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United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Expresses the Senate's endorsement of the purpose of the conference held in Geneva to review the operation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and commends the President's commitment to furthering the objectives of such treaty.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to waive the costs of replacing and relocating the original Salesbury Ridge section of the 138-Kilowatt transmission line in determining the reimbursable costs (for utility rate-setting purposes) of the operation and maintenance of the Crater-Long Lakes division of the Snettisham project near Juneau, Alaska.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Provides, under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, that if a miner was employed for 25 years or more in one or more underground coal mines, and if such miner died prior to the effective date of such Act, there shall be an irrebuttable presumption, for purposes of determining eligibility for black lung benefits, that his death was due to pneumoconiosis or that at the time of his death he was totally disabled by pneumoconiosis.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Electric Utilities Rate Reform Act - Sets forth Congressional findings and purposes, and defines the terms used in the Act. Directs State and local electric utility regulatory authorities to implement and maintain rate schedules which distribute costs to customer classes in accordance with the costs these classes impose on utilities by their consumption patterns. Provides that no regulatory authority, for ratemaking purposes, may allow recoupment of promotional and advertising expenses, unless such expenses finance efforts encouraging the conservation of electricity or the shifting of the consumption of electricity from peak load periods to off-peakload periods. Provides that no regulatory authority may allow or otherwise make lawful, as part of any rate schedule, a fuel adjustment clause permitting monthly changes in the utility's lawful rate equal to the changes in the cost to the utility of generating fuels, including all applicable taxes, tariffs, or similar charges without: (1) requiring prior notice of the changed cost of fuel and the adjusted rate before any rate change can be implemented; (2) public proceedings to establish that the utility continually manages fuel purchases, uses, and generating facilities prudently and efficiently; (3) such rate adjustments distributing fuel costs and charges consistently with the standards established in this Act; and (4) reserving the power to subsequently determine that the adjusted rates or parts thereof are unlawful and subject to refund. Authorizes the Federal Power Commission to make grants to non-Federal regulatory authorities, in accordance with regulations established by the Commission, in such amounts as are necessary to compensate such authorities for additional costs incurred in complying with the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such amounts as are necessary to make such grants.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Prohibits, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, the President from setting minimum prices for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product without congressional review. Requires that amendments to such Act be subject to congressional approval and be supported by a report from the President as to the need for the proposed amendment and impact of such amendment upon the price of energy products and domestic production and the consumption of energy. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not enter into any formal international agreement having the effect of establishing a price floor on crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product until such time as the Congress grants him the authority to enter into it.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility investigations of specified potential water resource developments.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1975
National Oil Recycling Act - Exempts from the excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code lubricating oils sold for use in producing rerefined oil. Directs all Federal officials to encourage the use of recycled oil, through procurement policies, contracts and education. Requires the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and all other Federal agencies to revise their procurement specifications to encourage the use of recycled oil. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a grant to any State which submits a waste oil management plan which includes specified provisions required by this Act. Limits the authorization to one grant for each State in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for fiscal years 1976 through 1980. Specifies the standards to be used by the Administrator in determining the amounts of such grants. Limits to $500,000 the grants to any State during fiscal years 1976 through 1980 for the implementation and operation of the waste oil management plan of such State. Permits States to provide for stricter control of recycled oil, used oil, or new oil than that provided for by Federal law. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations: (1) with respect to the labeling of recycled oil in order to carry out the purpose of this Act; and (2) requiring any container of automotive and industrial oil, to have affixed a label stating the proper disposal of such oil. Requires automotive oil packaged for sale to be sold in resealable containers. Directs the Administrator of Energy Research and Development to conduct a program of research to improve the performance and marketability of recycled oil. Requires the Administrator to conduct research into the environmental and public health impacts of various used oil disposal practices. Imposes a penalty of $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year for entering into any contract with the intent to discourage the recycling of used oil. Requires specified oil users, users of oil recycler, or used oil collectors to maintain complete records of the use or collection and the disposition of such oil. Specifies the reports which the Administrator of Energy Research and Development shall submit regarding the research conducted pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Attorney General and a district court of the United States, to order the licensing of a patent whenever necessary to effectuate this Act or to prevent a lessening of competition. Imposes a general penalty for violating any provision of this Act of $25,000 or six months in prison. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976 through 1980 specified amounts to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Mineral Liquids and Gases Facilities Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to acquire sites and coal or oil shale reserves and to construct facilities for the gasification or liquefaction of coal or the production of shale oil. Allows the Administrator to acquire rights to mine oil shale on Federal lands with the consent of the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the Administrator may acquire from private interests such facilities as may have theretofore been constructed. Directs that such private interests shall be granted an option to lease such facilities. Requires that upon acquisition or completion of such facilities they shall be leased to private interests. Provides that such private interest shall have options to purchase such facilities at any time within 10 years after the date of the respective lease conditioned upon the right of the Administrator within such term to offer such facilities for sale at public auction. Denies foreign interests the right to lease or purchase any such facility, unless the President shall find that such sale or lease is in the national interest.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Allows a taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to amortize, over a 60-month period, solar heating and cooling equipment which is placed in service for nonresidential structures, or in lieu of such amortization, to take an investment tax credit for such equipment.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1975
Directs the Federal Energy Administration to prescribe such regulations as are necessary to prohibit any pricing practices in the furnishing of any fuel or other form of energy (including electricity) to the ultimate consumer which are regulated by a Federal or State agency and which allow per unit rates to vary inversely with total consumption.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1975
Prohibits, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, the President from setting minimum prices for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product without congressional review. Requires that amendments to such Act be subject to congressional approval and be supported by a report from the President as to the need for the proposed amendment and impact of such amendment upon the price of energy products and domestic production and the consumption of energy. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not enter into any formal international agreement having the effect of establishing a price floor on crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product until such time as the Congress grants him the authority to enter into it.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1975
Prohibits discrimination against the United States Armed Forces in the supply of petroleum products. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct an investigation whenever he has reason to believe that there has been such discrimination and to refer the matter to the Attorney General if he determines that there has been. Grants the United States district courts jurisdiction to prevent and restrain such discrimination. Provides that an appeal from a final order of a district court may be made only to the Supreme Court. Grants access to all business records of a person or corporation being investigated to the Secretary or his agent. Provides for a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both, for the willful violation of this Act. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 2390-2396)
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1975
National Electrical Energy Conservation Act - Title I: National Power Grid and Regional Bulk Power Distribution - Creates a National Power Grid Corporation to establish and operate a national power grid system consisting of electric power generating faciities and a system of very high voltage transmission lines which shall interconnect such generating facilities and the transmission systems of each regional corporation established by the Corporation pursuant to this Act. Provides that such regional corporations shall be the exclusive marketing agency for the National Grid in that region. Authorizes electric utilities, publicly or privately owned, to enter into agreements for services with the regional corporation. Places specified conditions on any such contract for services and the rates at which power marketed for the National Grid may be sold. Directs the National Grid to carry out a program of research and development in the area of electric power generation and transmission, giving preference to environmental protection and land use research priorities. Authorizes up to $250,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out such program. Transfers specified federally owned facilities to the National Grid. Title II: General Provisions Applicable to National Grid and to Regional Corporations - States that each corporation shall be subject to Federal, State, and local environmental standards. Specifies the interests to be represented on the Board of Directors of such corporations, and their composition, terms of members, procedures for selecting the officers and employees of the corporations. States that the corporations shall have those powers conferred on nonprofit corporations pursuant to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act and specified additional powers. Directs such corporations to at all times maintain complete and accurate books of accounts. Authorizes each corporation to issue and sell bonds for financing its activities, providing that the aggregate total of outstanding bonds shall not exceed $32,000,000,000. Authorizes each corporation to cause to be instituted condemnation proceedings against any lands or interests in land necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires each corporation to report annually to the President and for transmittal of such report to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1975
Energy Materials Conservation Education Act - Establishes within the Office of Education the Council on the Conservation and Nonuse of Energy-Materials, the members of which shall broadly represent the public and private sectors. Directs the Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs established under this Act. States that funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this Act shall be available for (but not limited to) such activities as: (1) community education programs concerning the conservation and nonuse of energy and materials, including special programs for adults; (2) dissemination of information to public and private nonprofit preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, and community education programs; (3) research, development, and dissemination of curriculums, texts and materials, tests, and programs for adequate vocational and technical education and career counseling for persons in the field of energy-materials conservation and nonuse; and (4) programs and projects to recruit, train, organize, and employ professional and other persons, and to organize and participate in energy-materials conservation and nonuse educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and other institutions for planning and carrying out community-oriented education programs or projects on the conservation and nonuse of energy materials in American society for the benefit of interested and concerned adults, young persons, ethnic and cultural groups, community, labor and business leaders, and other individuals and groups within a community. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1975
Plutonium Recovery Control Act - Prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from licensing, permitting, or otherwise authorizing, except for military or research and development purposes, (1) the operation of any nuclear power reactor using recycled plutonium fuel, or (2) the construction or operation of any facility which reprocesses or recovers plutonium from spent nuclear power reactor fuel. Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to conduct and complete within three years a comprehensive study of the recycling of plutonium for the purpose of determining the extent of the dangers to the public health and safety and to the environment from such recycling. States that such study shall include: (1) investigation of the toxicity and carcinogenic characteristics of plutonium; (2) investigation of the risks of the unauthorized diversion or theft of plutonium; and (3) consideration of the development of systems for the use of plutonium which will assure the protection of the public health and safety and the environment. Provides that the prohibitions expressed in this Act shall continue until Congress legislates otherwise.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
Energy Independence and Conservation Act - Imposes an additional 5-cent tax on gasoline sold by the producer or importer thereof for calendar year 1975. Increases the tax 5 cents per gallon for each of calendar years 1976 and 1977, and to 17.5 cents per gallon through September 30, 1978. Provides a credit against income tax for the taxes imposed under this Act to individuals who (1) have an adjusted gross income less than one-half of the amount of the Urban Family Budget as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; or (2) are handicapped. Imposes a 50-cent-per-pound excise tax on automobiles over 3,000 pounds, increasing the rate of tax for each 500 pounds over 3,500 pounds by 50 cents per pound. Provides a formula for the mandatory reduction in foreign oil imports to be effective 90 days after enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
Fair Marketing of Petroleum Products Act - Prohibits refiners or distributors of petroleum products from canceling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless the retailer or distributor whose franchise is terminated failed to comply substantially with any essential and reasonable requirement of such franchise or failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of such franchise, or unless such refiner or distributor withdraws entirely from the sale of refined petroleum products in commerce for sale other than resale in the United States. Sets forth procedural and jurisdictional requirements for suits brought as result of violation of this Act. Prohibits a person who is a major market shareholder from commencing or expanding the operation of any distributorship or retail establishment whose personnel are under the control of such major market shareholder or entity controlled by such major market shareholder. Provides that any corporation which knowingly violates such prohibition on marketing expansion shall upon conviction be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
National Oil Recycling Act - Exempts from the excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code lubricating oils sold for use in producing rerefined oil. Directs all Federal officials to encourage the use of recycled oil, through procurement policies, contracts and education. Requires the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and all other Federal agencies to revise their procurement specifications to encourage the use of recycled oil. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a grant to any State which submits a waste oil management plan which includes specified provisions required by this Act. Limits the authorization to one grant for each State in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for fiscal years 1976 through 1980. Specifies the standards to be used by the Administrator in determining the amounts of such grants. Limits to $500,000 the grants to any State during fiscal years 1976 through 1980 for the implementation and operation of the waste oil management plan of such State. Permits States to provide for stricter control of recycled oil, used oil, or new oil than that provided for by Federal law. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations: (1) with respect to the labeling of recycled oil in order to carry out the purpose of this Act; and (2) requiring any container of automotive and industrial oil, to have affixed a label stating the proper disposal of such oil. Requires automotive oil packaged for sale to be sold in resealable containers. Directs the Administrator of Energy Research and Development to conduct a program of research to improve the performance and marketability of recycled oil. Requires the Administrator to conduct research into the environmental and public health impacts of various used oil disposal practices. Imposes a penalty of $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year for entering into any contract with the intent to discourage the recycling of used oil. Requires specified oil users, users of oil recycler, or used oil collectors to maintain complete records of the use or collection and the disposition of such oil. Specifies the reports which the Administrator of Energy Research and Development shall submit regarding the research conducted pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Attorney General and a district court of the United States, to order the licensing of a patent whenever necessary to effectuate this Act or to prevent a lessening of competition. Imposes a general penalty for violating any provision of this Act of $25,000 or six months in prison. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976 through 1980 specified amounts to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
Makes permanent the Emergency Daylight Savings Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1975
Oil Import Control and Energy Conservation Act - Title I: Statement of Findings and Purposes - States that the purpose of this Act is to reduce dependence of the United States on foreign oil by imposing restrictions on the importation of petroleum and petroleum products so as to reduce the amount of imports of petroleum and petroleum products as rapidly as practicable, and to insure the equitable distribution of petroleum on a nationwide basis. Title II: Limitations on Imported Petroleum and Petroleum Products and Exemption from such Limitations - States that during each calendar quarter of calendar year 1975 the aggregate quantity of petroleum and petroleum products which may be imported into the United States may not exceed a quantity valued at more than $5,625,000,000. States that during each calendar quarter of calendar year 1976 the aggregate quantity of petroleum and petroleum products which may be imported into the United States may not exceed a quantity valued at more than $5,500,000,000. Provides that any importer who can show, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that the price paid by him for any imported petroleum or any imported petroleum product was at least 5 percent less than the average price for all quantities of such petroleum or such petroleum product which were entered during that quarter may, during the immediately succeeding calendar quarter, enter any quantity of that kind of petroleum or petroleum product. Title III: Extension of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 and Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 - Extends the mandatory allocation provisions of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 until August 31, 1976, (presently such provisions expire on August 31, 1975). Extends the expiration date of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 from June 30, 1976 until August 31, 1976. Title IV: Control of Domestic Crude Oil - Provides, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, that no amendment to a Presidential regulation regarding the mandatory allocation of petroleum or petroleum products which would have the effect of permitting an increase in the national average price of old crude oil above the January 1, 1975, base price may take effect except as provided in this Act. States that no such amendment shall take effect unless: (1) the purpose of such amendment is to take into account decline in field production or significant increases in the cost of production of crude oil resulting from the use of secondary or tertiary recovery methods; and (2) such amendment would not permit increases in the price of old crude oil or any classification thereof so as to result in a national average price of old crude oil which exceeds by more than 50 cents per barrel the January 1, 1975, base price. Requires that any proposed exemption of an oil or product from the mandatory allocation provisions of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 be supported by a finding that competition and market forces are adequate to protect industrial and individual consumers from price gouging and to assure that prices of such oil or product will be just and reasonable. Title V: Equalization of Residual Fuel Oil Prices - Directs the President to exercise his authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to equalize the ceiling price throughout the United States at which residual fuel oil is sold or exchanged, consistent with reasonable variations which reflect different transportation costs. Title VI: Windfall Profits Tax - Imposes a windfall profits tax on producers of crude oil produced in the United States. Sets forth a table for the computation of this tax. Provides for the collection and remittance of a windfall profits tax. Sets forth reporting requirements for producers of domestic crude oil. Provides criminal penalties for willful failure to comply with such reporting requirements. Title VII: Amendment of the Clean Air Act of 1970, Imposition of an Excise Tax on the Sale of Fuel Inefficient Automobiles, Granting of Tax Credits on the Sale of Fuel Efficient Automobiles, and Other Purposes - Imposes upon every passenger automobile sold in the United States a tax. States that such tax will be determined by multiplying $100 by the difference between the specified mileage standard for the applicable model year and the actual mileage as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Sets forth a list of mileage standards and maximum taxes payable for each of the years 1977-1981. Allows a credit against the tax imposed by this title. States that the amount of such credit will be determined by multiplying $100 by the difference between the specified mileage standard for the applicable model year, and the actual mileage. Stipulates that the maximum credit cannot exceed $400 for any model year. Requires that credits be claimed only in the fiscal year in which the purchase is made. Specifies the manner in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is to determine the actual mileage of vehicles.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Alaska Hydroelectric Energy Development and Conversion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to immediately undertake the necessary feasibility studies for the construction of specified hydroelectric projects in Alaska. Directs the Secretay to develop and submit to the Congress, not later than January 1, 1983, a comprehensive plan for the development of the hydroelectric potential of Alaska. Requires the Secretary to dispose of hydroelectric power and energy developed in Alaska in such manner as will: (1) encourage the most widespread use of such power and energy in the development of Alaska and its resources; (2) encourage and facilitate the most widespread use of such power and energy for the production of hydrogen from sea water or surplus fresh water, or both, at hydroelectric project sites in Alaska; and (3) transmit and displace, as transmission lines and related facilities are or may become available, the hydroelectric power and energy not required for use as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Pacific Northwest to supply such hydroelectric power and energy to the Bonneville Power Administration and to the utility systems, both private and public, interconnected with the transmission facilities of the Bonneville Power Administration. Requires the Secretary to sell the hydroelectric power and energy produced at projects in Alaska at the lowest possible rates consistent with sound business principles. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Alaska Power Administration and the Bonneville Power Administration, to develop and submit to the Congress, not later than January 1, 1985, a comprehensive plan for the construction of such direct current transmission lines and related facilities, as the Secretary deems necessary, for the transmission of hydroelectric power and energy produced in Alaska and not required in Alaska to the transmission system of the Bonneville Power Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Building Energy Conservation Standards Act - States that the purposes of this Act include redirecting Federal policies and practices so that Federal financial assistance for construction purposes is provided only under conditions which assure that reasonable energy conservation features will be incorporated into new buildings receiving such assistance. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, within six months after the enactment of this Act, and after consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration and the Secretary of Commerce, to develop and publish for public comment proposed prescriptive energy conservation standards for new residential buildings. Directs the Secretary to develop and publish proposed performance energy conservation standards for new commercial buildings Provides that no Federal officer or agency shall approve any financial assistance for the construction of any building in any area of a State unless the State has certified that the unit of general local government having jurisdiction over such area has adopted and is implementing a building code or similar requirement which provides for the enforcement of any effective energy conservation standards or standards promulgated pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the States to assist them in meeting the costs of developing State building codes or State certification procedures to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated not more than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for such grants. Directs the Secretary to undertake research to assist in the development of standards under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Fair Marketing of Petroleum Products Act - Prohibits refiners or distributors of petroleum products from canceling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless the retailer or distributor whose franchise is terminated failed to comply substantially with any essential and reasonable requirement of such franchise or failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of such franchise, or unless such refiner or distributor withdraws entirely from the sale of refined petroleum products in commerce for sale other than resale in the United States. Sets forth procedural and jurisdictional requirements for suits brought as result of violation of this Act. Prohibits a person who is a major market shareholder from commencing or expanding the operation of any distributorship or retail establishment whose personnel are under the control of such major market shareholder or entity controlled by such major market shareholder. Provides that any corporation which knowingly violates such prohibition on marketing expansion shall upon conviction be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Provides for the House to resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 49) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish on certain public lands of the United States national petroleum reserves the development of which needs to be regulated in a manner consistent with the total energy needs of the Nation, and for other purposes. States that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and to the amendments made in order by this resolution and which shall continue not to exceed two hours, one hour to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and one hour to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Declares that it shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, and said substitute shall be considered as having been read for amendment. States that immediately after general debate is concluded, it shall be in order to consider the text of the bill H.R. 5919 if offered as an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the amendment recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Declares that if said amendment in the nature of a substitute is rejected in the Committee of the Whole, it shall then be in order to consider en bloc the amendments recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill to the amendment recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. States that, at the conclusion of the consideration of H.R. 49 for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute. Declares that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Creates a select committee to be composed of 15 members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Directs the committee to conduct a full investigation and study of the nature and extent of natural gas and petroleum reserves within the territory and waters of the United States. Directs the committee to evaluate the potential for discovery of new reserves and the relationship of reserves to present patterns of distribution and supply as well as the impact of price regulation on such discovery and distribution of the products made from such reserves. Authorizes the committee to hold hearings, issue subpenas and conduct field investigations to carry out the studies required by this resolution. Requires the committee to file an interim and a final report on the results of its studies.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1975
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act - Provides that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration after October 1, 1975, to be responsible for the importation of petroleum into the United States. Prohibits the importation of petroleum into the United States after such date unless pursuant to a sale. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the allocation by sale of all petroleum so imported. Requires the Administrator to make adjustments in the prices paid by purchasers so that the average price paid is equal for all purchasers of a similar quality of petroleum. Stipulates that funds for the purchase of petroleum be appropriated from the general revenues, and that moneys realized on the sale of such petroleum be returned to the general revenues. Requires the Administrator to establish disciplinary rules for bidders who fail to perform in accordance with the terms of their bids. Prohibits any officer or employee of the Energy Administration from disclosing any information relating to the bids. Specifies a fine not to exceed $100,000 for 10 years imprisonment, or both, for such disclosure. Requires the Administrator to limit knowledge of the identity of bidders to six persons within the Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1975
Agricultural Energy Research Act - Establishes within the Cooperative State Research Service of the Department of Agriculture the "Office of Agriculture Energy Research." Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a Director of Agricultural Energy Research. Directs the Office to carry out a research program designed to increase agricultural and rural energy efficiency by implementing alternative energy source pilot projects and by applying alternative energy developments to specific agricultural and rural uses. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires the Director to allocate appropriated funds on a fair and equitable basis among State agricultural experiment stations.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1975
Materials and Energy Recovery Act - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) encourage waste reduction and maximum recovery of energy and materials from municipal, industrial, and other sources of solid waste, and encourage the use of recycled materials by the Federal Government to help preserve our natural resources; (2) assist States and localities in carrying out their primary responsibilities for solid waste reduction, collection, handling, recycling, and disposal; and (3) control carefully the treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes to avoid adverse effects on health and the environment. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial assistance to States to assist them in developing comprehensive State plans for solid waste reduction, source separation, and energy and resource recovery and to assist them in implementing such plans. Requires any solid waste management plan or program assisted under this Act to include adequate authorities and programs to achieve specified goals. Directs the Administrator to grant to each State 80 percent of the cost of a comprehensive solid waste management and energy and resource program which meets such requirement. Authorizes to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for purposes of making such grants. Directs the Administrator to provide: (1) management grant assistance of up to 10 percent of the estimated cost of implementation of any publically financed energy or resources recovery facility; and (2) a complete program of management and technical assistance to any regional agency to help it develop projects for: (a) improving source reduction, collection, separation, and handling of solid waste; (b) implementing energy and resource recovery or disposal systems which are technologically feasible and cost-effective; and (c) considering optimum ways to market energy and secondary materials recovered from solid waste. Authorizes to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for purposes of making such grants. Requires the Administrator, within one year of the passage of this Act, to promulgate standards for collection, handling, disposal, and recovery of all hazardous and other solid wastes that may cause air or water pollution or other environmental degradation. Specifies requirements for such standards. Provides, under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, that the Administrator, in carrying out the provisions of that Act, may require the operator of any disposal system for hazardous or other designated solid wastes to maintain such records and provide such information as the Administrator may request. Grants the Administrator the right of entry upon any premises in which a hazardous or other designated solid waste disposal site is located. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action against any person who is in violation of any rule, regulation or standard pertaining to solid waste disposal promulgated under this Act. Authorizes injunctive relief and fines of up to $25,000 for each day of violation if the violator fails to take corrective action after notification of the violation. Requires the Administrator, within one year of the passage of this Act and each year thereafter, to publish guidelines specifying the percentages of energy resources that can be recovered from solid waste by use of the best recovery management practices and technology that are reasonably available. Directs the Administrator to: (1) make a complete assessment of the use of energy and virgin and recycled materials in product packaging and of the environmental, social, and economic impact of such packaging; (2) establish guidelines for the packaging of products which will encourage efficient use of energy and materials with a consequent reduction in solid waste and improvement in environmental quality; and (3) publish model standards and regulations which, if implemented by States and localities, will insure use of types of packaging which best conserve energy and materials while avoiding adverse economic, social, and environmental impact. Directs the Administrator to conduct a full investigation and study of the legal and institutional problems associated with the acquisition of land for hazardous and other solid waste disposal, and for the construction of energy and resource recovery facilities. Requires a report of such study to be submitted to Congress not later than 9 months after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States to establish, equip, and maintain one regional energy and resources recovery research institute at a college or university in each of the 10 standard Federal regions in the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated $750,000 for fiscal year 1976 and each fiscal year thereafter for purposes of making such grants. Directs the Administrator, within one year of the enactment of this Act, to establish guidelines that encourage the procurement and use by Federal agencies of materials recovered from solid waste. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act (other than those for which specific authorizations are made) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and each of the fiscal years thereafter. Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make loans (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lenders through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis) to assist any small business concern in affecting additions to or alterations in the equipment, facilities, or methods of operation of such concern to recover energy and resources from solid waste, if such loans will help achieve the purposes of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended. Authorizes to be appropriated to the business loan fund, established by the Small Business Act, $300,000,000 for the purpose of making such loans. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve municipal energy and resource recovery projects for purposes of financing pursuant to the Environmental Financing Act of 1972.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1975
Directs the Federal Energy Administration to prescribe such regulations as are necessary to prohibit any pricing practices in the furnishing of any fuel or other form of energy (including electricity) to the ultimate consumer which are regulated by a Federal or State agency and which allow per unit rates to vary inversely with total consumption.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Petrodollar Reporting Act - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury a Task Force on Petrodollars to be composed of the following: the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the chairman of the Federal Reserve System, and such other officers as may be designated. Directs the Task Force to: (1) collect data on the investment of foreign exchange earnings by oil exporting countries; (2) examine the effects of the flow of revenue received from abroad by oil exporting nations; and (3) report such findings to the President and the Congress at least four times a year. Authorizes the Chairman to do specified acts in order to carry out the functions of the Task Force.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Directs the President to exercise his authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to equalize the ceiling price throughout the United States at which residual fuel oil is sold or exchanged so as to assure equitable electric power rates and charges throughout the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Provides, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, that State-owned crude oil produced in the United States from any lease shall be exempt from regulations for the mandatory allocation of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Authorizes the Energy Research and Development Administration to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Utah to remove and dispose of uranium mill tailings. Directs the Administration to provide 75 percent of the costs of a State program for such disposal. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $10,000,000 to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments - Establishes in the Treasury to the United States the Marine Resources Conservation and Development Fund. Authorizes grants from the fund to coastal States impacted by anticipated or actual oil and gas production or exploration. Directs Federal agencies which have authority to grant licenses, leases, or permits for the exploration or development of resources in or on the Outer Continental shelf to make available to affected coastal States all information relating to the timing, location and magnitude of any licensing, leasing, or permitting activity in which those agencies are planning to engage. Requires the Secretary fo the Treasury to apportion the amount available for disbursement in the fund for any fiscal year among the eligible coastal States on the basis of the actual, or anticipated effects and impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production on each such State. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants during any fiscal year to noncoastal States to ameliorate the impacts associated with the development of Federal energy resources in or on the Outer Continental Shelf. Authorizes to be appropriated to the fund for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1975, a sum equal to 17 1/2 percent of the revenues derived during the previous year by the United States from acreage leased and production of oil and gas from the Outer Continental Shelf.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Nuclear Energy Reappraisal Act - Terminates the granting of construction licenses of nuclear fission powerplants in the United States pending action by the Congress following a comprehensive five-year study of the nuclear fuel cycle with particular reference to its safety and environmental hazards, to be conducted by the Office of Technological Assessment. Empowers the Office to compel delivery of any information in the possession of the National Laboratories which the Office deems necessary for conducting its study. Specifies that all Government agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the Office. Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to submit, within five years, a report to Congress and the public concerning safety and environmental hazards of nuclear fission powerplants and the nuclear fuel cycle. Requires the report to include recommendations as to whether a resumption of the licensing of nuclear fission power plants should be allowed, and if so, the conditions under which licenses should be granted. Authorizes appropriations for the study of $15,000,000 for each of the five fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act - Prohibits the transfer of nuclear materials to any country which has not ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons unless the President determines, and the Congress by concurrent resolution approves, that such sale is essential to national security.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Prohibits, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, the President from setting minimum prices for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product without congressional review. Requires that amendments to such Act be subject to congressional approval and be supported by a report from the President as to the need for the proposed amendment and impact of such amendment upon the price of energy products and domestic production and the consumption of energy. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not enter into any formal international agreement having the effect of establishing a price floor on crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product until such time as the Congress grants him the authority to enter into it.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Export Reorganization Act - Declares it to be the sense of Congress that it is in the interest of the economy and effectiveness of the executive branch, and in the interest of the effectiveness of congressional oversight, to reorganize and centralize certain export licensing functions of the Government in a single agency to which all persons and commercial interests seeking to engage in foreign commerce can apply. States that the licensing of nonmilitary nuclear facilities, material, and technology for export should be made contingent upon a determination that safeguards against theft, diversion and sabotage in recipient nations are at least substantially comparable to the safeguards which are required to obtain a commercial nuclear license in the United States. Transfers to the Secretary of Commerce (1) functions presently performed by the Secretary of State as relate to the approval for export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war; (2) functions of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Trading with the Enemy Act; (3) functions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as relate to the issuance of export licenses for atomic energy facilities or materials; and (4) functions of the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration as relate to the approval for export of nonmilitary atomic energy technology. Transfers to the Secretary of State specified functions relating to the development of international agreements for cooperation on atomic energy facilities or materials for use for nonmilitary purposes and nonmilitary atomic energy technology. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to establish a training program for persons from countries purchasing atomic energy facilities, to teach the most advanced techniques and technology for materials accounting and physical security. Directs the Commission to furnish a nuclear proliferation assessment statement to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for each nuclear materials export license application. Requires the Commission to prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress a report on the safeguards, guidelines and regulations for atomic energy facilities or materials for use for nonmilitary purposes established by the United States and by the International Atomic Energy Agency, with such recommendations for upgrading the safeguards as the Commission deems advisable. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out such study. Provides that orders and actions issued pursuant to the functions transferred under this Act shall be subject to judicial review to the same extent as they were immediately prior to such transfer.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Directs the President to exercise his authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to equalize the ceiling price throughout the United States at which residual fuel oil is sold or exchanged so as to assure equitable electric power rates and charges throughout the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
National Oil Recycling Act - Exempts from the excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code lubricating oils sold for use in producing rerefined oil. Directs all Federal officials to encourage the use of recycled oil, through procurement policies, contracts and education. Requires the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and all other Federal agencies to revise their procurement specifications to encourage the use of recycled oil. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a grant to any State which submits a waste oil management plan which includes specified provisions required by this Act. Limits the authorization to one grant for each State in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for fiscal years 1976 through 1980. Specifies the standards to be used by the Administrator in determining the amounts of such grants. Limits to $500,000 the grants to any State during fiscal years 1976 through 1980 for the implementation and operation of the waste oil management plan of such State. Permits States to provide for stricter control of recycled oil, used oil, or new oil than that provided for by Federal law. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations: (1) with respect to the labeling of recycled oil in order to carry out the purpose of this Act; and (2) requiring any container of automotive and industrial oil, to have affixed a label stating the proper disposal of such oil. Requires automotive oil packaged for sale to be sold in resealable containers. Directs the Administrator of Energy Research and Development to conduct a program of research to improve the performance and marketability of recycled oil. Requires the Administrator to conduct research into the environmental and public health impacts of various used oil disposal practices. Imposes a penalty of $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year for entering into any contract with the intent to discourage the recycling of used oil. Requires specified oil users, users of oil recycler, or used oil collectors to maintain complete records of the use or collection and the disposition of such oil. Specifies the reports which the Administrator of Energy Research and Development shall submit regarding the research conducted pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Attorney General and a district court of the United States, to order the licensing of a patent whenever necessary to effectuate this Act or to prevent a lessening of competition. Imposes a general penalty for violating any provision of this Act of $25,000 or six months in prison. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976 through 1980 specified amounts to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
National Oil Recycling Act - Exempts from the excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code lubricating oils sold for use in producing rerefined oil. Directs all Federal officials to encourage the use of recycled oil, through procurement policies, contracts and education. Requires the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and all other Federal agencies to revise their procurement specifications to encourage the use of recycled oil. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a grant to any State which submits a waste oil management plan which includes specified provisions required by this Act. Limits the authorization to one grant for each State in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for fiscal years 1976 through 1980. Specifies the standards to be used by the Administrator in determining the amounts of such grants. Limits to $500,000 the grants to any State during fiscal years 1976 through 1980 for the implementation and operation of the waste oil management plan of such State. Permits States to provide for stricter control of recycled oil, used oil, or new oil than that provided for by Federal law. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations: (1) with respect to the labeling of recycled oil in order to carry out the purpose of this Act; and (2) requiring any container of automotive and industrial oil, to have affixed a label stating the proper disposal of such oil. Requires automotive oil packaged for sale to be sold in resealable containers. Directs the Administrator of Energy Research and Development to conduct a program of research to improve the performance and marketability of recycled oil. Requires the Administrator to conduct research into the environmental and public health impacts of various used oil disposal practices. Imposes a penalty of $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year for entering into any contract with the intent to discourage the recycling of used oil. Requires specified oil users, users of oil recycler, or used oil collectors to maintain complete records of the use or collection and the disposition of such oil. Specifies the reports which the Administrator of Energy Research and Development shall submit regarding the research conducted pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Attorney General and a district court of the United States, to order the licensing of a patent whenever necessary to effectuate this Act or to prevent a lessening of competition. Imposes a general penalty for violating any provision of this Act of $25,000 or six months in prison. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976 through 1980 specified amounts to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Declares it the purpose of the Act to insure the free flow of oil in foreign and interstate commerce at the lowest possible price. Defines the terms used in this Act. Provides that on and after October 15, 1975, no person shall import into the United States any crude oil or refined petroleum product unless it has been purchased from the Federal Energy Administration, or manufactured from crude oil purchased from the Administration. Provides that any person violating this section shall be punished for each offense by a fine not exceeding $1,000,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year or both. Stipulates that the Administration shall act as the exclusive agent of the United States in: (1) purchasing crude oil produced outside the United States for importation into the United States; (2) purchasing crude oil produced outside the United States for sale to refiners outside the United States; and (3) purchasing refined petroleum products outside the United States for importation into the United States. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act. Makes it a crime punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, and imprisonment of up to ten years, or both, for a Federal employee or official to willfully disclose information concerning crude oil or refined petroleum products in violation of this Act or regulations promulgated thereunder.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Foreign Oil Contracts Review and Supply Act - Prohibits any person from importing any petroleum product into the United States unless the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration has first reviewed the import contract covering such petroleum or petroleum product and has not disapproved such import contract. Requires that in exercising the authority granted to him under this Act, the Administrator shall consider the following: (1) the degree to which the price of crude oil and refined petroleum products under such contract constitutes a threat to the economic well-being of the United States and of other importing nations; (2) the degree to which a price lower than such price can be obtained on the world market; (3) the duration of the contract; and (4) the degree to which such contract unduly concentrates United States imports of oil on any one producing country or area. Grants the Administrator the power to inspect the books, records, and papers of corporations and other business entities which seek approval of contracts pursuant to this Act, for the purpose of determining whether such contracts should be approved. Provides that to the extent that the Administrator determines that publication of information in any contract or agreement would seriously interfere with the national interest in obtaining secure supplies of crude oil and refined petroleum products at reasonable prices, he may make a determination that such information shall not be made available for public inspection. Provides that any person who imports any petroleum or petroleum product into the United States: (1) without submitting the import contract covering such petroleum and petroleum product for review by the Administrator pursuant to this Act; or (2) after the import contract covering such petroleum or petroleum product is disapproved by the Administrator, shall be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. Directs the Administrator to purchase petroleum and petroleum products for importation into the United States at the lowest prices obtainable on the basis of competitive bidding; except that the Administrator may direct, after taking into account the need for obtaining petroleum and petroleum products from secure foreign sources and such other factors as he deems appropriate to the national interest, that quantities of petroleum and petroleum products be purchased or otherwise acquired by the Administrator through other means.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1975
Directs the Federal Energy Administration to prescribe such regulations as are necessary to prohibit any pricing practices in the furnishing of any fuel or other form of energy (including electricity) to the ultimate consumer which are regulated by a Federal or State agency and which allow per unit rates to vary inversely with total consumption.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1975
States that it is the purpose of this Act to insure the free flow of oil in foreign and interstate commerce at the lowest possible price. Revises the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act by providing that on and after October 15, 1975, no person shall import into the United States any crude oil or refined petroleum product unless it has been purchased from the Federal Energy Administration, or manufactured from crude oil purchased from the Administration. Establishes a fine for importation in violation of such requirement. Sets forth the functions of the Administration. States that the Administration shall act as the exclusive agent of the United States in buying and selling petroleum products. Directs the Administration to function without loss or profit. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Administrator to submit to the President, for transmittal to Congress, an annual report which shall include a financial accounting of purchases and sales by the Administration together with recommendations by the Administrator for additional necessary legislation. States that the General Accounting Office shall audit the functions of the Administration under this Act semi-annually and report to the President and Congress. Imposes criminal penalties for the divulgence of information required to be kept secret by this Act. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 1924)
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to explore, develop, operate, and produce petroleum from Naval Petroleum Reserves numbered 1, 2, and 3, up to a specified amount. Establishes a naval petroleum and oil shale reserves special fund. Provides that amounts from the fund shall be available for the exploration, development, operation and production of naval petroleum and oil shale reserves. Directs the Secretary to establish a study group to investigate the feasibility of creating a national strategic petroleum reserve for military purposes. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 7420)
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1975
National Electrical Energy Conservation Act - Title I: National Power Grid and Regional Bulk Power Distribution - Creates a National Power Grid Corporation to establish and operate a national power grid system consisting of electric power generating faciities and a system of very high voltage transmission lines which shall interconnect such generating facilities and the transmission systems of each regional corporation established by the Corporation pursuant to this Act. Provides that such regional corporations shall be the exclusive marketing agency for the National Grid in that region. Authorizes electric utilities, publicly or privately owned, to enter into agreements for services with the regional corporation. Places specified conditions on any such contract for services and the rates at which power marketed for the National Grid may be sold. Directs the National Grid to carry out a program of research and development in the area of electric power generation and transmission, giving preference to environmental protection and land use research priorities. Authorizes up to $250,000,000 per fiscal year to carry out such program. Transfers specified federally owned facilities to the National Grid. Title II: General Provisions Applicable to National Grid and to Regional Corporations - States that each corporation shall be subject to Federal, State, and local environmental standards. Specifies the interests to be represented on the Board of Directors of such corporations, and their composition, terms of members, procedures for selecting the officers and employees of the corporations. States that the corporations shall have those powers conferred on nonprofit corporations pursuant to the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act and specified additional powers. Directs such corporations to at all times maintain complete and accurate books of accounts. Authorizes each corporation to issue and sell bonds for financing its activities, providing that the aggregate total of outstanding bonds shall not exceed $32,000,000,000. Authorizes each corporation to cause to be instituted condemnation proceedings against any lands or interests in land necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires each corporation to report annually to the President and for transmittal of such report to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1975
Prohibits Federal agencies from commencing any preproduction exploration (except geophysical exploration) or production with respect to any offshore energy facility within any area of the Outer Continental Shelf before the affected coastal State: (1) develops, and the Secretary of Commerce approves, the coastal zone management program pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act concerning the impact on the coastal zone of such State of activities related to the development and operation of offshore energy facilities in such area; or (2) certifies to the Secretary that the prohibition on such Federal agency action set forth in this Act shall not apply with respect to the area of the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to such State. Permits other coastal States to petition the Secretary to suspend Federal agency action in non-adjacent Continental Shelf areas if such State considers that such action may have an impact on its own coastal zone. Requires each appropriate Federal agency to inform, on a continuing basis, all affected coastal States of the nature, location, and magnitude of potential resources in or on the Outer Continental Shelf. Requires such agencies to coordinate and consult with affected coastal States likely to be impacted by exploration and development of such resources. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to coastal States for one or more of the following activities: (1) the collection and assement of the economic, environmental and social data which is necessary to enable such State to identify and designate those sites within or adjacent to its coastal zone which are suitable or unsuitable for the location of related on-shore facilities; (2) the development of a process for the selection and designation of such sites within, or adjacent to, its coastal zone; and (3) the construction of such public facilities and works, and the provision of such public services, as may be necessary and appropriate to provide for the integration of any related on-shore facility into the community where sited. Sets forth criteria to be met by States in order to be eligible for such grants. Establishes the Affected Coastal States Fund for the purposes of making grants under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund of $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1976 and 1977 and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Mandatory Energy Conservation Act - Title I: Rationing - Requires the President, under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, to promulgate and put into effect within 90 days a rule providing for the establishment of a program for the rationing of gasoline which shall include, but not be limited to, a gasoline rationing program which would prohibit the use of each private motor vehicle covered by such program in the United States for at least one twenty-four hour calendar day period in each and every seven calendar day period following the effective date of such rule. Provides that each individual subject to such program shall be entitled to select the twenty-four hour period during which his vehicle shall be prohibited from utilizing highways. Directs the Federal Energy Administrator, within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Congress and the Governor of each States plans for the implementation and administation of such rationing program, including cost analysis. States that the rationing program established pursuant to this Act shall terminate on December 31, 1980, unless the Congress shall otherwise provide by law. Title II: Petroleum Import Quotas - States that beginning 90 days after the enactment of this title, no crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products shall be imported into the United States except pursuant to a license issued by the Secretary of Commerce and in accordance with quota limitations established by this title. Directs that the quantity of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products which is imported into the United States not exceed (1) an average of 5,500,000 barrels per day of crude oil and the crude oil equivalency of residual fuel oil and refined petroleum products during calendar year 1976, (2) an average of 5,000,000 barrels per day of such oil and products during each of the calendar years 1977, 1978, and 1979, and (3) an average of 3,500,000 barrels per day of such oil and products during calendar year 1980. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, within 60 days of the enactment of this title, to submit to the Congress a report setting forth a schedule of import quota limitations as required by this title. Directs that such report include an economic impact statement detailing the possible effects of the import restrictions. Title III: Allocation of Crude Oil, Residual Fuel Oil, and Refined Petroleum Products - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to make such adjustments of mandatory allocations of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products as necessary by reason of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress and the governors of States information relative to allocations of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products, including information specifying individual State shares with respect to gasoline, residual fuel oil, distillate oil and refined petroleum products through the calendar year 1976. Title IV: Miscellaneous - States that the regulations promulgated and made effective under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 shall not terminate except as the Congress may by law provide.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Directs the President to take all necessary action to strictly enforce the regulations promulgated under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act and all orders issued under such Act, to control the prices of petroleum products in order to minimize the adverse effects on the American economy of shortages of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products.