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United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1983
Directs the President to designate March 18, 1983, as National Energy Education Day.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Authorizes the appropriation of funds to the Department of Energy, beginning in FY 1984, for the purpose of participating with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and non-Federal entities in the establishment of a demonstration facility for the generation of electricity from coal using an atmospheric fluidized bed combustion process.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Repeals the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Directs the President to designate March 18, 1983, as National Energy Education Day.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to: (1) repeal provisions prohibiting the issuance of a coal lease when the leaseholder has not produced coal from the lease deposits in commercial quantities for ten years; (2) eliminate the requirement that a logical mining unit be contiguous; and (3) eliminate the time requirement with respect to the provision which directs a lessee to submit an operation and reclamation plan to the Secretary of the Interior prior to taking any action on a leasehold which might cause a significant disturbance of the environment.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Revises provisions under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 relating to oil shale leasing. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease to any qualified person or corporation any deposits of oil shale and gilsonite on Federal lands. Limits leases to a maximum of 5,120 acres, unless a lease of that size is too small to permit economically viable operations, in which case the Secretary may increase the acreage to 15,360 acres after: (1) considering the reserve potential of the tract; (2) determining that additional acreage is necessary to have an economically viable commercial operation; and (3) documenting the basis for the increased acreage. Authorizes a lessee to acquire one additional lease in any State when it has achieved production in commercial quantities from an existing lease and it is within 15 years of exhausting the commercially recoverable reserves on the existing lease. Prohibits, with respect to gilsonite leases, any person, association, or corporation from acquiring more than 6,680 acres in any State without respect to the number of leases. Authorizes the issuance of a lease under the multiple use principle notwithstanding the existence of an outstanding lease issued under any other provision of the Act with respect to gilsonite. Authorizes the mining of other mineral deposits under an oil shale lease if such other deposits are: (1) intermingled with oil shale deposits; or (2) unlikely to be recovered except in conjunction with the oil shale deposits. Authorizes the Secretary to lease additional lands necessary for support operations, including: (1) oil shale waste disposal; and (2) building of facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to issue an oil shale lease upon a determination that the public interest will be served and after considering: (1) the need for the lease; (2) impacts on the environment and other resource values; (3) socioeconomic factors; and (4) information from consultations with the Governor of the State in which the land is located. Revises provisions relating to combined interests in leases. Prohibits any person, association, or corporation from holding or owning (as a member or stockholder of another association or corporation) more than the maximum number of oil shale leases or acreage for any kind of minerals allowed to any one person, association, or corporation, unless such ownership is less than ten percent.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Low-Income Energy Assistance Trust Fund Act of 1983 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to make unrefunded petroleum price control overcharges available for energy assistance. Establishes in the Treasury the Energy Assistance Trust Fund which shall be available for home energy assistance, residential energy efficiency programs, and other energy programs to assist low-income energy consumers. Appropriates funds which shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to hold the Trust Fund and report to Congress annually, starting with FY 1983, on the Trust Fund's financial condition and operations for the preceding fiscal year and for the next five fiscal years. Sets forth investment requirements pertaining to the Trust Fund. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Office of Energy Special Counsel. Transfers the Office of Special Counsel of the Department of Energy to the Energy Special Counsel. Requires that the Energy Special Counsel transmit to the President and Congress a plan for the collection of petroleum price control overcharges made in violation of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973. Requires the Comptroller General to periodically review the Energy Special Counsel's activities and report quarterly to Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1983
Authorizes expenditures by the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the first session of the 98th Congress, including the provision of assistance for specialized training for its professional staff.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Natural Gas Import Policy Act of 1983 - Suspends an order issued under the Natural Gas Act authorizing the importation of natural gas unless: (1) the price and terms of the applicable import contract have been renegotiated to be responsive to current market prices and demand; and (2) the renegotiated contract and tariff adjustments have been filed with the Secretary of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Provides that in the case of any terminal or attendant facility located in the United States and constructed for the importation of Algerian natural gas (the authority for which is suspended by this Act), FERC shall permit recovery of the costs prudently incurred in connection with the construction of such facility to the same extent and in the same manner as if such facility were used and useful for the importation and transportation of natural gas (without regard to the suspension under this Act of importation authority). Prohibits FERC from permitting any rate of return on such costs. Includes "liquefied natural gas" within the term "natural gas" for purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Freedom of Energy Investment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the recognition of gain from the sale or exchange of stock in a qualified energy corporation to the extent that the amount realized on such sale or exchange exceeds the cost of qualified energy corporation stock purchased by the taxpayer during the 90 day period after the date of such sale or exchange. Defines "qualified energy corporation" as any domestic corporation which is engaged primarily in the exploration for, or development, sale, or production of, energy, the manufacture of equipment for such purposes, or research or development. Terminates the provisions of this Act three years after the date of its enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1983
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that hearings should be held to review the implementation of laws such as the Energy Policy and Conservation Act which were designed to ensure that each noncontiguous area of the United States and each region of the United States has an adequate reserve of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983
Natural Gas Fair Pricing Act - Repeals provisions of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 relating to the decontrol of natural gas prices. Eliminates the annual inflation adjustment factor. Provides that the maximum lawful price for specified categories of natural gas months beginning on or after the effective date of this Act shall be the maximum lawful price for such gas for the preceding month. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe an increase in any category of natural gas if the increase is just and reasonable and based upon increases which have occurred in the cost of production. States that the repeal of the decontrol provisions shall not be applicable to high cost natural gas from a well the surface drilling of which commenced on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983
Amends the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY 1984 and 1985 to be used by for the use of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in carrying out such Act. Provides that the ocean thermal energy conversion facilities to be authorized and regulated under such Act shall be facilities located in whole or in part between the highwater mark and the seaward boundary of the territorial sea. Prohibits the issuance of a license for the ownership, construction, or operation of an ocean thermal energy conversion facility if the proposed facility will be documented under the laws of a foreign nation. Provides that marine environmental protection and safety regulations shall apply only to ocean thermal energy conversion facilities which have major components, other than water intake or discharge pipes, located seaward of the highwater mark. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Requires the Administrator to report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the administration of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 during each of FY 1984 and 1985. (Under current law, the Administrator must report on the administration of such Act through FY 1983.)
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1983
Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1983 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to start daylight saving time the first Sunday in March rather than the last Sunday of April. Continues a State's right to preempt such time changes. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to make necessary adjustments in the operation of daytime standard amplitude modulation broadcast stations.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to repeal provisions permitting increases in ceiling prices of natural gas higher than the maximum lawful price if they are just and reasonable.
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1983
Expresses the sense of the Senate that neither the President nor the Congress should impose fees on domestic or imported crude or refined petroleum products.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to intentionally cause property damage to an energy facility.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
New England Regional Power Planning and Distribution Act of 1983 - Title I: Establishment of Authority - Establishes within the Department of Energy a New England Regional Power Planning Authority. Requires the Regional Authority to report annually to Congress on its operations. Title II: Regional Planning - Directs the Regional Authority to prepare, adopt, and publish a regional energy service plan for the New England Region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut) which shall include: (1) an energy power demand forecast for the Region; (2) a forecast of the additional power resources necessary to meet the projected demand; (3) a system for determining priorities among the alternative resources available to meet the projected demand; (4) an analysis of the reserve and reliability requirements affecting electric power use and availability in the Region; and (5) rate guidelines for the sale of power by the Regional Authority. Requires that public hearings be held in each affected State within the Region before the adoption of or any subsequent amendment to such plan. Title III: Purchase and Sale of Gas or Electric Power - Authorizes the Regional Authority to purchase for resale gas or electric power generated from imported hydroelectric facilities located in Canada or from utilities or power authorities in the United States. Authorizes the Regional Authority to assist in the construction of a new hydroelectric capacity in Canada by entering into long-term contracts to purchase power from such new capacity and by making funds available in advance. Requires the adoption of both the regional energy service plan and a treaty between the United States and Canada with respect to the purchase by the Regional Authority of gas or electric energy generated in Canada before the Regional Authority can acquire such power. Authorizes the Regional Authority to sell such power to electric utilities for resale within the Region. Directs the Regional Authority to establish and revise rates for the sale of such power. Makes such rates effective only upon approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission based on findings that such rates will cover specified expenses. Requires public notice of and public hearings on proposed rates. Title IV: Financing Authority - Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a New England Power Fund. Authorizes the Regional Authority to issue and sell to the Secretary of the Treasury bonds to cover its financial needs. Title V: General Provisions - Declares that nothing in this Act shall preempt State or local authority with respect to electric energy generation, the purchase or sale of electric energy, or electric utilities. Requires complete accounts of all operations of the Regional Authority.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Oil Imports Act of 1983 - Title I: Oil Importation - Prohibits the importation of crude oil or other petroleum products into the United States unless permitted by, purchased by, or manufactured from crude oil purchased by the American Oil Import Corporation established under this Act. Sets forth requirements for issuing import permits for the importation of crude oil and petroleum products. Directs the Corporation, in cases of national emergency, to issue permits for such imports to insure access by the U.S. Armed Forces. Requires that crude oil and petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve be purchased from the Corporation. Grants to the Corporation exclusive purchasing and selling authority for crude oil and petroleum product imports, and sets forth requirements regarding such purchasing authority. Title II: American Oil Import Corporation - Establishes a nonprofit corporation to be known as the American Oil Import Corporation, managed by a Board of Directors appointed by the President. Establishes an Advisory Board to the Corporation, composed of officers of specified Federal agencies and departments, to share information with the Directors. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Corporation, and confers upon the Corporation nonprofit status. Establishes a Public Energy Fund in the Treasury into which shall be deposited revenues from activities of the Corporation. Provides that such funds, including appropriated funds as authorized by the Congress, shall be used by the Corporation for carrying out this Act. Sets forth reporting, recordkeeping, and auditing requirements for the Corporation. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes it a crime for any officer, employee, or agent of the United States to prematurely disclose information concerning crude oil or petroleum products required to be withheld from publication until a fixed time or to speculate directly or indirectly in any such product by buying or selling the same in quantity before such information is made public through regular official channels. Repeals the standby purchase authority of the President under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for the installation of a woodburning stove.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1983
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should take no action to accelerate the decontrol of wellhead natural gas prices.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1983
Imported Liquefied Natural Gas Policy Act of 1983 - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that the just and reasonable rate for the acquisition of regasified imported liquefied natural gas by any natural gas company shall not exceed the average price for number six fuel oil during the most recent 90 day period. Authorizes the establishment of a just and reasonable rate for such gas in excess of the above rate (the average price for number six fuel oil) upon a determination that: (1) alternative domestic supplies of natural gas are not available in the market to which such liquefied natural gas is proposed to be delivered at the proposed price; (2) the source of supply of such liquefied natural gas is reasonably secure from interruption; and (3) the agreement under which such liquefied natural gas is supplied includes a provision for reducing the quantity or price, or both, of such imports, if circumstances change such that alternative domestic supplies at reduced prices become available.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that the maximum lawful price applicable to the first sale of natural gas from January 31, 1983, through December 31, 1984, shall be the maximum lawful price applicable to such sale on August 31, 1982, under the Act. Provides that in the case of any first sale of natural gas from a well the surface drilling of which began prior to January 31, 1983, and for which there was no applicable maximum lawful price for such sale on August 31, 1982, solely because of the elimination of price controls under the Act, the maximum lawful price for such a sale from January 31, 1983, through December 31, 1984, shall be the contract price specified for deliveries of such natural gas on August 31, 1982. Provides that the maximum lawful price applicable to the first sale of natural gas on August 31, 1982, shall be increased for any month beginning on or after January 1, 1985, at the rate specified for such gas. Extends for two years the expiration date of: (1) price controls; and (2) standby authority.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to prohibit take-or-pay and indefinite price escalator clauses, subject to stated exceptions. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deny a pipeline's request for a cost passthrough if the Commission determines that the costs were imprudently incurred by the pipeline.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1983
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to increase for FY 1983 and 1984 the funding authorization for low-income home energy assistance grants to States.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1983
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, from March 1, 1983, through February 29, 1984, to: (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund; (2) employ personnel; and (3) utilize department or agency personnel on a reimbursable basis.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1983
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any oil and gas lease on specified submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf off the California coastline.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the following hydroelectric powerplants: (1) the Friant powerplant in California; (2) the Whiskeytown powerplant in California; (3) the Yellowtail Afterbay powerplant in Montana; (4) the Red Bluff powerplant in California; (5) the Stony Gorge powerplant in California; (6) the Monticello powerplant in California; (7) the Palisades powerplant enlargement in Idaho and Wyoming; (8) the Anderson Ranch powerplant enlargement in Idaho; (9) the Minidoka powerplant rehabilitation and enlargement in Idaho and Wyoming; (10) the Boca powerplant in California and Nevada; and (11) the Prosser powerplant in California and Nevada. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to construct, operate, and maintain transmission facilities for such powerplants and to purchase replacement capacity and energy in order to maintain deliveries to customers during unit outages caused by such powerplant construction. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to minimize the loss of capacity and energy to power customers due to unit outages resulting from such powerplant construction. Directs the Secretary of Energy to maintain deliveries of capacity and energy at contract prices to customers affected by such unit outages. Requires that the hydroelectric power generated by such facilities be marketed through specified Federal hydroelectric power marketing systems. Authorizes appropriations beginning in FY 1984 to the Secretary of the Interior for construction, operation, and maintenance of the powerplants authorized under this Act and the cost of replacement capacity and energy. Authorizes appropriations beginning in FY 1984 to the Secretary of Energy for transmission facilities and the purchase of replacement capacity and energy.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act to define the term "abuse" to include not only misrepresentation but also include imprudence on the part of the company and any pipeline company-producer contract which materially prevents the pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces. Sets forth contract clauses which if found in a producer-pipeline contract will give rise to a rebuttable presumption that a contract materially prevents a pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983
Directs the Secretary of Energy to determine whether the construction of a proposed interstate coal pipeline distribution system would be in the national interest. Directs the Secretary in making such determination to make findings concerning the extent to which the proposed distribution system: (1) would help meet national needs for coal distribution and utilizaton; (2) would enhance competition and provide new market outlets and opportunities for coal producers; (3) would contribute to national security; (4) would result in economic benefits; and (5) would affect the environment. Requires the Secretary before making such findings to provide an opportunity for written comment from any State in which a proposed system would be located or which would otherwise be affected by a system. Directs the Attorney General to conduct an antitrust review to determine the likely effects upon competition of approval of the application. Declares that no application may be determined to be in the national interest if inconsistent with the antitrust laws. Authorizes any individual proposing to build an interstate coal pipeline distribution system which has been determined to be in the national interest to acquire rights-of-way on private land by the power of eminent domain. Prohibits acquiring a right-of-way on any land: (1) which is part of an historic site; or (2) designated as a wilderness or wildlife refuge. Permits an applicant to amend an application to request a right-of-way over an alternate route. Authorizes the Secretary to require the relocation of any right-of-way upon a showing that: (1) the relocation is necessary to enable the United States to fully realize the value of its mineral interest; (2) an alternate route is available; and (3) the relocation would not result in unreasonable expense. Requires each application to list each instance where the proposed right-of-way crosses lands containing coal in which the United States has a mineral interest regarding the coal. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the effects of approval of the application on the ability of the United States to realize the value of the mineral interest as a result of the application's approval. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine: (1) the terms and conditions necessary to minimize the impact of a right-of-way on the establishment of logical mining units; and (2) the extent to which alternate routes are available which would minimize the impact of granting the right-of-way on the ability of the Federal Government to realize the value of Federal coal. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the fair market value of the Federal coal precluded from being recovered as a result of the proposed right-of-way. Prohibits the United States or its agents or any interstate coal pipeline distribution system from reserving, purchasing, using, diverting, or claiming water within any State for an interstate coal pipeline distribution system unless pursuant to and in compliance with applicable substantive and procedural State law. Declares that the establishment and exercise of terms or conditions for water use for any interstate coal pipeline distribution system shall be determined pursuant to the law of the State granting the permit or authorization. Provides that this Act shall not preempt any provision of State law or of an interstate compact governing the use of water. Prohibits any interstate pipeline from using water to which a Federal right can be asserted, unless the use is authorized pursuant to State law. Requires all articles, materials, and supplies used in the construction and maintenance of an interstate coal pipeline distribution system determined to be in the national interest to have been manufactured in the United States substantially from United States materials and supplies. Authorizes exemptions from such requirement. Declares that nothing in this Act shall: (1) alter or in any way preempt the applicability of any State or local law unless such law would have the effect of prohibiting the location, construction, operation, or maintenance of an interstate coal pipeline distribution system; (2) be construed to require any forms of automatic pass through of, or preempt the ratemaking authority of any State utility or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with respect to, pipeline related costs; or (3) be construed to authorize the further regulation of interstate common carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983
Repeals provisions of the Energy Security Act which establish the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation. Requires projects and funds transferred to the Corporation pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 or initiated through contractural agreements by the Corporation to be transferred to the Department of Energy. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to terminate the affairs of the Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983
Coal Pipeline Act of 1983 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant or renew rights-of-way over, under, upon, or through any Federal lands for the construction, operation, maintenance, or extension of coal pipelines, if the person seeking the right-of-way has been issued a certification that it is in the national interest to construct, operate, and maintain the pipeline (or extend the pipeline). Prohibits granting a right-of-way over, under, upon, or through an historic site unless there is no feasible alternative and planning is made to minimize damage to the site. Requires a right-of-way granted or renewed under this Act to be granted or renewed in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Prohibits the provisions of this act from affecting an existing or pending right-of-way except that if a certification has been made any renewal or extension may only be made pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations necessary to carry out this Act. Prohibits the United States or its agents from reserving, using, or claiming water in any State for a pipeline for which a certification has been issued unless such action takes place pursuant to State law. Authorizes acquisition of private lands by eminent domain if a certification has been issued, except with respect to historic sites or wildlife refuges. Requires the Secretary, if he or she determines that it is in the national interest, to approve an application for certification. Authorizes the Secretary to modify such application before its approval. Requires the Secretary in making such application determination to consider the extent to which a pipeline would: (1) help meet national needs; (2) enhance competition and provide new market outlets and opportunities; (3) contribute to national security; and (4) affect the environment. Directs the Secretary to notify the Attorney General of any pending application prior to making certification so as to permit the Attorney General to conduct an antitrust review. Requires every coal pipeline carrier issued a certification to provide service on reasonable request. Permits the use of eminent domain to acquire any portion of a right-of-way acquired under this Act if the use of such right-of-way is consistent with the operation and maintenance of the pipeline. Requires pipelines to be underground to the maximum extent possible. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing uniform Federal standards for the safe design, installation, inspection, and maintenance of coal pipeline facilities. Exempts facilities under construction. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of such regulations. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action for a restraining order or injunction to enforce any provision of this Act. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that the maximum lawful price applicable to any first sale of any natural gas in effect on October 1, 1982, shall continue to be the maximum lawful price applicable to such sale for the period starting October 1, 1982, through January 1, 1985. Permits increases (but not above the maximum lawful price in effect on October 1, 1982) on the first sale of natural gas which has a price lower than the applicable maximum lawful price on October 1, 1982, but limits any such increase to the lesser of: (1) the rate provided in the sales contract; or (2) the annual inflation adjustment factor. Provides that the maximum lawful price for the period beginning October 1, 1982, and ending January 1, 1985, for any first sale of natural gas from a well the surface drilling of which began by October 1, 1982, and for which there was no applicable maximum lawful price on October 1, 1982, shall be the contract price specified for deliveries of such natural gas on October 1, 1982, or if there was no contract price specified, the maximum lawful price. Provides that following the expiration of the price freeze, the maximum lawful price for any first sale for which a ceiling is specified on October 1, 1982, shall increase from the October 1, 1982, level at the rate specified for that category of natural gas. Extends for two years the expiration date of: (1) price controls; and (2) standby authority. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take action, necessary including recission or modification of a contract, whenever it finds that: (1) any amount paid for any natural gas purchased is excessive due to fraud, abuse, or imprudence; or (2) any charge or rate collected by any natural gas company in connection with any sale or transportation of natural gas is unjust or unreasonable and such charge or rate is the result of a contract provision between a pipeline company and a producer which prevents the pipeline from responding to customer demands or other market forces. Directs the Commission to devise and put into effect an incentive rate of return applicable to proceedings under the Act to stimulate the purchase of the maximum amount of lower cost gas which is consistent with gas availability and the need for a steady supply.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the Economic Regulatory Administration, within two years, to: (1) complete the investigation of all oil overcharge cases pending in the Administration as of January 1, 1983; and (2) establish and submit to a specified Senate committee a schedule for prosecuting such cases.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Anti-Terrorist Petroleum Acquisition Act of 1982 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to prevent efforts to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve from resulting in financing Iranian and Libyan Terrorism. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the acquisition of Iranian or Libyan petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983
Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1983 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to start daylight saving time the first Sunday in March rather than the last Sunday of April. Continues a State's right to preempt such time changes. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to make necessary adjustments in the operation of daytime standard amplitude modulation broadcast stations.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to provide that the maximum lawful price applicable to any first sale of natural gas (a sale to a pipeline or other distributor) from January 25, 1983, through January 1, 1985, shall be the maximum lawful price applicable to such sale on September 1, 1982. Provides that the maximum lawful price from January 25, 1983, through January 1, 1985, for any first sale of natural gas from a well the surface drilling of which began prior to January 25, 1983, and for which there was no applicable maximum lawful price on September 1, 1982, solely because of the elimination of price controls pursuant to the Act, shall be the contract price specified for deliveries of such natural gas on September 1, 1982. Provides that, following the expiration of the price freeze imposed by this Act, the maximum lawful price for any first sale of natural gas on September 1, 1982, shall increase from the September 1, 1982, level at the rate specified for that category of natural gas. Extends for two years the expiration date of: (1) price controls; and (2) standby authority.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to prohibit cost passthroughs by an interstate pipeline for imprudent actions on the part of the pipeline. Defines "abuse" and "imprudence" for the purpose of determining whether or not cost passthroughs should be denied. Defines "abuse" to include: (1) take-or-pay clauses; and (2) indefinite price escalator clauses which meet specified criteria. Defines "imprudence" as any action which: (1) is not in the public interest; or (2) materially prevents a pipeline from responding to changes in customer demands or other relevant market factors.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Temporary Natural Gas Market Correction Act of 1982 - Declares that any contract for the first sale of natural gas shall be deemed to include a volume adjustment option with respect to any natural gas the first sale delivery of which could occur pursuant to such contract at any time after the effective date of this Act and before November 1, 1983. Defines a volume adjustment option as a contract provision under which the purchaser may elect to refuse to take delivery under such contract of any volume of natural gas without incurring an obligation to pay any fee or charge with respect to the natural gas not delivered pursuant to such election. Provides, subject to certain exceptions, that the purchase by any natural gas pipeline company of any natural gas which is delivered on any day after the effective date of this Act and before November 1, 1983, at an excessive price shall be considered as fraud, abuse, or similar grounds for purposes of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reviewing cost passthroughs. Considers the price of natural gas delivered to any natural gas pipeline company on any day excessive if that price exceeds the price of any other natural gas not delivered to such pipeline company on that day but which could have been acquired by such pipeline company for delivery on that day under any contract to which the pipeline is a party. Requires every natural gas pipeline company to file monthly with FERC: (1) a statement concerning the volume adjustment clause, as well as steps it has taken to achieve the lowest possible weighted average acquisition cost of natural gas; and (2) a modification of the costs to be recovered by the pipeline under a purchased gas adjustment clause (as defined in the Natural Gas Act), if the weighted average acquisition cost of natural gas by the pipeline is lower because of the volume adjustment option or because of other steps taken by the pipeline.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to declare against public policy and unenforceable any take-or-pay clause in a natural gas contract. Defines "take-or-pay clause" to mean any contract provision requiring payment for the minimum quantity of natural gas contracted for under the contract in the event the purchaser fails to take delivery.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Temporary Natural Gas Market Correction Act of 1982 - Declares that any contract for the first sale of natural gas shall be deemed to include a volume adjustment option with respect to any natural gas the first sale delivery of which could occur pursuant to such contract at any time after the effective date of this Act and before November 1, 1983. Defines a volume adjustment option as a contract provision under which the purchaser may elect to refuse to take delivery under such contract of any volume of natural gas without incurring an obligation to pay any fee or charge with respect to the natural gas not delivered pursuant to such election. Provides, subject to certain exceptions, that the purchase by any natural gas pipeline company of any natural gas which is delivered on any day after the effective date of this Act and before November 1, 1983, at an excessive price shall be considered as fraud, abuse, or similar grounds for purposes of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reviewing cost passthroughs. Considers the price of natural gas delivered to any natural gas pipeline company on any day excessive if that price exceeds the price of any other natural gas not delivered to such pipeline company on that day but which could have been acquired by such pipeline company for delivery on that day under any contract to which the pipeline is a party. Requires every natural gas pipeline company to file monthly with FERC: (1) a statement concerning the volume adjustment clause, as well as steps it has taken to achieve the lowest possible weighted average acquisition cost of natural gas; and (2) a modification of the costs to be recovered by the pipeline under a purchased gas adjustment clause (as defined in the Natural Gas Act), if the weighted average acquisition cost of natural gas by the pipeline is lower because of the volume adjustment option or because of other steps taken by the pipeline.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require separate metering of the electricity or natural gas used in each new building unit constructed after enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to bring actions against electric and gas utilities to require compliance with such requirements. Sets forth penalties for violations of such requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend from 1982 to 1987 the investment tax credit for recycling property.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should take no action to accelerate the decontrol of wellhead natural gas prices.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that efforts should be taken to assure that: (1) decontrol of natural gas prices does not occur; (2) wellhead price controls are applied to all categories of natural gas; (3) artificially high wellhead prices are reduced; (4) certain contract provisions which artificially increase natural gas prices are eliminated; (5) natural gas companies justify price increases; (6) additional assistance is provided to individuals unable to pay residential heating costs; and (7) residential weatherization activities are increased.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Natural Gas Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to define the term "abuse" for purposes of disqualifying cost pass throughs so as to include: (1) misrepresentation; (2) imprudence on the part of a pipeline; (3) failure by a pipeline to bargain at arms-length with any producer; and (4) the entering into, or operating pursuant to any contract by a pipeline with a producer if such contract materially prevents the pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces. Sets forth the circumstances under which a rebuttable presumption arises that a contract materially prevents a pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe the maximum duration of a contract for the purchase of natural gas.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to set the maximum lawful price on any first sale of any natural gas delivered after January 6, 1983, at the maximum lawful price applicable to such sale on October 1, 1982. Provides that the maximum lawful price applicable to any first sale of natural gas delivered after January 6, 1983, for natural gas for which there was no applicable lawful price for deliveries on October 1, 1982, shall be: (1) the contract price specified for deliveries of such natural gas on October 1, 1982; or (2) if there was no contract price specified for deliveries of such natural gas on such date, the average of the prices paid on October 1, 1982, for deliveries of natural gas from the three nearest wells for which there similarly was no applicable maximum lawful price on October 1, 1982. Repeals provisions of the Act providing for the decontrol of certain natural gas prices.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Terminates the Department of Energy on December 31, 1983. Requires the President to submit to Congress within 60 days after termination a plan for transferring the functions of such Department to other Federal agencies. Prohibits such plan from creating a new executive department. Provides that such plan shall take effect unless disapproved by resolution of either House of Congress within 60 days of submission. Requires submission of successive reorganization plans until a plan takes effect.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Nuclear Energy Reappraisal Act of 1983 - Prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from granting licenses or construction authorizations for nuclear powerplants pending the outcome of a comprehensive study by the Office of Technology Assessment. Continues such prohibition until Congress determines that safety and environmental hazards have been adequately studied and that nuclear powerplants are acceptable in comparison to other energy sources. Authorizes a resumption of licensing under limited conditions specified by Congress. Requires a five-year independent study of the nuclear fuel cycle by the Office of Technology Assessment. Empowers the Office to compel delivery of any information necessary for conducting such study. Directs all Government agencies to cooperate fully with the Office. Requires the preparation of a final report with recommendations at the end of five years and annual progress reports. Requires the following specific issues to be considered in the final report: (1) safety and environmental hazards, including an analysis of reported malfunctions; (2) genetic effects of low-level radiation; (3) economic implications of a commitment to nuclear powerplants; (4) storage of high-level radioactive wastes; (5) proliferation dangers; (6) economical and technical capabilities of utilities; and (7) licensing procedures of past regulatory agencies. Requires that existing nuclear powerplants operate at less than licensed core power level and be derated annually should Congress fail to determine that the licensing of nuclear powerplants may continue after conclusion of the study. Requires the Government, to the maximum extent possible, to spend funds for employment creation programs in areas where unemployment has been caused by the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for each of the five fiscal years following the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the residential energy conservation tax credit for wood or peat burning stoves.