concerning conventional motor fuel. Prohibits any other conditions, restriction, agreement, or understanding which otherwise discriminates against or unreasonably limits the sale, resale, or transfer of gasohol or other synthetic motor fuel.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Energy should: (1) impose a moratorium on gasoline allocations to retail outlets not in existence or in the process of being established as of the date of enactment of this Act; (2) revise the gasoline allocation regulations to provide simplicity, flexibility, and understandability, and to prevent unnecessary market disruptions; and (3) submit to the Congress a plan for reducing the number of pending cases and expediting future cases before it.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1980
Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act - Establishes the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council composed of representatives from the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Directs the Council to establish a voluntary scientific and statistical advisory committee to assist in the development, collection, and evaluation of specified information relevant to the Council's development and amendment of a regional conservation and electric power plan. Authorizes the Council to establish such other voluntary advisory committees as necessary or appropriate to assist it. Directs the Council to prepare a regional conservation and electric power plan, giving priority in decreasing order of importance, to conservation, renewable resources, energy resources derived from utilizing waste heat or having high fuel conversion efficiency, and other resources. Sets forth the components of such plan, including: (1) an energy conservation program; (2) recommendations for research and development; (3) a methodology for determining environmental and social costs and benefits of conservation measures taken under this Act; (4) a 20 year demand forecast of power resources required to meet the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration's obligations and the portion of such obligations which can be met by resources in each of the above priority categories; (5) an analysis of reserve and reliability requirements and cost-effective methods of providing reserves; and (6) a methodology for determining surcharges, if surcharges are recommended by the Council. Directs the Council and the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to inform the Pacific Northwest public of major regional power issues to ensure widespread public involvement in the formulation of regional power policies. Directs the Council to solicit recommendations from the region's State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies and appropriate Indian tribes for measures to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife resources affected by the development and operation of any hydroelectric project of the Columbia River and its tributaries and for fish and wildlife research and development. Directs the Administrator to utilize the Bonneville Power Administration fund and the authorities available under this Act and other applicable laws to finance such fish and wildlife protection and enhancement activities. Directs the Council to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the actions taken and to be taken by the Council regarding such fish and wildlife protection and enhancement activities. Requires that following adoption of the regional conservation and electric power plan, all actions of the Administrator regarding conservation and resource acquisition shall be consistent with such plan, except as specified otherwise. Sets forth procedures for the Council's review of the consistency of the Administrator's actions with such plan. Directs the Administrator to offer to sell electric power to each requesting public body and cooperative entitled to preference under the Bonneville Project Act of 1937 and to each requesting investor-owned utility to meet that entity's firm power load which exceeds its resource capability for meeting the previous year's firm load requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to sell electric power to Federal agencies in the region. Directs the Administrator, subject to certain stipulations, to purchase electric power from a Pacific Northwest utility if offered at the "average system cost" of resources then available to that utility and to offer, in exchange, to sell an equivalent amount of electric power to such utility for resale to that utility's residential users within the region. Directs the Administrator to determine the "average system cost" on the basis of a methodology developed by the Council and subject to the review and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Authorizes the Administrator to sell electric power to existing direct service industrial customers which presently have contracts for the purchase of electric power from the Administrator, so long as such sale provides a portion of the reserves for firm power loads within the region. Prohibits the Administrator from selling electric power, including reserves, directly to new direct service industrial customers or to existing direct service industrial customers in excess of the amount permitted above unless the Administrator determines that such proposed sale is consistent with the plan, is approved by the Council, and meets certain additional requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to include in contracts for the sale of electric power provisions that enable contractual obligations to be restricted to meet the loads referred to above in the event that the Administrator cannot be assured of acquiring sufficient resources to meet such loads during a specified period of insufficiency. Sets forth other provisions to be included in such contracts. Authorizes the Administrator to sell, or otherwise dispose of, electric power, including acquired power, that is surplus to obligations incurred in accordance with this Act and other applicable statutes. Sets forth provisions regarding negotiations for, and offers to enter into, initial long term contracts for the sale and/or exchange of electric power. Directs the Administrator to acquire electric power resources through conservation, to implement all conservation measures, and to acquire such renewable resources, which are installed, by a residential or small commercial consumer to reduce load, as the Administrator determines are consistent with the criteria for developing the regional conservation and electric power plan, or in the case of major resources, as provided in this Act. Provides that such measures and resources may include: (1) loans and grants to consumers for insulation, weatherization, increased system efficiency, and waste energy recovery; (2) technical and financial assistance to, and other cooperation with, the Administrator's customers and governmental authorities to encourage conservation; (3) aiding such customers and authorities in implementing model conservation standards adopted pursuant to this Act; and (4) conducting demonstration projects to determine the cost-effectiveness of conservation measures and direct application of renewable energy resources. Directs the Administrator, when proposing to acquire any major resource, when implementing a conservation measure which will conserve electric power in an amount equal to that of a major resource, when paying or reimbursing investigation and preconstruction expenses of the sponsors of a major resource or when granting billing credits involving a major resource to: (1) conduct public hearings; (2) give notice of the proposed action to the Council, the Governor of each affected State, and the Administrator's customers; and (3) publish such notice in the Federal register. Directs the Administrator to submit a written decision on such action to the Council and to the public for the Council's approval. Prohibits the Administrator from implementing any such proposed action without submitting to the appropriate congressional committees the administrative record of the decision. Establishes procedures to be followed when the Administrator wishes to acquire a resource, which does not meet the criteria of this Act, for experimental, developmental, or demonstration purposes which has a potential for providing cost-effective service to the region. Establishes procedures to be followed for entering into agreements for resources the Administrator determines to be consistent with the plan. Authorizes the Administrator to grant billing credits and provide services to a customer, subject to certain limitations, for such customer's independent conservation activities, and for resources acquired by the customer which reduce the obligation of the Administrator to acquire resources under this Act. Directs the Administrator to investigate opportunities for adding to the region's resources or reducing the region's power costs through the accelerated or cooperative development of resources located outside the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington if such resources are renewable resources and are planned or considered for development by nonregional agencies which would own, sponsor, or otherwise develop them. Directs the Administrator to establish rates for: (1) the sale and disposition of electric power and the transmission of non-Federal power; and (2) electric power sold to meet the general requirements of public body, cooperative, and Federal agency customers within the Pacific Northwest, and electric utility customers. Sets forth guidelines to be followed in establishing such rates. Amends the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act to authorize the Administrator: (1) to make expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration fund for making such payments as are required under this Act; and (2) to issue and sell bonds on behalf of the Bonneville Power Administration in order to implement authority under this Act to provide financial assistance for conservation measures, renewable resources, and fish and wildlife. Increases the aggregate principal amount of any bonds outstanding at one time after October 1, 1981, by $1,250,000,000, and provides that such amount shall be reserved for the purpose of providing funds for conservation and renewable resource loans and grants in a special revolving account created in the Bonneville Power Administration fund. Amends the Act limiting the transfer of electric energy generated at Federal hydroelectric plants in the Pacific Northwest for use outside the Pacific Northwest to redefine the term "Pacific Northwest". Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts in accordance with the Bonneville Project Act of 1937. Directs the Administrator to discharge office functions in accordance with the Bonneville Project Act of 1937, the Department of Energy Organization Act, and this Act. Sets forth various administrative and savings provisions. Establishes within the Bonneville Power Administration an Assistant Administrator for conservation and renewable resources who shall be responsible for conservation and direct-application renewable resource programs.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1980
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1981 - Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1981 to be used for 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 1982 - Authorizes appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1980
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study of the integration of solar and hydroelectric power in the lower Colorado River Basin in Arizona and Nevada. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out such study.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1980
Alternate Energy Commercialization Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an alternate energy systems grant program for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 which will provide for the adoption of alternate energy systems by individual and small business energy consumers. States that such grants shall be made to State agencies which meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this Act. Sets forth allocation requirements for and limitations on the amount of such grants. Provides that a State agency shall be eligible to receive such grants if it establishes a program of making grants to individuals and small businesses for expenses incurred for the purchase and installation of an alternate energy system. Sets forth specified warranty requirements with respect to the purchase of such energy systems with such grants. Defines "alternate energy system" to mean a modification in, or addition to, a residence or place of business which transmits or uses solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, biomass processes, or any other form of renewable energy for heating, cooling, or hot water purposes. Authorizes appropriations from the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal years 1981 through 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1980
Energy Transportation Improvement Act of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to apportion funds for the repair of toll free public roads which have incurred a substantial increase in use and deterioration as a result of the transportation of coal, other energy resources, or related equipment, to meet national energy requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to apportion funds for the elimination of hazards at rail-highway intersections where there is a substantial increase in rail or highway traffic as a result of the transportation of coal, other energy resources, or related equipment, to meet national energy requirements. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes for fiscal years 1981 through 1990 out of the Highway Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1980
Energy Independence Grain Reserve Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program designed to assist persons engaged in the business of processing grain into alcohol for use as fuel so as to utilize those quantities of grain owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are surplus to domestic and export needs. Sets forth requirements relating to the price and amount of such grain. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of loans to alcohol fuel processors to allow them to purchase and store grain so as to provide them with a dependable supply of grain at a reasonable price. Establishes an alcohol processor grain reserve program, under which the Secretary shall assist such processors in the costs of storing grain for use in alcohol production. Directs the Secretary to use the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the purposes of the alcohol processor grain reserve program. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to any processors eligible for a loan under this Act to assist in the construction or remodeling of a grain storage facility for grain intended for alcohol production. Terminates the Secretary's authority to make such loans five years after enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1980
Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to limit the sum of all severance taxes or fees, for any fiscal year, levied upon or collected from any taxpayer by a State or any political subdivision thereof on coal destined for shipment in interstate commerce for use in any powerplant or major fuel-burning installation or on any improvements or other rights, property, or assets produced, owned, or used in connection with the production of such coal. States that such tax shall not exceed a total of 12 1/2 percent of the value of such coal produced during a fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1980
Municipal Waste-to-Energy Act of 1980 - Title I: Research, Development and Demonstration - Requires the Director of the Office of Urban Waste Energy Management (established under this Act) to establish, conduct, and promote an accelerated research, development, and demonstration program for the recovery of energy from municipal wastes. Directs the Director to provide financial assistance in the form of grants, contracts, price supports, purchase guarantees, loan guarantees and cooperative agreements, or any combination thereof, to public or private entities to support the cost of planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining experimental and demonstration facilities and modifications of existing facilities for demonstration purposes, for the conversion of municipal wastes into energy, or for the recovery of materials. Requires that such program be designed to achieve its goals within ten years after enactment of this Act. Amends the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to extend the financial support program to include public and private entity waste reprocessing demonstration facilities. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to carry out this title. Title II: Commercialization - Requires the Director to establish a program of financial assistance for commercial-scale projects designed for the conversion of municipal wastes into energy or the recovery of materials, including, in decreasing order of priority, price and loan guarantees, loans, and grants. Stipulates that such assistance shall be made to supplement but not to compete with nor supplant any private capital investment under authority of any other Federal law. Directs the Director to establish internal procedures, standards, and criteria for the timely review of compliance with such requirement of each new award of assistance for a specific proposed municipal waste processing project. Limits such financial assistance to a maximum of 75 percent of the total capital cost of that project. Prohibits any project receiving such assistance from thereafter being eligible for such assistance. Requires that any specific tax credit directly associated with such projects be considered in determining the need for financial assistance awarded under this title. Limits the amount of loans entered into for such projects to a maximum of 49 percent of the total capital costs of the project, unless the Director determines that such limit would prevent the financial viability of the proposed project. Sets forth requirements concerning the Director's authority to enter into, or make, such loans, loan guarantees, price guarantees, and grants. Directs the Director to conduct economic analyses of municipal waste-to-energy conversion technologies in other countries for publication and dissemination. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to carry out this title. Title III: General Provisions - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish an Office of Urban Waste Energy Management within the Department of Energy to perform the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities authorized under this Act. Directs the Director of such Office to prepare a program and management plan for such activities and to transmit such plan to specified congressional committees. Requires the Director to annually submit to the Congress a detailed description of such plan as in effect, with proposed modifications as necessary. Requires the Director to support science and engineering education programs to provide trained personnel to perform the activities required under this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, and other appropriate agency heads to cooperate with the Director in carrying out duties under this Act and to provide the Director with information in their possession which is necessary for such purposes. Requires the Director to assure the full and complete dissemination of information concerning any project or other activity conducted under this Act to Federal, State, and local authorities, relevant segments of the economy, the scientific community, and the public in order to promote the early, widespread, and practical use of municipal waste-to-energy technologies. Directs the Director, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Commerce, to prepare and transmit to the Congress a report analyzing and assessing legal impediments and other barriers to the development and application of such technologies. Sets forth the components of such report. States that amounts received by the Director as repayment of loans made under this Act and other specified amounts shall be deposited in the Federal Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1980
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Energy should not promulgate any Federal emergency energy conservation plan which would harm recreational boating.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Department of Energy Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1981 and 1982 - Civilian Applications - Title I: Research Development - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for operating expenses and capital investment for fossil fuel programs related to coal, petroleum and enhanced gas recovery. Authorizes appropriations for specified fossil energy construction projects related to coal. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for energy supply research and development programs and specified projects related to solar energy, geothermal energy, nuclear fission, magnetic fusion, electric energy systems, energy storage systems, hydroelectric power, environment programs, and supporting research. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for specified conservation research and development programs. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for specified general science and research programs and projects. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for the uranium enrichment process development program. Authorizes appropriations for expenses of the geothermal resources development fund. Title II: Commercialization and Related Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for expenses for specified renewable resources and conservation commercialization programs and related activities. Title III: Regulatory and Related Functions - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for expenses to the Economic Regulatory Administration, the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for the energy information program and the strategic petroleum reserve program. Title IV: Power Marketing and Federal Leasing - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Alaska Power Administration, the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration. Authorizes appropriations for specified Federal leasing and fuel data gathering and analysis expenses. Title V: Nuclear Assessment, Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Commercial Waste Remedial Action - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for uranium resource assessment operating expenses and capital investment. Authorizes appropriations for spent nuclear fuel storage and remedial action programs. Title VI: Other Fossil Energy, Solar Energy, and Conservation Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for expenses for other fossil energy, solar energy and conservation activities programs. Title VII: Other Departmental Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for operating expenses and capital investment for specified uranium enrichment activities programs and projects. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for specified Department of Energy administrative activities programs and projects. Title VIII: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1982 - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the Department of Energy.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of the naval petroleum reserves and the naval oil shale reserves.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Amends the electric utility system compliance option requirements of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to: (1) extend the date for the submission of the system compliance plan required under such Act from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1980; (2) extend the date for converting electric utility powerplants from using natural gas from 1990 to 1995; and (3) to increase from 20 percent to 50 percent the percentage of gas-fired powerplants owned or operated by an electric utility which must be converted by such date.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of natural gas as a primary energy source in an existing electric powerplant on or after January 1, 1990 unless such powerplant used natural gas as a primary energy source at any time during 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to limit the sum of all severance taxes or fees, for any fiscal year, levied upon or collected from any taxpayer by a State or any political subdivision thereof on coal destined for shipment in interstate commerce for use in any powerplant or major fuel- burning installation or on any improvements or other rights, property, or assets produced, owned, or used in connection with the production of such coal. States that such tax shall not exceed a total of 12 1/2 percent of the value of such coal produced during a fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1981 - Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1981 to be used for 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 1982 - Authorizes appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Department of Energy Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1981 and 1982 - Civilian Applications - Title I: Research and Development - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for operating expenses and capital investment for fossil fuel programs related to coal, petroleum and enhanced gas recovery. Authorizes appropriations for specified fossil energy construction projects related to coal. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for energy supply research and development programs and specified projects related to solar energy, geothermal energy, nuclear fission, magnetic fusion, electric energy systems, energy storage systems, hydroelectric power, environment programs, and supporting research. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for specified conservation research and development programs. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for specified general science and research programs and projects. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for the uranium enrichment process development program. Authorizes appropriations for expenses of the geothermal resources development fund. Title II: Commercialization and Related Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for expenses for specified renewable resources and conservation commercialization programs and related activities. Title III: Regulatory and Related Functions - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for expenses to the Economic Regulatory Administration, the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for the energy information program and the strategic petroleum reserve program. Title IV: Power Marketing and Federal Leasing - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Alaska Power Administration, the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration. Authorizes appropriations for specified Federal leasing and fuel data gathering and analysis expenses. Title V: Nuclear Assessment, Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Commercial Waste Remedial Action - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for uranium resource assessment operating expenses and capital investment. Authorizes appropriations for spent nuclear fuel storage and remedial action programs. Title VI: Other Fossil Energy, Solar Energy, and Conservation Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for expenses for other fossil energy, solar energy, and conservation activities programs. Title VII: Other Departmental Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for operating expenses and capital investment for specified uranium enrichment activities programs and projects. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses and capital investment for specified Department of Energy administrative activities programs and projects. Title VIII: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1982 - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the Department of Energy.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1980 - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to establish a comprehensive energy conservation services program to enable low-income individuals and families, particularly older persons and families which include older persons and severely handicapped individuals, to participate in energy assistance programs designed to reduce energy consumption and the impact of high energy costs. Amends the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to add a title XI, "Comprehensive Energy Conservation Services." Requires the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity to establish a weatherization program to improve the energy efficiency of the dwellings of low-income individuals and families and to provide access to low-cost, dispersed alternative energy sources. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States, Indian tribal organizations, and migrant and seasonal farmworker organizations for such purposes. Requires the Director to issue regulations to carry out such program, and sets forth the nature of such regulations. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 and establishes procedures to be followed by the Director in making allotments of such funds. Provides that, in any State where the Director determines that: (1) low-income members of an Indian tribe or migrant and seasonal farmworkers are not receiving benefits equivalent to assistance provided to other low-income and near-poor individuals and families; and (2) such migrant and seasonal farmworkers or members of such tribe would be better served by means of a direct grant, the Director shall reserve from State allotted funds a specified amount to be granted directly to an organization serving such individuals. Limits the portion of weatherization grants which may be used for program support to 15 percent. Requires the remainder of such grants to be used for weatherization materials, and for labor costs. Requires States and approved area applicants to submit a weatherization plan in order to receive weatherization assistance. Describes required components of such plans, and requires the Director to establish procedures for the approval of such plans. Requires the Director to establish procedures, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to utilize individuals in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) employment and training programs and older persons eligible for assistance under the Multipurpose Senior Centers Program of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to perform work on local weatherization projects. Requires the Director to make arrangements with prime sponsors under the CETA program and with State or local apprenticeship boards or other apprenticeship programs for providing work and training opportunities for eligible participants in such local projects. Authorizes the Director to waive such requirements to the extent that eligible individuals are not available. Sets forth requirements concerning payment of wages to individuals employed pursuant to these provisions. Authorizes a State or area, after having been approved for financial assistance, to designate: (1) certain community action agencies; (2) Indian tribal organizations; (3) migrant and seasonal farmworker organizations; (4) community development corporations; (5) community-based organizations; (6) public or private nonprofit agencies; and (7) certain political subdivisions of a State, or combinations thereof, as local weatherization projects and to provide financial assistance to such projects. Sets forth requirements for obtaining such designation, and the functions of local weatherization projects. Sets forth eligibility requirements for participation in weatherization programs. Sets forth administrative provisions for such programs. Requires the Director to prescribe procedures for appeals, notice, and hearings in the event applications for financial assistance are rejected or not acted upon within the specified period of time. Authorizes the Director to provide technical assistance to State agencies, area agencies, and local project agencies for conducting such programs and to provide training for personnel needed in connection with such programs. Requires the Director to provide for continuing evaluation and monitoring of programs established under this Act, and to publish the results of such evaluations. Directs the Director to submit such publications to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires the Director to prepare an annual report on the weatherization assistance program for submission to Congress and the President. Directs the Director to develop and conduct a crisis intervention program. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States to provide short-term assistance and counseling to low-income individuals and families and severely handicapped individuals threatened with severe hardship or danger to health or life from lack of fuel, utility shutoff, or other energy-related crisis. Requires States to submit applications in order to receive financial assistance for such crisis intervention programs. Requires the Director to establish regulations to carry out such programs. Authorizes eligible States to provide financial assistance to certain agencies and organizations to administer such programs. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 and establishes allotments of such funds. Directs the Director and a State or area receiving assistance for the weatherization program established under this Act to conduct outreach activities to inform and enroll all eligible low-income individuals and families and severely handicapped individuals in programs providing energy-related assistance authorized under this Act and in other Federal, State, or local energy-related assistance for which they are eligible. Requires the Director to submit an annual report to Congress and the President on the crisis intervention program. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to public agencies and nonprofit private organizations for: (1) education and counseling activities for low-income energy consumers in energy-conservation practices and sound residential energy management, self-help activities in energy conservation and alternative energy applications, and maintenance of weatherization and alternative energy improvements; (2) assistance in the development, application, and support of alternative energy sources; (3) assistance in the development and support of community planning and coordination capability in energy audit, energy conservation and alternative resource development activities; and (4) assistance for research, demonstration, or pilot projects designed to test or assist in the development of new approaches or methods to enable low-income individuals and families to participate in energy conservation programs. Directs the President to establish procedures to assure the coordination of all energy conservation and energy assistance programs affecting low-income individuals and families, and severely handicapped individuals carried out by any Federal department or agency. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 for such programs. States that the value of any assistance provided to any individual or family under this Act shall not be considered income or resources for any purpose. Repeals provisions under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 requiring the establishment of an "Emergency Energy Conservation Services" program.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Energy Conservation Tax Incentive Act of 1980 - Title I: Residential Energy Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that limits tax credits for energy conservation expenditures to expenditures made with respect to the taxpayer's principal residence. Extends the residential energy credit to landlords. Permits the allocation of the energy credit among joint owners. Increases the residential energy credit for conservation expenditures to 30 percent of such expenditures up to a maximum of $4,000. Allows a residential energy credit for: (1) a heat pump which replaces an electric resistance space or water heating system or is used as a back-up system for a solar hot water heater; (2) an airtight woodburning stove; (3) a replacement oil or gas furnace or boiler which meets specified energy efficiency standards; (4) a replacement coal furnace or boiler which is part of a central heating system; (5) an evaporative cooling device; and (6) a replacement item which is at least 15 percent more efficient than the item it replaces. Increases the residential energy credit for renewable energy sources expenditures (solar and wind energy) to 50 percent of such expenditures up to a maximum of $10,000. Qualifies expenditures for the drilling of an onsite well drilled for any geothermal deposit for the residential energy credit, but disallows an income tax deduction for such expenditures if the credit is taken. Title II: Business Energy Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the energy percentage for the investment tax credit to 20 percent during the period beginning on January 1, 1980, and ending on December 31, 1982. Allows investment tax credit treatment for waste heat recovery equipment and energy replacement property which is at least ten percent more efficient that the property which it replaces. Title III: Credit for Energy Audits, Etc. - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit equal to the sum of the energy audit credit, the energy monitoring credit, and the alcohol fuel conversion credit. Defines "energy audit credit" as 75 percent of the amount paid to a licensed engineer for an assessment of the energy efficiency of a building. Defines "energy monitoring credit" as 50 percent of the amount paid to a licensed engineer for monitoring energy saving devices installed in a building. Defines "alcohol fuels conversion credit" as the amount paid to convert a motor vehicle to the use of alcohol as its sole fuel, but not in excess of $500.
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1980
Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Energy to investigate and report on: (1) national energy policy generally; (2) interstate and foreign commerce relating to energy resources; (3) measures relating to the exploration, development, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources; (4) measures relating to the conservation of energy resources; (5) regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry; (6) energy research, development, and demonstrations; (7) all federally owned or operated nonmilitary energy laboratories; (8) measures relating to energy information generally; (9) measures relating to the reliability, generation, interstate transmission, marketing of, and rate-making for, all power; (10) interstate energy compacts; (11) tariffs, quotas, and other fees or limitations on the importation of energy resources; and (12) measures relating to the management of the Department of Energy, and the management and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Specifies that such committee shall not have jurisdiction over the following: (1) military applications of nuclear energy; (2) nonproliferation of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware; and (3) any matter relating to irrigation or reclamation in connection with federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing authorities.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1980
Atomic Energy Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue a site permit for approval of a site for nuclear power facilities upon the application of any person, notwithstanding the fact that no construction permit for any such facility has been filed. Sets forth procedures and criteria for such application approval and specifies the information to be included in such application. Authorizes the renewal of such site permits between 18 and 48 months prior to the expiration of the permit validity period. Authorizes any applicant for a construction permit for nuclear facilities to be located on a site approved pursuant to this Act to prepare such site for construction as the Commission may determine to be permissible, but at the risk of the applicant and subject to modification, suspension, or revocation by the Commission at any time. Limits safety-related construction activities to a period of one year unless otherwise extended by the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to approve any standardized nuclear facility design or subsystem design by rule or regulation, notwithstanding the fact that no construction permit application has been filed with the Commission. States that such approval shall be deemed "licenses" for the purposes of the such Act and shall be valid for a period of ten years. Authorizes the Commission to consider amendments to a design approval and to require modification of such design only upon a finding that such modification will result in substantial improvement to public health and safety, or to the common defense and security, and that the costs are justified. Makes final, conclusive, and binding on the Commission all determinations made by a State agency having jurisdiction over nuclear facility siting or licensing, or by the governing body of a nonregulated electric utility, of (1) the public need and convenience for additional electrical energy and/or (2) the choice of nuclear fuel over other primary energy options. Prohibits the review of such determinations and the consideration of alternatives to such determinations if public hearings were held in accordance with administrative procedures similar to procedures of the Commission applicable to such determinations. Provides that, upon a finding by the Commission that a facility has been constructed and will operate in conformity with the operating license application, the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and Commission rules and regulations, the Commission shall issue an operating license to the applicant, unless good cause is shown why the granting of such license would not be in accordance with such Act. Sets forth requirements relating to the construction of a facility in accordance with Commission rules and regulations and/or designs previously approved in accordance with this Act, subject to the Commission's requirements as to conformity with rules and regulatory standards promulgated subsequent to the date of docketing of the construction permit application. Designates the Commission as the lead agency for consideration of all applications made to the Federal Government for civilian nuclear powerplant siting and construction licenses and for coordination of all Federal responsibility for such licenses.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1980
Favors the President's submission of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1980
Homeowner, Tenant, and Small Business Energy Conservation Loan Program - Establishes the Energy Conservation Bank in the Department of Energy. Authorizes the Bank to make financial assistance in the form of payments to financial institutions to: (1) reduce the principal on loans made for the purpose of financing the purchase and installation of solar energy systems and energy conserving improvements in residential and small business buildings and financing solar energy programs undertaken by nonprofit groups; and (2) prepay interest otherwise due on such loans. Directs the President of the Bank to establish various levels of financial assistance to be made under such assistance program and sets forth criteria to be considered in determining assistance levels. Sets forth limitations on the amount of assistance, together with the likely value of any Federal and State solar energy or conservation tax credit, which may be made under this Act, depending on the type of building for which such assistance is to be made. Establishes criteria for the types of loans for which financial assistance may be made under this Act. Directs the Bank to promote the program established by this Act by informing financial institutions, builders, home improvements contractors, realtors, and consumers of the benefits of such program and by seeking their participation in such program. Directs the Bank to: (1) coordinate and disseminate practical information developed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding solar technology and energy conserving improvements in new and existing construction; (2) seek the advice and assistance of specified Federal mortgaging corporations and associations in coordinating Energy Conservation Bank programs with secondary market programs of such institutions; (3) develop and make available to appraisers solar energy system and energy conservation appraisal techniques and resale data; (4) provide technical assistance to nonprofit, low-income groups and local governments considering solar energy and energy conservation strategies; and (5) provide such other assistance as necessary to promote the use of solar energy and energy conservation improvements. Requires the preparation of annual reports to be submitted to the Congress and to the President on the Bank's activities. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to permit the Bank to use Department personnel in its operations. Establishes criminal penalties for making false statements or misrepresentations in connection with any loan assisted under this Act. Authorizes the Bank to make commitments to purchase and to deal in loans and advances of credit made for the purpose of financing the purchase and installation of energy conserving improvements or qualified solar energy systems in residential and small business buildings. Limits the total amount of outstanding purchases and commitments to purchase such loans which the Bank may make. Describes the types of loans and advances of credit which the Bank may purchase and limits the amount of any particular loan which may be purchased to $15,000. Authorizes the Bank to make commitments to purchase, to purchase, and to deal in mortgages and similar instruments secured by newly constructed one- to four-family dwelling units with qualified solar energy systems and energy conserving improvements meeting or exceeding specified Federal standards. Limits the total amount of outstanding purchases and commitments to purchase such mortgages which the Bank may make. Describes the types of mortgages which the Bank may purchase. Authorizes the Bank to issue obligations to carry out its functions relating to the purchase and commitment to purchase loans, advances of credit, mortgages, and other instruments. Exempts the Bank from specified State and local laws.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1980
Repeals the Federal requirement of incremental pricing under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1980
Amends the Small Business Act to increase loan authorizations to small business concerns for solar energy and energy conservation measures from $30,000,000 to $50,000,000 in direct and immediate participation loans and from $45,000,000 to $100,000,000 in guaranteed loans.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1980
Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Energy to prohibit specified powerplants from using petroleum and natural gas as a primary energy source by December 31, 1990. Authorizes such powerplants to use coal with a sulfur content of up to 2.5 percent notwithstanding other provisions of law. Requires any powerplant which seeks an exemption from a prohibition on the use of petroleum or natural gas on the basis of its plan to cease operations to also demonstrate that it will be replaced by a powerplant which does not use such fuel sources. Repeals the authority of the Secretary to grant a temporary exemption in the public interest. Repeals the authority to extend a temporary exemption granted to maintain reliability of service. Prohibits any temporary exemption from extending beyond 1989. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency or the appropriate State pollution control agency to certify that the use of coal by a powerplant would cause regional pollution to exceed national standards despite the use of the best available control technology in order for such powerplant to be eligible for a permanent exemption on the use of petroleum. Requires any exempted powerplant to reduce its use of petroleum and natural gas. Directs the Secretary to extend grants to the operators of the powerplants required by this Act to cease using petroleum and natural gas in order to defray ten percent of the cost of their converting to an alternate energy source. Prevents any value received under a Federal or State grant or tax credit from being included within an operator's conversion costs. Authorizes appropriations for such grants, limiting such authority to advance provisions in appropriations Acts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to treat such fuel conversion expenses as deductible, noncapital expenditures. Prohibits a taxpayer from including any amounts received through a grant by the Secretary within such conversion expenses. States that any such election shall not affect the determination of a taxpayer's entitlement to an investment tax credit.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1980
Fairness in Gasoline Marketing Act - Prohibits any refiner, producer, or marketer of motor fuel: (1) within six months after enactment from operating, acquiring, or controlling, either directly or indirectly, any service station; and (2) within two years after enactment from owning or controlling any interest in a service station. Sets forth penalties for violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and the Congress should establish programs to assure that by January 1, 1990, gasoline for use as motor fuel shall contain not less than ten percent alcohol fuel by volume.
United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1980
Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to provide that the words "oil and gas" shall embrace all hydrocarbons, including native asphalt, solid and semisolid bitumen, and bituminous rock, but excluding gilsonite and those hydrocarbons which the Secretary of the Interior shall determine to lease as coal or oil shale, and the word "gas" also includes all naturally occurring gases, except helium and geothermal steam.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1980
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to redefine the term "low sulfur coal" to mean coal whose sulfur content is equal to or less than the maximum sulfur content permitted by any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental requirement or implementation plan for the area in which the coal will be burned. Allows the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to guarantee loans to eligible persons for the development of new coal mines if such person has obtained a contract, the duration of which meets requirements which the Secretary of Energy shall prescribe, for the sale or resale of coal to be produced from such mine.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1980
Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to conduct an investigation and study comparing the amount of energy expended in the manufacture and use of factory-built houses with the amount of energy expended in the manufacture and use of onsite-built houses. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prepare a report containing the results of such study and to transmit copies of such report to specified Congressional committees no later than October 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1980
Repeals the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1980
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a direct loan program to veterans for residential solar heating, or combined solar heating and cooling, systems. Limits the original principal of any such loan to $15,000. Prohibits such loans from being made after September 30, 1983 (unless previously committed). Requires the Administrator's annual Congressional report to include information regarding such loan program.