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Bill· HRH.R. 4649 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Energy Company of America Act - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish a government corporation to be known as the Energy Company of America. Sets forth the composition of the Board of Directors of such Company. Authorizes the Company to: (1) explore for oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium on any Federal lands; (2) develop, produce, import, purchase, refine or enrich, store, transport, and sell fuel technology resources; (3) engage in research and development for improved methods of fuel resource technology; (4) obtain necessary equipment and facilities; (5) explore for, develop, produce, import, purchase, store, transport, and sell fuel resources in or from non-domestic sources; (6) sue and be sued in its corporate name, use a corporate seal, and adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws governing the operation of the Board; (7) determine employee qualifications, duties, and compensation; (8) enter into agreements necessary to conduct authorized activities; and (9) consult and cooperate with representatives of private and governmental activities. Sets forth the duties of the Company. Provides for production from standby reserves upon a finding that such production is necessary to alleviate domestic shortages. Provides for the establishment of standby reserves. Sets forth Federal lands conveyance procedures. Sets forth procedures to ensure environmental protection relevant to the construction of Company facilities. Prohibits the Company from proceeding with any such proposed activity except as provided by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency unless, upon judicial review, the court sets aside an adverse determination of the administrator. Sets forth the principles and standards by which the Company shall exercise its duty to act as the exclusive bargaining agent of the United States. Directs the Company to sell fuel resources in such a manner as to: (1) encourage domestic competition; (2) allocate available supplies equitable on a geographical basis; and (3) insure the maximum utilization of domestic energy resource facilities. Prohibits the sale of domestic energy resources to any foreign person or entity unless such person or entity is a qualified buyer who intends to refine it for transportation and sale to the United States at a later date. Exempts the Company from Federal taxation. Permits comparable State and local taxation of the Company. Prohibits the Company from selling at prices below actual adjusted costs. Directs excess revenues to be covered into the miscellaneous receipts fund of the Treasury of the United States. Directs the Company to transmit an annual report to the Congress and the President. Excludes the receipts and disbursements of the Company from totals of the budget of the United States and exempts them from any annual expenditure and net lending limitations imposed on a budget of the United States Government. Declares that Congress shall exercise continuing oversight of the activities of the Company. Establishes within the Company a Citizens Advisory Commission. Sets forth the composition, compensation, and duties of the Commission. Empowers the Company to incur debt for capital and operating purposes through any form of securities, agreements, or obligations. Directs the Secretary of Energy to transfer to the Company all right, title, and interest in any uranium enrichment facilities owned by the Department of Energy. Provides for the expiration of any existing authority to control or regulate the price of petroleum products upon a presidential finding and declaration that the Company has become sufficiently established to perform effectively as a competitive entity in the energy industry. Makes conforming and technical amendments to such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4648 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Utility Lifeline Act of 1979 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require State regulatory authorities and nonregulated utilities to establish uniform minimum amounts of electric energy and natural gas necessary to supply the essential needs of residential consumers, schools, and hospitals during any billing period. Stipulates that no utility's rate schedule for such amounts shall exceed the lowest rate charged by such utility for any equivalent amount of electric energy or natural gas sold during such period for use by any other customer or class or category of customers. Permits utilities to establish higher rates for that portion of electric energy or natural gas which exceeds the minimum amounts established under this Act. Prohibits electric and natural gas utilities from imposing rates or charges for electric energy or natural gas sold to retail consumers other than those for which minimum amounts of electric energy or natural gas are established which rates or charges exceed by more than 12 percent the charges which would be applicable to such sales if such charges were based on the cost of providing such service, with exceptions. Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order establishing the amounts of electric energy or gas specified by this Act for essential needs in the event a utility fails to establish such amounts, and requires such utility to establish rates or charges for such amounts which meet the requirements of this Act. Authorizes judicial review of the Commission's action in setting minimum amounts of electric energy or gas for essential needs, but prohibits courts conducting such reviews from a State regulatory authority's rate determination relating to such amounts, except as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Stipulates that in the case of provisions of this Act applicable to electric utilities, nothing under such provisions shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of time-of-day and seasonal rates to the extent that such rates are consistent with this Act. Makes conforming amends to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
Bill· HRH.R. 4632 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Coal Pipeline Act of 1979 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way through Federal lands for a pipeline to transport coal. Authorizes the exercise of the right of eminent domain only by a carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Department of the Interior. Stipulates that, before issuance of such certificate, environmental considerations and the need for energy domestically shall be weighed before the Secretary of the Interior makes a finding. Requires with certain exceptions that no carrier granted the power of eminent domain under this Act shall transport any coal in which it has any ownership interest. Establishes procedures for making application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, for antitrust review, and for enforcement under this Act. Imposes a maximum fine of $10,000, six months imprisonment, or both, for knowing violation of any provision of, or regulation issued pursuant to, this Act. Permits any State in granting a State water permit or authorization to a pipeline to condition, pursuant to State law, the water rights of such pipeline. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting in any way any law, regulation or rule of law governing appropriation, use, or diversion of water, or as affecting any Federal, State or private right to water, or as granting a right to the use of water to any carrier, or as superceding or modifying any State law, regulation, or rule of law governing the acquisition and administration of water rights. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate and transmit to Congress for approval such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this Act. Requires that all coal pipelines subject to this Act be buried underground, in a manner consistent with environmental protection, safety, and good engineering and technological practices. States that this Act shall not be applicable to coal pipelines in bona fide operation on January 1, 1978.
Bill· HRH.R. 4639 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Energy Abundance Act of 1979 - Specifies that, for the purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, in the case of any person engaged in the trade or business of producing, mining, or distributing any fuel, and any employee of such person, gross income shall not include income attributable to the sale of such fuel. Prohibits any Federal tax, excise, duty, or due from being laid upon any fuel or the sale of any fuel. Prohibits any Federal rule, regulation, order, or decree from applying to the production of any fuel. Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall apply only to Federal statutes and shall not be applicable to any law or regulation adopted by any State or subdivision thereof. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to subdivide and sell the mining and mineral rights to all real property owned by the United States (including offshore) which, in the opinion of the President, is not necessary for the common defense or the maintenance of the United States Government. Prohibits any person engaged in the trade or business of producing, mining, or distributing any fuel from being eligible to receive any Federal subsidy, loan, loan guarantee, or any other financial benefit.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 343 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should establish and actively pursue a national energy plan that emphasizes and demands the use of domestic coal as a means of displacing current foreign energy imports. Declares that the President should establish a task force to examine modifications in the implementation of the Clean Air Act that could increase coal use without violating national ambient air quality standards. Declares that the appropriate House committee should review current regulations of the Office of Surface Mining of the Department of the Interior to insure that such regulations conform with the original intent of Congress in passing the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977. States that the President should submit to Congress within 60 days of enactment of a plan which will achieve the goals of this resolution.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 154 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Energy must expedite and strengthen its efforts to verify energy information in order to be fully independent of industry statistics and become the primary energy information data bank.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 156 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of Energy take necessary steps to provide a set-aside of middle distillate fuels equal to eight percent to each of the States. Declares that the Department of Transportation should establish, on an emergency basis, a uniform national minimum truck weight standard of not less than 80,000 pounds, and a length standard of not less than 60 feet for single trailers and 65 feet for dual trailers. Declares that the Interstate Commerce Commission should further modify its diesel fuel recovery program to assure that pass-through provisions of the freight rate surcharge be passed to subhaulers. Declares that the Governors of the respective States and the President should delay unnecessary summer training programs by National Guard and United States Army and Marine Reserve units, or restrict their movements to the nearest appropriate training center, and to add the middle distillate fuels thereby saved to State set-aside programs.
Bill· SS. 1417 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Foreign Oil Entitlements Act of 1979 - Makes the Secretary of Energy, through the Administrator of the Office of Oil Imports Administration, responsible for the issuance of imported petroleum entitlements and stipulates that no petroleum shall thereafter be imported into the United States except in accordance with this Act. Requires a bid to be submitted for petroleum to be imported into the United States. Sets forth the items to be included in such bids. Imposes entitlement fees on retailers and marketers of refined petroleum products which shall cover the cost of operation of the Office of Oil Imports Administration.
Bill· SS. 1413 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Extends to January 19, 1986, the existing antitrust exemption for oil companies that participate in the Agreement on an International Energy Program.
Bill· SS. 1415 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Title I: Purposes and Definitions - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to provide for a coordinated, simplified, and expeditious process for Federal approval of non-nuclear energy facilities which are determined to be in the national interest. Title II: Priority Energy Projects - Directs the Secretary of Energy to designate priority energy projects based on specified criteria. Exempts such designations from the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1979. Stipulates that if the Secretary fails to make a designation within 60 days of receiving a designation request from a person proposing an energy project, the proposed project shall automatically be given priority project status. Directs the Secretary to publish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal actions relating to such projects. Sets the total time allowed for completion of all final agency action and the issuance of all final agency decisions as to licenses, permits, and other authorizations at one year from the date on which notice of designation of a priority energy project is published in the Federal Register. Directs the President to make any decisions or perform any actions in the event that an agency or department fails to meet its deadline. Provides that in the event the Secretary refuses to grant to a Federal agency or to a priority energy project a deadline extension under the provisions of this Act, upon petition to the President, such agency or project may request a deadline extension not exceeding 120 days. Sets forth criteria for the granting of such requests by the President. Provides for the coordination of the actions of Federal, State, and local governments. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the Governor of a State in which a priority energy project is to be located a mandatory decision schedule setting deadlines for State and local authorities to complete their actions relating to such project. Sets forth procedures authorizing the President to waive State or local law provisions causing delay in implementing the State decision schedule. Title III: Major Natural Gas Pipeline Projects - Directs the Secretary to designate, upon application by a major natural gas pipeline project, each such applicant project as a project for expedited processing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Stipulates that such mandatory designation is not to be construed as a "major Federal action" for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to publish a project certification schedule containing deadlines for all action by the FERC concerning certification of such project under the Natural Gas Act of 1938. Authorizes extensions of such deadlines in limited circumstances. Directs the President to make any decisions as to certificate approval or denial in the event the FERC has not acted in accordance with its decision schedule. Authorizes the Secretary to establish deadlines for Federal agency action that are shorter than the minimum periods required under existing legislation. Title IV: Judicial Review and Miscellaneous Provisions - Limits judicial review of decisions of the Secretary made under this Act to claims alleging that an action taken pursuant to this Act will deny constitutional or statutory rights or exceed statutory jurisdiction, authorities, or limitations. Sets time limits for filing appeals or petitions for review of actions taken pursuant to this Act, and bars any challenges to such actions which are not in conformance with these provisions. Stipulates that such challenges shall be brought in the United States courts of appeals for the circuit where the project would be located, and grants exclusive original jurisdiction to such courts in such matters. Directs such courts to give precedence to such matters over all other matters on the docket. Authorizes the Supreme Court, exclusively, to review interlocutory judgments or orders of the court of appeals pursuant to this Act and directs the Supreme Court to give precedence to such matters to the greatest extent practicable. Prohibits the granting of injunctive relief against the issuance of any right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization pursuant to this Act except in conjunction with a final judgment on a claim filed under this Act. Terminates the Secretary's authority to designate priority energy project and major natural gas pipeline projects ten years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 191 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President shall call as soon as possible an Energy Summit Conference to bring together representatives of the oil industry, consumer representatives knowledgeable on energy matters, officials of the executive branch and other levels of government, and such other persons as the President deems necessary to review any data submitted and report to the President on current and expected energy shortages, a prognosis for the future, and recommendations for public and private action to meet those shortages. Directs the Conference to consider the establishment of a national energy council. Directs the President to report to the American people the results of the Conference along with his recommendations for a national energy policy.
Bill· HRH.R. 4617 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Terminates the Department of Energy on January 15, 1982, unless prior to such date a law is enacted continuing such Department. Requires the President, within 60 days after termination, to submit to Congress a plan for transferring the functions of such Department to other Federal agencies. States that such plan shall take effect unless disapproved within 30 days by either House of Congress. Requires submission of successive reorganization plans until one is not disapproved by either House. Prohibits any such reorganization plan from creating a new executive department.
Bill· HRH.R. 4622 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Energy Supply Act - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to increase domestic energy supplies and to improve the management of the nation's available energy resources. Title II: Priority Energy Project Act - Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Centralizes responsibilities for a coordinated process for expediting Federal approval of non-nuclear energy facilities determined to be of national interest. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to designate any proposed non-nuclear energy facility as a priority energy project. Authorizes any person planning or proposing such a facility to apply for such a designation. Establishes procedures and criteria for making such designations. Exempts such designations from the National Environmental Policy Act. Directs Federal agencies involved in the approval of such projects to submit to the Secretary: (1) a compilation of all significant actions required by such agency before rendering a decision on such projects; (2) a compilation of all actions required of the applicant; (3) a tentative schedule for completing agency and applicant action; and (4) all necessary application forms required for such approval. Directs the Secretary to publish a Project Decision Schedule setting deadlines for all such actions. Authorizes the President to act in lieu of any Federal agency failing to meet its deadline. Authorizes the Secretary to establish deadlines for Federal agency action which are shorter than the minimum period required under existing legislation in cases of exceptional national need. Provides for coordination of the actions of Federal, State, and local governments without impinging on the substantive and procedural requirements of State and local law, but directs the Secretary to recommend to a State Governor and to the Congress actions to alleviate or prevent any delays in a priority energy project created or threatened by any State or local government. Exempts from judicial review the actions of Federal officers or agencies pursuant to this Act, except as provided for therein. Sets time limits for filing claims arising out of action pursuant to this Act, and bars any claims filed thereafter. Stipulates that such claims shall be brought in the United States court of appeals for the circuit where the project would be located, and grants exclusive original jurisdiction to such court in such matters. Directs such court to give precedence to such matters over all other matters on the court's docket to the greatest extent practicable. Authorizes the Supreme Court, exclusively, to review interlocutory judgments or orders of the court of appeals pursuant to this Act, and directs the Supreme Court to give precedence to such matters to the greatest extent practicable. Prohibits the granting of injunctive relief against the issuance of any right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization pursuant to this Act except in conjunction with a final judgment on a claim filed under this Act. Establishes an Office for Priority Energy Projects within the Department of Energy to assist the Secretary. Terminates the Secretary's authority to designate priority energy projects seven years after enactment of this Act. Title III: Demonstration of Near-Term Energy Technologies - Directs the Secretary to solicit proposals for commercial demonstration of any of the energy technologies covered by the Federal Non-nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, including solar, geothermal, synthetic fuels and conservation technologies. Requires that such proposals be reviewed within 90 days and transmitted to the Congress with recommendations. Title IV: Department of Energy Project Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 and subsequent years for a variety of energy development, demonstration, and commercialization projects for solvent refined coal, high and low Btu gasification, geothermal energy, oil shale, fuel cells, fluidized bed combustion, and urban and industrial waste. Increases the number of small hydroelectric power plants eligible for Federal assistance. Title V: Oil Shale - Establishes a program to determine the commercial viability of oil shale retorting technologies. Directs the Secretary to solicit proposals for the design, construction, and initial operation of Federal oil-shale commercial demonstration projects. Sets forth criteria for selecting, locating, and evaluating such projects with respect to their economic viability and their social, environmental, and economic impacts on local communities. Establishes a Social and Environmental Impact Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary on matters relating to the oil shale program, including impacts on State and local governments, environmental, health, and safety effects of the test facilities, and measures for preventing or mitigating such impacts. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee and make commitments to guarantee the payment of interest on obligations for financing essential community development and planning resulting from this title. Sets the maximum amount of obligations to be guaranteed under this title at $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State and local governments for studying and planning for mitigation of the potential economic, environmental, and social impacts of projects authorized by this title and for establishing related management expertise. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000 for such grants for fiscal year 1980. Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Oil Shale Commercialization Test Special Fund for the purpose of providing funds for impact assistance as prescribed by this title. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of specified agencies and departments, to prepare and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the acquisition of information and evaluation of the impacts of the oil shale program. Specifies components of such plan. Requires that the Secretary prepare and submit to Congress an annual report on activities conducted under this Act. Makes the information collected by the Secretary pursuant to this title available to the public. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Title VI: Study of World Oil Supply and Production Opportunities - Directs the Secretary to prepare and submit to Congress a study of world oil supply and production opportunities in non-OPEC countries, including an evaluation of alternative policies for increasing exploration and production, and an assessment of present United States initiatives and potential for new oil discoveries. Title VII: Oil and Gas Leasing - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a five-year program to lease on-shore Federal lands for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Requires expedited decisions on leasing applications and expanded use of competitive bidding. Requires leases to describe exploration activities in an exploration plan, and to describe development and production activities in a development and production plan, prior to obtaining the Secretary's approval of such activities. Makes provision for assuring the protection of non-energy resources on such lands as are leased under this title. Limits judicial review and relief from the Secretary's actions or determinations to those cases where any such action on determination is found to be arbitrary or capricious. Title VIII: Gasohol - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program promoting the use of alcohol blended fuels. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate agencies, to conduct a study to determine the most suitable raw materials for the production of alcohol motor fuel and the nature of the alcohol motor fuel distribution system and production processes. Directs the Secretary to set mandatory annual production levels for alcohol fuels for the period of 1981 through 1990. Stipulates that the alcohol content of gasoline shall be increased from one percent to ten percent over the ten-year period. Imposes civil penalties upon refiners violating such production requirements. Requires any facility built for alcohol distillation pursuant to this title to give priority to the use of renewable energy resources as its operating fuel. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 to carry out the purposes of this title. Title IX: Short-Term Initiatives - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to implement a two-year program to require any petroleum-fueled commercial, industrial, or utility facility having a natural gas or coal capability to switch to the alternative fuel to replace the oil being used therein. Directs the FERC to order the installation of natural gas transportation facilities by pipeline owners to accommodate the fuel switching requirements of this subtitle. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether, a proposal to switch to coal requires a waiver of any State air pollution control standard or limitation in effect pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Exempts facilities required to switch to natural gas which are subject to the requirements of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1979 from such requirements for two years. Authorizes the Secretary or the FERC to seek injunctive relief for anticipated or actual violations of this subtitle. Imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for knowing violations of this subtitle, and criminal penalties up to $50,000 and imprisonment for willful violations. Terminates such fuel switching program two years after the date of enactment. Authorizes the Secretary to order utilities to generate, transfer, wheel, or purchase electric power upon a determination that such action would reduce oil consumption by electric utilities. Limits the duration of such orders to 30 days. Directs the FERC to set rates for generating and transmitting power pursuant to such orders from the Secretary. Provides for enforcement mechanisms for violations of such electric power transfer requirements. Sets forth an expedited judicial review process for persons aggrieved by any order issued by the Secretary under this title. Title X: Renewable Energy Resources - Establishes a national goal of 20 quadrillion Btu's of energy to be supplied by the year 2000 from renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, and urban waste systems. Establishes the Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center to provide information on renewable energy resources. Requires the inclusion of cost-effective solar systems in new Federal buildings, the construction of renewable energy generating facilities by the Federal power administrations, and the making of federally-subsidized low-interest loans for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems by owners or builders of commercial and residential structures. Directs the heads of each Federal agency operating a fueling station for civilian gasoline motor vehicles to require that such stations only dispense ten percent alcohol-blended gasoline. Directs the head of each Federal agency operating a retail gasoline supply outlet to require that such outlets offer for retail sale ten percent alcohol-blended gasoline. Establishes within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Programs a Solar Energy Loan Program to administer the low-interest loan program. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 for such loan program. Establishes as wind energy program objectives to reach by fiscal year 1986, a total megawatt capacity in the United States from wind energy systems of 500 megawatts and a reduction of the average cost of wind generated electricity to a level competitive with conventional energy sources. Directs the Secretary to establish research, development, and demonstration programs to promote the use of wind-energy systems by means of Federal financial assistance, subsidies, and contract awards. Establishes a wind energy commercialization program for the accelerated procurement and installation of wind energy systems in Federal facilities. Establishes an advisory committee to assist the Secretary in performing his duties relating to the wind energy program. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out this Act, of which $100,000,000 shall be used for the wind energy program.
Bill· HRH.R. 4618 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Energy Technology and Planning Act of 1979 - Title I: Energy Technology and Planning - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to assure that policies and programs are established by the Federal Government, the States and the private sector to synchronize the production, distribution, and use of energy with research and technological development of new methods for energy production, distribution, consumption, and waste disposal. Declares further that such policies and programs be established with due regard for their effects upon the use of materials, upon the natural environment, and upon social institutions, values, and mores. Title II: National Energy Policy Plan - Directs the President to prepare and submit to the Congress a National Energy Policy Plan setting forth objectives, strategies, and contingency plans for the system of energy production, conservation, distribution, consumption, and waste disposal. Requires the President to consult with regional, State, and local governments, agencies, citizens, private businesses, and other groups and individuals in the formulation of such plan. Sets forth details of such plan and directs the President to recommend legislation and administrative actions necessary to achieve the purposes of such plan. Title III: Congressional Review - Directs each House of Congress to approve, disapprove, or amend such plan and allows the President to resubmit the proposed plan with modifications in the event of congressional disapproval. Title IV: Implementation - Directs the President to report to the Congress by July 1, 1980, on programs and organizational structures within the executive branch as he deems to be required to prepare such plan. States that such report shall include a program of energy research and development and legislative recommendations for establishing programs and structures for carrying out programs contained in such plan. Directs the President to recommend programs and methods of energy policy analysis designed to provide forecasts of unanticipated environmental, economic, social, and political effects of activities resulting from implementation of such plan. Directs the President to take appropriate actions to assure that Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments, independent agencies and the private sector carry out their programs in compliance with the objectives of such plan. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. Title V: Conforming Amendments - Amends the Federal Nonnuclear Research and Development Act of 1974 to repeal the requirement that the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration prepare a comprehensive plan for energy research, development, and demonstration, and to make such Act conform to the provisions of this Act with respect to the National Energy Policy Plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 4614 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Expresses the congressional intention that the President initiate negotiations with other oil importing nations to establish a Council of Oil Importing Nations to negotiate for reasonable oil prices with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Directs the President to develop and submit to such Council a set of appropriate sanctions to be used by such Council to encourage compliance with negotiated oil prices. Requires the President to report to Congress concerning progress with such negotiations.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 339 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Expresses the sense of the House that the President should prescribe regulations for (1) the allocation of diesel fuel and (2) the prohibition of discriminatory pricing of such fuel.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 152 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the Department of Energy should take necessary steps to maximize immediately the production of middle distillate fuels in the Nation. States that the Department should also act under authority granted in the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to impose reasonable allocation controls on middle distillate supplies in order to provide a reasonable share of such supplies to all end- users. Declares that the Department of Transportation should establish, on an emergency basis, a uniform national minimum truck weight and length standard so long as supplies of middle distillate fuels remain inadequate. Declares that the Interstate Commerce Commission's diesel fuel cost recovery program should be modified to ensure that the owner-operator receives full compensation for rapidly increasing diesel fuel prices. States that such modification should include a review of the figure used to estimate the percent of total trucking revenues used to purchase fuel.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 146 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Expresses the sense of Congress that James R. Schlesinger should resign from the Office of Secretary of Energy.
Bill· SS. 1401 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Federal Power Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit any new rate schedule increasing the rates of a public utility which sells electricity of a specified size from taking effect unless the Federal Power Commission has found such rate increase just and reasonable. Authorizes the Commission to order an interim rate increase pending a final order determining a just and reasonable increase. Prohibits retroactive application of any final approved rate, but requires refunds to customers if the final order is less than the interim order. Requires a hearing on the record for any increased rate if: (1) the Commission has reason to believe such increase may not be just and reasonable; or (2) the Commission receives a valid complaint in relation to the requested increase from either direct or indirect customers.
Bill· SS. 1398 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Industrial Equipment Efficiency Act of 1979 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to prescribe standards, labeling rules, or guidelines for each standard classification of industrial equipment, as determined by the Secretary, where such standards, rules, or guidelines would result in: (1) improvements in energy efficiency which are technologically feasible and economically justified with respect to such class; and (2) significant energy savings. Sets forth the factors the Secretary must consider in determining what is economically justified, including: (1) the economic impact of such standards on the manufacturers and purchasers of the equipment subject to such standard; (2) the savings in operating costs over the life of the equipment; (3) the lessening of the utility or the performance of the equipment likely to result; (4) the impact on competition; and (5) the need of the Nation to conserve energy. Requires manufacturers of industrial equipment to submit to the Secretary any information or reports considered necessary to assist in establishing test procedures, labeling rules, or energy efficiency standards. Directs the Secretary to prescribe testing procedures and a labeling rule within nine months of completing the industrial equipment classification. Directs the Secretary to prescribe energy efficiency standards for certain classes of industrial equipment at varying times after the promulgation of test procedures and labeling rules for such classes. Sets forth the procedures the Secretary must follow in promulgating such standards, including notice requirements and the opportunity for public comment. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress, within two years of the enactment of the National Energy Conservation Act of 1978, a report on improvements in energy efficiency of industrial equipment. Establishes civil monetary penalties for violations of rules promulgated pursuant to this Act. Vests jurisdiction for such violations in the appropriate United States district court. Exempts industrial equipment manufactured, sold, held or intended for export from the labeling requirements and/or standards prescribed by this Act. Prohibits the import of industrial equipment not in compliance with such requirements, except as the Secretary of Treasury may authorize. Establishes an appeals process for those persons adversely affected by such requirements. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1395 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Declares that the special allocation of middle distillates for agricultural production shall remain in effect until August 1, 1981, notwithstanding other provisions of law.
Bill· HRH.R. 4607 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Department of Energy Housekeeping Act of 1979 - Title I: Energy Information Administration Amendments - Authorizes the publication of Energy Information Administration publications. Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator to make binding assurances of nondisclosure in exchange for energy information in the possession of another Federal agency, if such agency determines that disclosures would impair such agency. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 to exempt the Administrator of the requirement of disclosure to an administration, commission, or office of any energy information or analysis obtained in exchange for a commitment of nondisclosure. Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to provide for annual reports of specified energy information. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to make this provision effective on the first day of the first accounting year to which such practices apply. Title II: International Voluntary Agreements Extension - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to extend the international voluntary agreements provisions of the international energy program to January 19, 1986. Title III: Amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for energy conservation project grants for fiscal years 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this port in each of the six consecutive fiscal year periods ending September 30, 1983. Title IV: Awards - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize the Secretary of Energy, with the approval of the President, to grant an award for any especially meritorious contribution to the development, use, or control of energy. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to repeal a similar provision for meritorious contributions to the development, use, or control of atomic energy. Title V: Naval Petroleum Reserves - Deletes certain restrictions pertaining to the facilities at Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for the expenses of the naval petroleum reserves. Permits contracts pertaining to the obligation of funds for naval petroleum reserves to be entered into for a period of five years, renewable for an additional five year period. Limits the obligation of funds by such contracts only to the extent that such funds are made available in annual appropriations. Directs the unappropriated receipts in the naval petroleum reserves special account on the date of enactment of this section shall be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Title VI: Geothermal Loan Guarantee Program Amendments - Amends the Provisions of the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 which relates to interest payment consultation by directing the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to reimburse interest paid by the issuer of guaranteed obligations and received by the purchaser thereof and included in gross income for Internal Revenue Code purposes. Removes the expiration period for interest assistance contracts. Title VII: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Loan Guarantee Amendments - Amends the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976, as amended, to assess borrowers of loans under such Act a guarantee fee. Removes the expiration period for interest assistance contracts. Title VIII: Presidential Report - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to repeal the requirement of an annual Presidential report. Titel IX: Consolidation of Reports - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to permit the consolidation, at the discretion of the President, of the annual report of the Department of Energy and the National Energy Policy Plan and its accompanying report.
Bill· HRH.R. 4588 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1979
Synthetic Fuels Production Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to establish a synthetic fuels and alternate fuels production plan for the Nation. Title II: Corporate Status, General Powers, Subsidiaries, and Tax Status - Establishes the Syn-Fuels and Alternate Fuels Authority which shall be responsible for directing the production of synthetic fuels. Sets forth the general powers of such Authority, including the power to create subsidiary corporations to carry out one or more of the functions of the Authority. Exempts the Authority from all State and Federal taxation except real property taxes and taxes imposed on any entity acquired or established by the Authority which engages in energy-related enterprises. Title III: Financial Assistance - Authorizes the Authority to provide financial assistance to any business concern engaged or which proposes to engage in synthetic and other alternate fuel projects. Sets forth criteria for granting such assistance and specifies application procedures, interest rates, and other conditions for obtaining such assistance. Authorizes the Authority to make loan guaranties to any lender for loans made to any business concern where such funds would contribute to accomplishment of the purposes of this Act. Limits the total amount of financial assistance to be provided by the Authority to the sum of the amount authorized as capital of the Authority and the amount the Authority is authorized to borrow under this Act. Authorizes the Authority to make high-risk loans or direct investments or to provide other direct financial assistance which the Board of Directors of the Authority determines will further the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the Authority to sell equity securities. Authorizes the President to appoint an advisory panel to study and report on the effects of issuance of obligations and provision of financial assistance by the Authority on the functioning of the Nation's capital markets. Title IV: Capitalization and Finance - Authorizes capital stock of the Authority in the amount of $25,000,000,000, and authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000,000 for this purpose. Authorizes the Authority to issue and to have outstanding at any one time notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000,000. Exempts the receipts and disbursements of the Secretary of the Treasury in connection with the purchase or redemption of and income from capital stock of the Authority from inclusion in the totals of the budget of the United States. Title V: Management - Vests the power of the Authority to act in the Board of Directors, except as specified. Provides for the appointment of a Chairman of the Board and other directors and sets forth the duties of the Chairman. Sets forth provisions relating to officers and employees, conflicts of interest, delegation of authority, fiscal year, reviews and audits, and reports and recordkeeping. Title VI: Priority Energy Project Act - Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Declares that the purpose of this title is to provide for a coordinated, simplified, and expeditious process for Federal approval of energy facilities that are determined to be in the national interest. Directs the Secretary of Energy to designate priority energy projects based on specified criteria. Directs the Authority to publish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal actions relating to such projects. Directs the President to make any decisions or perform any actions in the event that an agency or department fails to meet its deadline, provided that there has been notice and an opportunity for public comment on such decision. Limits environmental and judicial reviews to those of absolute necessity. Authorizes the Authority to establish deadlines for Federal agency action which are shorter than the minimum period required under existing legislation in cases of exceptional national need. Provides for coordination of the actions of Federal State and local governments. Directs the Authority to recommend to any State Governor and to the Congress actions to alleviate or prevent any delays in a priority energy project created or threatened by any State or local government. Sets time limits for filing claims arising out of actions pursuant to this title and bars any claims filed thereafter. Stipulates that such claims shall be brought in the United States court of appeals for the circuit where the project would be located and grants exclusive original jurisdiction to such court in such matters. Directs such court to give precedence to such matters over all other matters on the court's docket, to the greatest extent practicable. Authorizes the Supreme Court, exclusively, to review interlocutory judgments or orders of the court of appeals pursuant to this title and directs the Supreme Court to give precedence to such matters to the greatest extent practicable. Prohibits the granting of injunctive relief against the issuance of any right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization pursuant to this title except in conjunction with a final judgment on a claim filed pursuant to this title. Establishes an Office for Priority Energy Projects within the Department of Energy to assist the Secretary with his duties under this title. Title VII: Production Goals of the Authority - Directs the Authority to establish a set of goals for the commercial production by the year 1990 of synthetic fuels such as oil shale, coal gas and liquids, and such processes as urban waste reuse, geothermal power, solar power, biomass conversion, and other such resources. Authorizes the Authority to supervise the construction, management, operation, and production of fuels from an Authority-owned synthetic fuels facility to meet part of the fuel needs of the Department of Defense if certain specified conditions obtain. Directs the Authority to establish timetables for the production by the year 1990 of at least 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day from the three technologies of oil shale, coal gas, and coal liquids, and a timetable to reach certain other commercial goals of production for other syn-fuels processes and other alternate fuels processes. Requires the Authority to report to Congress periodically on the progress toward meeting the 1990 goals and to submit its books to periodic audits. Title VIII: Unlawful Acts and Penalties - Imposes fines and/or imprisonment under this Act for the following acts: forgery, false statements, misappropriation of funds, infringement on name, and unlawful contracts. Title IX: General Provisions - Makes provisions for coordination of Authority activities with other entities, severability, termination and liquidation of the Authority, relationship to other laws, and the reservation of right to amend or repeal this Act. Stipulates that the provision of financial assistance under this Act shall be deemed to be a "major Federal action" for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 when: (1) no other Federal agency is required to prepare an environmental impact statement; and (2) such financial assistance is in fact a major action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Bill· HRH.R. 4585 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1979
Establishes a commodity exchange under the supervision of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission upon which all sales of domestically produced crude oil, all sales of crude oil for use or resale within the United States, and all first sales of refined petroleum products within the United States shall be conducted by auction pursuant to regulations promulgated by the President.
Bill· HRH.R. 4594 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1979
Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of Energy to require oil refineries to use or sell a specified minimum amount of liquid synthetic fuel during the calendar year. Defines "liquid synthetic fuel" as fuel produced from oil shale, tar sands, coal, or biomass. Sets such minimum amounts at not less than five percent for calendar years after January 1, 1985, 12 percent after January 1, 1990, and 20 percent after January 1, 2000. Imposes civil penalties for failure to meet such requirements. Directs the Secretary to study the nature and extent of any delays under Federal, State, or local law which have or are likely to have the effect of reducing the amount of synthetic fuel produced in the United States. Directs the Secretary to modify any provision of law administered by him, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the Secretary of the Interior, or any similar State or local law having such delaying effect. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to 1954 to include tar sands in the definition of shale oil equipment and the definition of energy property for purposes of the investment tax credit. Sets the energy percentage of the investment tax credit at 20 percent for such property. Allows a tax deduction for the amortization of any qualified fuel-producing facilities using or producing synthetic fuels. Sets forth requirements for determining eligibility for, and procedures for, computing terminating such deduction. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Code.
Bill· SS. 1389 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Amends the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 to deny the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for a three year period following the enactment of such Act, any licensing authority over byproduct material produced in any activity covered by an agreement under which a State has assumed authority over any such activity, unless such agreement is terminated. Grants the Commission authority over such activity if, upon expiration of the three-year interim, a State has not entered into an agreement concerning byproduct material producing activity within its boundaries. Reserves the right of the Commission and of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency notwithstanding any agreement giving a State authority over byproduct material producing activity, to take necessary action to protect public health and safety and the environment from radiological and nonradiological hazards associated with the processing, possession, transfer, or disposal of byproduct material.
Bill· SS. 1388 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Omnibus Geothermal Energy Commercialization Act of 1979 - Title I - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make loans from funds available from the Geothermal Resources Development Fund to any municipality, electric cooperative, industrial development agency, nonprofit organization, or person for exploration for or confirming the economic viability of a geothermal energy reservoir. Sets forth requirements for amount, term, interest, and repayment of such loans. Authorizes the Secretary to cancel the balance of any loan upon determining that such reservoir is unacceptable for commercial development. Terminates such loan program on September 30, 1986. Authorizes the appropriation of $150,000,000 to be deposited in such Fund for each of fiscal years 1981 through 1985 for such loan program. Title II: Technical Amendments to Public Law 93-410 - Amends the Geothermal Energy Research Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 to transfer to the Interagency Geothermal Coordinating Council all of the functions of the Geothermal Energy Coordination and Management Project. Revises, in relation to such transfer, the membership of such Council. Directs such Council to carry out its responsibilities by acting through the following agencies and departments: Department of Energy; National Science Foundation; Department of the Interior; Department of Commerce; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Defense; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of the Treasury; and Department of Agriculture. Amends the loan guaranty program under such Act to guarantee up to 90 percent of the costs of loans made to an electric, housing, or other cooperative, or to a municipality for projects to foster commercial development of geothermal resources. Title III - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to include submerged lands on the Outer Continental Shelf and any lands withdrawn or acquired in aid of the functions of any department or agency of the Federal Government, including the Department of Defense. Revises the competitive bidding procedures of such Act. Increases the acreage limitation for geothermal leases to 266,560 acres in any one State, except as specified for leases in the State of Alaska. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to consult with the head of any Federal agency or department to determine appropriate terms or conditions prior to issuing leases for lands under the jurisdiction of such agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for the use of geothermal resources in lands administered by him without requiring a lease or compensation therefor, upon his determination that such permit would be in the public interest, except that no such permit may be issued for generating electricity or for commercial applications. Authorizes the head of each Federal agency to develop for the use and benefit of such agency any geothermal energy resource within lands under his jurisdiction, provided that the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy concur that such use is in the public interest and will not deter commercial development. Sets forth procedures for applying for exploration permits. Makes various definitional changes in the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and the Geothermal Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 4576 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to permit local distribution companies to provide natural gas service to residential customers for use in outdoor lighting fixtures installed before the enactment of such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4573 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Title I: Purposes and Definitions - Sets forth the purposes and definitions of terms as used in this Act. Title II: Priority Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to designate a maximum of six proposed energy facilities as priority energy projects during each calendar year. Allows any person planning or proposing an energy facility to apply to the Secretary for an order designating such facility as a priority energy project. Sets forth the procedure and criteria for designating priority energy projects. Excludes such determinations by the Secretary from the definition of major Federal action within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to encourage prospective applicants to file applications for any necessary Government actions or approvals with the appropriate agencies as soon as possible. Requires such Federal agencies to submit specified information to the Secretary not later than 30 days after public notice of an order designating a proposed energy facility as a priority energy project. Directs the Secretary to establish a decision deadline schedule. Provides for the extension of such deadlines. Delegates decision authority to the President if a deadline on the decision deadline schedule has elapsed without Federal agency decision or action. Provides for the Presidential extension of such deadlines. Directs the Secretary to grant certification of completed Federal agency review upon the determination that all Federal actions and approvals necessary to the completion of a priority energy project have been granted. Specifies that such certification shall indicate Federal approval expiration dates and shall constitute conclusive evidence in any judicial or executive proceeding that all necessary Federal permits have been granted. Directs the Secretary to notify the Governor of any State within which any portion of a priority energy project would be located and to request the Governor to submit specified information to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to submit all such information to the priority energy project and propose a decision schedule to assist State and local authorities in coordinating their activities with actions by the Federal Government. Title III: Judicial Review and Miscellaneous Provisions - Exempts from judicial review the actions of Federal officers or agencies pursuant to this Act, except as specified in this title. Exempts from judicial review a decision of the Secretary granting or denying an order designating a proposed energy facility as a priority energy project except as required by the Constitution of the United States. Sets forth judicial procedures for claims arising out of actions pursuant to this Act. Grants to the Supreme Court the exclusive authority to review an interlocutory judgment or order of the court of appeals pursuant to this title. Sets forth certiorari and certification procedures. Makes this Act effective 30 days after the date of its enactment. Provides for the expiration of the Secretary's authority to designate priority energy projects seven years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4574 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Expresses the congressional intention that the President initiate negotiations with other oil importing nations to establish a Council of Oil Importing Nations to negotiate for reasonable oil prices with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Directs the President to develop and submit to such Council a set of appropriate sanctions to be used by such Council to encourage compliance with negotiated oil prices. Requires the President to report to Congress concerning progress with such negotiations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4558 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
National Fuel Alcohol and Farm Commodity Production Act of 1979 - Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to replace the current program of loan guarantees for pilot project production of industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities with a program under which the Secretary of Agriculture may guarantee payment of 50 percent of loans made by private lenders to persons constructing and maintaining plants for the production of fuel alcohol derived from agricultural commodities. Authorizes the Secretary to sell such commodities to such loan recipients and to acquire and use distilled dried grains plus solubles (DDGS) from them. Specifies conditions for such loan guarantees and sets the maximum cumulative total of outstanding principal and interest during the period from October 1, 1979 through September 30, 1984 at $600,000,000. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the Alcohol Fuel Plant Loan Guarantee Fund, and authorizes the appropriation of $60,000,000 for deposit in such Fund for fiscal year 1980. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the loan level for corn at $2.10 per bushel, and the established priced for the 1982 crop at $2.75 per bushel. Changes the deadline date for proclamation of a national feed grain program acreage from January 1 of the year in question to November 15 of the immediate preceding year. Devises a new formula for the determination of individual farm acreage in such program. Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to set a ceiling for each person receiving price support payments for wheat and feed grains at $50,000 for each crop after the 1981 crop. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the uses and marketing of the byproducts resulting from the production of alcohol fuel, including, if appropriate, a market promotion program identifying the foreign markets for such byproducts for human consumption.
Bill· SS. 1383 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Fuel Energy Conservation Act of 1979 - Establishes uniform national standards for weight and length of vehicles using the Interstate and Defense Highway System.
Bill· SS. 1379 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Refined Petroleum Import Subsidy Act - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to require the President to submit to Congress as an "energy action" any proposed regulation or amendment which requires, or has the effect of requiring, subsidy or other cost-reducing payments by producers, wholesalers, or refiners of domestic crude oil to importers of residual fuel oil or another refined petroleum product. Prohibits any regulation or amendment from taking or continuing in effect unless it is submitted to Congress. Allows it to take effect if neither House of Congress disapproves it within a specified period of time. Requires the President, when submitting such regulation or amendment to Congress, to accompany it with a report on its impact on: (1) fuel supplies, prices, and competition; (2) the equitable distribution of costs and benefits among regions of the United States; (3) existing or imminent domestic fuel shortages; and (4) encouragement of domestic refiners to supply residual fuel oil or another refined petroleum product to import-dependent regions of the United States.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 362 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 16 through September 22, 1979, as "Energy Conservation Week."
Bill· SS. 1377 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1979
Synthetic Fuels Production Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to establish a synthetic fuels and alternate fuels production plan for the Nation. Title II: Corporate Status, General Powers, Subsidiaries, and Tax Status - Establishes the Syn-Fuels and Alternate Fuels Authority which shall be responsible for directing the production of synthetic fuels. Sets forth the general powers of such Authority, including the power to create subsidiary corporations to carry out one or more of the functions of the Authority. Exempts the Authority from all State and Federal taxation except real property taxes and taxes imposed on any entity acquired or established by the Authority which engages in energy-related enterprises. Title III: Financial Assistance - Authorizes the Authority to provide financial assistance to any business concern engaged or which proposes to engage in synthetic and other alternate fuel projects. Sets forth criteria for granting such assistance and specifies application procedures, interest rates, and other conditions for obtaining such assistance. Authorizes the Authority to make loan guaranties to any lender for loans made to any business concern where such funds would contribute to accomplishment of the purposes of this Act. Limits the total amount of financial assistance to be provided by the Authority to the sum of the amount authorized as capital of the Authority and the amount the Authority is authorized to borrow under this Act. Authorizes the Authority to make high-risk loans or direct investments or to provide other direct financial assistance which the Board of Directors of the Authority determines will further the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the Authority to sell equity securities. Authorizes the President to appoint an advisory panel to study and report on the effects of issuance of obligations and provision of financial assistance by the Authority on the functioning of the Nation's capital markets. Title IV: Capitalization and Finance - Authorizes capital stock of the Authority in the amount of $25,000,000,000 and authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000,000 for this purpose. Authorizes the Authority to issue and to have outstanding at any one time notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000,000. Exempts the receipts and disbursements of the Secretary of the Treasury in connection with the purchase or redemption of, and income from, capital stock of the Authority from inclusion in the totals of the budget of the United States. Title V: Management - Vests the power of the Authority to act in the Board of Directors, except as specified. Provides for the appointment of a Chairman of the Board and other directors and sets forth the duties of the Chairman. Sets forth provisions relating to officers and employees, conflicts of interest, delegation of authority, fiscal year reviews and audits, and reports and recordkeeping. Title VI: Priority Energy Project Act - Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Declares that the purpose of this title is to provide for a coordinated, simplified, and expeditious, process for Federal approval of energy facilities that are determined to be in the national interest. Directs the Secretary of Energy to designate priority energy projects based on specified criteria. Directs the Authority to publish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal actions relating to such projects. Directs the President to make any decisions or perform any actions in the event that an agency or department fails to meet its deadline, provided that there has been notice and an opportunity for public comment on such decision. Limits environmental and judicial reviews to those of absolute necessity. Authorizes the Authority to establish deadlines for Federal agency action which are shorter than the minimum period required under existing legislation in cases of exceptional national need. Provides for coordination of the actions of Federal State and local governments. Directs the Authority to recommend to any State Governor and to the Congress actions to alleviate or prevent any delays in a priority energy project created or threatened by any State or local government. Sets time limits for filing claims arising out of actions pursuant to this title and bars any claims filed thereafter. Stipulates that such claims shall be brought in the United States court of appeals for the circuit where the project would be located and grants exclusive original jurisdiction to such court in such matters. Directs such court to give precedence to such matters over all other matters on the court's docket, to the greatest extent practicable. Authorizes the Supreme Court, exclusively, to review interlocutory judgments or orders of the court of appeals pursuant to this title and directs the Supreme Court to give precedence to such matters to the greatest extent practicable. Prohibits the granting of injunctive relief against the issuance of any right-of-way, permit, lease, or other authorization pursuant to this title except in conjunction with a final judgment on a claim filed pursuant to this title. Establishes an Office for Priority Energy Projects within the Department of Energy to assist the Secretary with his duties under this title. Title VII: Production Goals of the Authority - Directs the Authority to establish a set of goals for the commercial production by the year 1990 of synthetic fuels such as oil shale, coal gas and liquids, and such processes as urban waste reuse, geothermal power, solar power, biomass conversion, and other such resources. Authorizes the Authority to supervise the construction, management, operation, and production of fuels from an Authority-owned synthetic fuels facility to meet part of the fuel needs of the Department of Defense if certain specified conditions obtain. Directs the Authority to establish timetables for the production by the year 1990 of at least 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day from the three technologies of oil shale, coal gas, and coal liquids, and a timetable to reach certain other commercial goals of production for other syn-fuels processes and other alternate fuels processes. Requires the Authority to report to Congress periodically on the progress toward meeting the 1990 goals and to submit its books to periodic audits. Title VIII: Unlawful Acts and Penalties - Imposes fines and/or imprisonment under this Act for the following acts: forgery; false statements; misappropriation of funds; infringement on name; and unlawful contracts. Title IX: General Provisions - Makes provisions for coordination of Authority activities with other entities, severability, termination and liquidation of the Authority, relationship to other laws, and the reservation of right to amend or repeal this Act. Stipulates that the provision of financial assistance under this Act shall be deemed to be a "major Federal action" for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 when: (1) no other Federal agency is required to prepare an environmental impact statement; and (2) such financial assistance is in fact a major action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
Bill· SS. 1371 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1979
Domestic Energy Policy Act of 1979 - Establishes energy supply and demand targets in quadrillion Btu's per year for the United States for the years 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000, for specific forms of domestic energy production, including crude oil and other liquefied fuels, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable energy sources. Directs the President to submit an annual energy report to the Congress reviewing energy targets approved or revised by Congress in the previous year and proposing recommendations to the Congress for further revision of such targets. Specifies other components of such energy report. Requires the Congress to consider such targets in detail to arrive at a consensus set of figures representing the Nation's energy future, and to formalize such consensus by joint resolution. States that no legislative action authorizing new budget authority in any year for energy programs would be in order in any House until such joint resolution has been agreed to by such House. Requires the President to prepare an energy impact report on any public bill or resolution reported out of any committee of the House or Senate. Stipulates that the preparation of energy targets shall not be construed to comprise a "major Federal action significantly affecting the environment" for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Bill· HRH.R. 4533 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1979
Oil Independence Act of 1979 - Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program for the production and marketing of industrial hydrocarbons and motor fuels derived from agricultural commodities, forest products, coal, coal tars, and solid waste. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee loans, not to individually exceed $15,000,000, for each of twenty plants to be constructed for such purposes by public, private, or cooperative organization. Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to expand the range of activities for which alcohol and industrial hydrocarbon production and marketing research grants may be made, to include research in solid waste and forest product and research relating to the identification and development of by-products from such production.
Bill· SS. 1363 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Department of Energy Housekeeping Act of 1979 - Title I: Energy Information Administration Amendments - Authorizes the publication of Energy Information Administration publications. Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator to make binding assurances of nondisclosure in exchange for energy information in the possession of another Federal agency, if such agency determines that disclosures would impair such agency. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 to exempt the Administrator of the requirement of disclosure to an administration, commission, or office of any energy information or analysis obtained in exchange for a commitment of nondisclosure. Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to provide for annual reports of specified energy information. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to make this provision effective on the first day of the first accounting year to which such practices apply. Title II: International Voluntary Agreements Extension - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to extend the international voluntary agreements provisions of the international energy program to January 19, 1986. Title III: Amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for energy conservation project grants for fiscal years 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this part in each of the six consecutive fiscal year periods ending September 30, 1983. Title IV: Awards - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize the Secretary of Energy, with the approval of the President, to grant an award for any especially meritorious contribution to the development, use, or control of energy. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to repeal a similar provision for meritorious contributions to the development, use, or control of atomic energy. Title V: Naval Petroleum Reserves - Deletes certain restrictions pertaining to the facilities at Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for the expenses of the naval petroleum reserves. Permits contracts pertaining to the obligation of funds for naval petroleum reserves to be entered into for a period of five years, renewable for an additional five year period. Limits the obligation of funds by such contracts only to the extent that such funds are made available in annual appropriations. Directs that unappropriated receipts in the naval petroleum reserves special account on the date of enactment of this section shall be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Title VI: Geothermal Loan Guarantee Program Amendments - Amends the provisions of the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 which relate to interest payment consultation by directing the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to reimburse interest paid by the issuer of guaranteed obligations and received by the purchaser thereof and included in gross income for Internal Revenue Code purposes. Removes the expiration period for interest assistance contracts. Title VII: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Loan Guarantee Amendments - Amends the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976, as amended, to assess borrowers of loans under such Act a guarantee fee. Removes the expiration period for interest assistance contracts. Title VIII: Presidential Report - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to repeal the requirement of an annual Presidential report. Title IX: Consolidation of Reports - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to permit the consolidation, at the discretion of the President, of the annual report of the Department of Energy and the National Energy Policy Plan and its accompanying report.
Bill· SS. 1360 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Secretary of Energy to notify the Governor and State legislature, or the Tribal Council of any affected Indian tribe, of the Department of Energy's intent to explore a site for a radioactive waste storage or disposal facility to be selected within such State or tribal lands. Directs the Secretary, upon request from the Governor of any State so notified, to enter into negotiations for formal arrangements under which the State will have the right to concur or not concur in all stages in the planning, siting, development, construction, and operation of the proposed facility. Makes such arrangements binding on all Federal agencies. Prohibits the Secretary from commencing or contracting for any construction work for such a storage or disposal facility until such formal arrangements have been made.
Bill· SS. 1370 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to stipulate that a "current connection" with the railroad industry for purposes of such Act shall not be deemed lost by reason of certain employment with the Department of Energy.
Bill· HRH.R. 4514 (96th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to direct the Secretary of Labor ("the Secretary"), in cooperation with the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, to assess and report to Congress on the current and projected adequacy of the supply of manpower for the development and expansion of energy technologies and industries to meet domestic needs. Requires such assessment to include specific findings and recommendations concerning the additional employment and training programs or projects needed to provide the necessary manpower, for 1980 through 1984, to fully develop and utilize all domestic energy sources. Directs the Secretary to recommend to prime sponsors programs necessary to fulfill such manpower needs for each of the five years. Prohibits the approval of any CETA plan for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1980, unless it is reasonably responsive to such recommendations.
Bill· HRH.R. 4512 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Directs the President to exercise the authority granted under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973: (1) to reduce crude oil inventories; and (2) to distribute the crude oil thus made available to refiners which will process such oil into gasoline, diesel fuel, and Number 2 fuel oil in order to meet the demand for such products during the 12-month period following enactment of this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 360 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 21 through October 27, 1979, as "National Energy Conservation Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 4500 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979
Title I: Demonstrations of Near-Term Energy Technologies - Directs the Secretary of Energy to solicit proposals for commercial demonstration of any of the energy technologies covered by the Federal Non-nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, including solar, geothermal, synthetic fuels, and energy conservation technologies. Requires that such proposals be reviewed within 90 days and transmitted to the Congress with recommendations. Title II: Department of Energy Project Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 and subsequent years for a variety of energy development, demonstration, and commercialization projects for solvent refined coal, high and low Btu coal gasification, geothermal energy, oil shale, fuel cells, fluidized bed combustion, and urban and industrial waste. Title III: Oil Shale - Establishes a program to determine the commercial viability of oil shale retorting technologies. Directs the Secretary to solicit proposals for the design, construction, and initial operation of Federal oil-shale commercial demonstration projects. Sets forth criteria for selecting, locating, and evaluating such projects with respect to their economic viability and their social, environmental, and economic impacts on local communities. Establishes a Social and Environmental Impact Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary on matters relating to the oil shale program, including impacts on State and local governments, environmental, health and safety effects of the test facilities, and measures for preventing or mitigating such impacts. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee and make commitments to guarantee the payment of interest on obligations for financing essential community development and planning resulting from this title. Sets the maximum amount of obligations to be guaranteed under this title at $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State and local governments for studying and planning for mitigation of the potential economic, environmental, and social impacts of projects authorized by this title and for establishing related management expertise. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000 for such grants for fiscal year 1980. Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Oil Shale Commercialization Test Special Fund for the purpose of providing funds for impact assistance as prescribed by this title. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of specified agencies and departments, to prepare and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for the acquisition of information and evaluation of the impacts of the oil shale program. Specifies the components of such plan. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to Congress an annual report on activities conducted under this Act. Makes the information collected by the Secretary pursuant to this title available to the public. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Title IV: Oil and Gas Leasing - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a five-year program to lease on-shore Federal lands for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Requires expedited decisions on leasing applications and expanded use of competitive bidding. Requires lessees to describe exploration activities in an exploration plan, and to describe development and production activities in a development and production plan, prior to obtaining the Secretary's approval of such activities. Makes provision for assuring the protection of non-energy resources on such lands as are leased under this title. Limits judicial review of and relief from the Secretary's actions or determinations to those cases where any such action or determination is found to be arbitrary or capricious. Title V: Renewable Energy Resources - Establishes a national goal of 20 quadrillion Btu's of energy to be supplied by the year 2000 from renewable energy resources such as, solar energy, wind and urban waste systems. Establishes the Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center to provide information on renewable energy resources. Requires the inclusion of cost-effective solar systems in new Federal buildings, the construction of renewable energy generating facilities by the Federal power administrations, and the making of federally-subsidized low-interest loans for the purchase and installaiton of solar energy systems by owners or builders of commercial and residential structures. Directs the heads of each Federal agency operating a fueling station for certain gasoline motor vehicles to require that such stations only dispense ten percent alcohol-blended gasoline. Directs the head of each Federal agency operating a retail gasoline supply outlet to require that such outlets offer for retail sale ten percent alcohol-blended gasoline. Establishes within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Programs a solar energy commercialization loan program to administer the low-interest loan program. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 for such loans program. Establishes as wind energy program objectives to reach by fiscal year 1986, a total megawatt capacity in the United States from wind energy systems of 500 megawatts and a reduction of the average cost of wind-generated electricity to a level competitive with conventional energy sources. Directs the Secretary to establish research, development, and demonstration programs to promote the use of wind-energy systems by means of Federal financial assistance, subsidies, and contract awards. Establishes a wind energy commercialization program for the accelerated procurement and installation of wind energy systems in Federal facilities. Establishes an advisory committee to assist the Secretary in performing his duties relating to the wind energy program. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out this Act, of which $100,000,000 shall be used for the wind energy program. Title VI: Study of World Oil Supply and Production Opportunities - Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare and submit to Congress a study of world oil supply and production opportunities in non-OPEC countries, including an evaluation of alternative policies for increasing exploration and production, and an assessment of present United States initiatives and potential for new oil discoveries.
Bill· HRH.R. 4488 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979
Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to repeal provisions which require that small hydroelectric power projects utilize existing dams in order to be eligible for Federal assistance. Authorizes additional appropriations for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 for Federal loans to assist in the costs of such projects.
Bill· HRH.R. 4484 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979
National Energy Self-Sufficiency Act of 1979 - Title I: Duty on Imported Crude Oil - Imposes on imported crude oil an additional duty equal to the amount by which the average synthetic fossil fuel price is greater than the imported crude oil price. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to establish methods for the determination of such prices. Provides for the monthly redetermination of such prices. Title II: Synthetic Fossil Fuel Fund - Establishes the Synthetic Fossil Fuel Fund in the U.S. Treasury. Stipulates that such Fund shall consist of the equivalent of amounts received from the duty imposed under title I, in addition to such other amounts as may be appropriated. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress concerning such Fund. Requires the Secretary to invest the portion of such Fund, not required to meet current withdrawals, in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. Declares that such Fund shall be available for making loans for synthetic fossil fuel production. Establishes the Synthetic Fossil Fuel Board to make loans for the construction of synthetic fuel production facilities. Sets forth the criteria to be used by the Board in making such loans.
Bill· HRH.R. 4499 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979
Title I: Amendments to Energy Policy and Conservation Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to encourage the domestic commercial development and production of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks. Establishes a national goal, beginning five years after the enactment of this Act, for such production to achieve a daily rate equivalent to 500,000 barrels of crude oil. Authorizes the President to enter into contracts to purchase or commit to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks to the extent necessary to attain the national goal. Provides for the storage or exchange of such fuels and feedstocks. Limits such contracts to be entered into only before October 1, 1985, and only to the extent provided in appropriation Acts enacted after the enactment of this Act. Sets forth the conditions and terms of such contracts. Directs the President to submit an annual report to the Congress concerning these activities. Authorizes $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 to make payments pursuant to this title. Title II: Priority Energy Project Act - Priority Energy Project Act of 1979. States the purposes of this title are: (1) to provide a coordinated process for Federal approval of non-nuclear energy facilities; (2) to expedite the Federal approval process without affecting existing substantive Federal authority over proposed energy facilities; and (3) to integrate local, State, and Federal procedures for approving energy facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to designate proposed energy facilities as priority energy projects. Sets forth the authority to apply for priority status and the procedure and criteria for designating priority energy projects. Authorizes the Secretary to extend certain deadlines if an application is incomplete or if more time is necessary to afford interested parties a reasonable time to comment. Directs the Secretary to encourage the expeditious filing of such applications. Requires any Federal agency with authority to grant or deny any approval or to perform any action necessary to the completion of a priority energy project to submit certain information to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to publish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal actions relating to such project. Delegates decision authority to the President if a deadline on the Project Decision Schedule for a final decision or action by a Federal agency has elapsed and such agency has not made the decision or performed the required action. Authorizes the President to establish a deadline for Federal agency action shorter than the minimum period required by the Secretary, in circumstances of exceptional national need. Directs the Secretary to certify completion of Federal agency review upon determination that all Federal agency actions and approvals necessary to the completion of a priority energy project have been granted. Directs the Secretary to notify the Governor of any affected State and to request specified information from such Governor. Directs the Secretary to propose a voluntary decision schedule to assist State and local authorities in coordinating their activities with actions by the Federal Government. Denies judicial review of final decisions of the Secretary regarding priority energy project status. Establishes a limitations period for other claims arising pursuant to this Act. Specifies that any such complaint shall be filed in the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which the priority energy project or the most significant portion thereof would be located. Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Supreme Court to review any interlocutory judgment or order of the court of appeals pursuant to this title. Establishes an Office for Priority Energy Projects within the Department of Energy. Makes the provisions of this title effective 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Terminates the provisions of Executive Order 12129 of April 5, 1979. Provides for the expiration of the Secretary's authority to designate priority energy projects seven years after the date of enactment of this title. Title III: Department of Energy Project Authorizations - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to redefine the term " small hydroelectric power project. Title IV: Orders for Transferring Electric Power Authorizes the Secretary to order or renew an order for the generation, delivery, interchange, transmission, distribution, or purchase of electric energy for a period not to exceed 30 days if he finds that such action will reduce the amount of oil consumed and will be in the public interest. Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prescribe the rates for compensation and reimbursement of any electric utility required to generate, deliver, interchange, or transmit electricity under this title. Sets forth guidelines for such rate determinations. Establishes limits on electric rate percentage adders. Provides penalties for violations of this title. Provides for judicial review of orders for transferring electric power. Title V: Gasohol - Directs the Secretary to establish a program to promote the domestic commercial production and use of alcohol-blended fuels. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of Transportation, Agriculture, and Commerce, to conduct a study to determine the most suitable raw materials for the production of alcohol motor fuel and the nature of the alcohol motor fuel distribution and production processes. Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to the Congress the results of the study. Directs the Secretary to set production goals for the domestic production of alcohol motor fuel in each of the calendar years 1981 through 1990. Sets forth certain minimum production goals. Provides civil penalties for violation of these production goals. Specifies the use of renewable fuel sources in the construction of facilities to distill alcohol for motor fuel. Directs the Secretary to promulgate procedures for certifying the use of renewable fuel sources in such facilities. Sets forth the procedures for rulemaking by the Secretary.
Bill· SS. 1349 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Expresses the congressional intention that the President initiate negotiations with other oil importing nations to establish a Council of Oil Importing Nations to negotiate for reasonable oil prices with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Directs the President to develop and submit to such Council a set of appropriate sanctions to be used by such Council to encourage compliance with negotiated oil prices. Requires the President to report to Congress concerning progress with such negotiations.
Bill· SS. 1348 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Special Investigator of Fuels Shortages Act - Establishes in the Department of Justice the position of Special Investigator of Petroleum Fuels Shortages, to be appointed by the President with all the investigatory powers and authority of the Attorney General, in order to investigate the causes of petroleum fuels shortages arising during the period beginning January 1, 1978. Requires the Special Investigator to report his written findings and recommendations to the President and to each House of Congress within six months after appointment. Directs the Special Investigator to report any information concerning alleged criminal conduct or any possible violation of a Federal law to the Attorney General whenever such information is obtained.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 89 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Declares that limits contained in agreements controlling transfers or exports from the United States of low enriched uranium may be exceeded by no more than ten percent.