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Bill· HRH.R. 6212 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
States that no license or permit issued under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for any facility or activity which generates low-level radioactive waste may remain in effect, and no new licenses or permits for such activities may be issued or renewed unless the State in which the licensee or permittee is located has provided for the safe storage and disposal of all low-level radioactive waste generated in such State. Authorizes States to enter into agreements and compacts with other States for the establishment of facilities for the disposal of such wastes. Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide financial assistance to each State having such a facility to reimburse such State for costs incurred in the preconstruction activities involved in establishing such a facility. Requires that such facilities collect a fee for the receipt of such wastes set at a level necessary to amortize the full costs of construction and operation of the facility over its useful life.
Bill· HRH.R. 6227 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Repeals the Federal requirement of incremental pricing under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.
Bill· HRH.R. 6219 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Oil Import Act of 1980 - Directs the President to submit to the Congress an annual report containing estimates of domestic energy production and demand and estimates of energy imports into, and exports from, the United States. Requires that such report contain an explanation of any significant variance between any estimate included in such report for the previous year and the actual production, demand, imports, exports, or other activity, that occurred during such preceding year. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue subpenas requiring the production of documents or the attendance of witnesses for purposes of obtaining information on which to base such estimates. Directs the President to establish quotas on petroleum and petroleum imports and sets forth the method for determining the level of such quotas. Requires the President to submit to the Congress for its approval a document setting forth such quotas and makes such quotas effective unless disapproved by both Houses of Congress by concurrent resolution, in which case the President is required to resubmit new quotas for such congressional review. Authorizes the President to lift such quotas for reasons of national security, natural disaster, supply disruption, or emergency energy need created by unusual weather conditions. Exempts from such quota any petroleum or petroleum products imported for storage in any strategic reserve. Establishes an import quota for such items for calendar year 1985. Directs the President to monitor and control such imports, subject to congressional approval. Establishes procedures to be followed in the event of an import shortfall. Sets forth provisions concerning the administration of this Act, including actions to prevent circumvention, enforcement of quotas, consequential changes in the tariff schedules, and quota reviews. Directs the United States International Trade Commission to monitor the domestic petroleum refining industry and make periodic public reports on the data resulting therefrom. Amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to prohibit the President from adjusting petroleum and petroleum product except in specified circumstances. Makes conforming amendments to the Trade Act of 1974.
Bill· HRH.R. 6183 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1979
Directs the President to establish the National Energy Public Utility Commission to investigate the feasibility of applying to the oil industry the regulatory mechanisms currently applicable under Federal or State law to public utilities. Authorizes the Commission to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence relating to any matter under investigation. Requires the Commission to report its findings and legislative recommendations to the President and Congress within one year of the date on which it is organized.
Bill· HRH.R. 6161 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1979
National Alcohols and Alcohol Fuel and Farm Commodity Production Act of 1979 - Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make: (1) direct loans (not in excess of $1,000,000 each) to certain persons, including any public, private, or cooperative organization for 90 percent of the cost of constructing alcohols and alcohol fuel plants having an annual production capacity of less than 1,000,000 gallons of alcohols and alcohol fuel; (2) guarantee payments of 90 percent of the principal and interest on private loans for the construction of such plants; and (3) sales of agricultural commodities to such persons for the production of such alcohols and alcohol fuels. Conditions the making of any direct or guaranteed loan upon the Secretary's satisfaction that the energy contained in the alcohols and alcohol fuel produced will exceed the energy contained in any petroleum, natural gas, or petroleum-based products consumed in their production. Requires the manufacturing process employed in such production to extract for utilization as human or animal food the protein content of any agricultural feedstock used in such production. Specifies the general terms for such loans and guarantees, and requires approval or disapproval of any application within 90 days after submission. Limits the cumulative total of the principal of guaranteed loans to $600,000,000 for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Reserves 25 percent of such total for loans for plants whose construction costs are less than $5,000,000 each. Limits the cumulative total of the principal of all loans guaranteed under laws administered by the Secretary, the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the Farmers Home Administration to $1,000,000,000 for the same period. Limits the cumulative total of direct loans for the same period to $200,000,000. Terminates the loan programs authorized by this Act as of September 30, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into sales contracts with operators of such plants (for terms not to exceed five years) to supply them annual quantities of agricultural commodities from Commodity Credit Corporation stocks or from stocks purchased from domestic producers of such commodities. Requires an annual report to Congress on the administration of the direct and guaranteed loan programs, the performance of sales contracts, the production capacity and needs of the alcohols and alcohol fuel industry in the United States, and legislative recommendations. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, effective for the 1980 crop of feed grains, to condition participation in the price support program on agreement to sell to the Secretary after harvest not more than ten percent of the feed grains produced on a farm for the purpose of alcohols and alcohol fuel production. 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. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary to provide educational programs for producers of agricultural commodities, forest products, wood waste residues, and other renewable resources to inform such producers of the feasibility of using such resources as energy resources. Requires the Secretary to provide such producers with technical assistance to improve their ability to use such producers efficiently as energy resources. Requires the State director of cooperative extension in each State to develop a single recommended, comprehensive and coordinated plan which includes every renewable energy resource educational and technical assistance program. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Reserves at least 25 percent of the funds appropriated in any fiscal year for the production of alcohols from agricultural commodities for grants for research identifying and developing such commodities. Reserves at least another 25 percent of such funds for grants for research relating to the development of technologies for increasing the energy-efficiency and commercial feasibility of alcohol production. Requires that funds also be made available for grants for research into the development of the most economical and commercially feasible means of collecting and transporting waste residues and byproducts for use as feedstocks. Increases from $24,000,000 to $55,000,000 the ceiling on total appropriations for the period including fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981. Directs the Secretary to establish ten alcohol fuel production model demonstration facilities to demonstrate the most recent technologies available for producing alcohol fuel on farms. Authorizes appropriations for such demonstration facilities for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Directs the Secretary to publish, within six months after enactment of this Act, regulations that: (1) give preference, in bulk gasoline and other motor vehicle fuel sales, to suppliers or bidders who offer gasohol in lieu of ordinary gasoline; and (2) set forth the procedures for drawing up, submitting, and receiving such bids, and for awarding contracts. Prohibits the costs of any such gasohol from exceeding 115 percent of the cost by volume of ordinary gasoline. Requires annual reports to Congress evaluating such gasohol usage program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6174 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1979
Federal Oil Import Corporation Act - Establishes a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Federal Oil Import Corporation, to be managed by a Board of Directors to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Establishes an Advisory Council to the Corporation, composed of officers of specified Federal agencies and departments, to meet periodically with the Corporation to discuss matters and activities of the Corporation pertaining to the various departments and agencies represented. Directs the Corporation to act as purchasing authority for: (1) the importation into the United States of crude oil and petroleum products; (2) crude oil produced outside the United States for sale to qualified buyers who intend to refine it outside the United States for future importation into the United States; and (3) crude oil petroleum products produced outside the United States for sale to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Directs the Corporation to sell the crude oil and petroleum products it has acquired: (1) only to qualified buyers free on board at point of purchase; and (2) exclusively for importation into the United States. Requires a qualified buyer to be: (1) a U.S. citizen; (2) a person organized or existing under the laws of any State or of the United States; or (3) an agency or instrumentality of the United States of any State. Directs the Corporation to use the knowledge and experience gained by it to aid the Department of Energy in regulating and overseeing the activities of corporations and other persons importing crude oil and petroleum products into the United States. Sets forth the powers of and restrictions on the Corporation. Directs the Corporation to annually report to Congress. Provides for an annual audit of the Corporation. Establishes a Public Energy Fund in the Treasury of the United States into which shall be deposited revenues from activities of the Corporation. Provides that such funds, including appropriated funds as authorized by the Congress, shall be used by the Corporation for carrying out this Act. Makes it a crime for any officer, employee, or person acting for or on behalf of the United States or any department or agency thereof to prematurely disclose information concerning crude oil or petroleum products required to be withheld from publication until a fixed time or to speculate directly or indirectly in any such product by buying or selling the same in quantity before such information is made public through regular official channels. Repeals the standby purchase authority of the President under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 6154 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1979
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 - Title I: Regulation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Facilities and Plantships - Prohibits any person from owning, constructing, or operating an ocean thermal energy conversion facility and prohibits United States citizens from owning, constructing, or operating an ocean thermal energy conversion plantship without a license issued pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue, transfer, amend, or renew licenses for the ownership, construction, and operation of such facilities or plantships upon application and in accordance with this Act. Sets forth criteria for determining whether to issue such licenses, and directs the Administrator to prescribe any conditions deemed necessary to carry out this Act or which are required by any Federal department or agency. Directs the Administrator to establish bonding requirements or other assurances necessary to assure that upon revocation or other termination of a license, the licensee will remove all components of any such facility or plantship from the ocean and the seabed. Sets the term of such licenses at a maximum of 25 years, with a right of renewals for an additional ten years for each renewal. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies having jurisdiction over or expertise concerning any aspect of the construction or operation of such facilities or plantships to submit to the Administrator written comments as to their expertise or statutory responsibilities with respect to this or any other Federal law. Sets forth application procedures and requirements for licenses authorized for issuance by this Act, including provisions for public notice hearings, and Federal agency review. Requires that applicants for licenses remit a fee at the time of filing such application, to be determined by the Administrator, and to be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Establishes priorities for the issuance of licenses where more than one application is submitted for the same designated application area. Establishes criminal penalties for the breaking of or injury to any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment being constructed or operated under a license issued under this Act. Requires a licensee to indemnify the owner of any vessel which sacrifices any anchor, fishing net, or other fishing gear to avoid injuring any such cable or equipment. Requires any licensee who causes any break in or injury to any submarine cable or pipeline to bear the cost of the repairs thereto. Directs the Administrator to submit applications for issuance, transfer, or renewal of any license to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission for antitrust review. Directs the Administrator to designate as an "adjacent coastal State" any coastal State either directly to be connected by electric transmission cable or pipeline to an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship or located within 15 miles of any such proposed facility or plantship. Authorizes the Administrator to make such designation for any other State, upon request, upon a determination that there is a risk of damage to the coastal environment or if it is likely that the thermal plume of any proposed facility or plantship would impinge on possible locations for other ocean thermal energy conversion facilities or plantships which would be connected to such State. Requires that the Administrator transmit to the Governor of any designated adjacent coastal State a complete copy of a license application and prohibits the issuance of any license for an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship without the approval of the Governor of such State where such State has an approved coastal zone management program in effect pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Stipulates that failure by a State Governor to transmit his approval or disapproval within the alloted time period will result in the approval being conclusively presumed. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing such licenses for any facility or plantship unless the adjacent coastal State to which such facilities or plantship is to be directly connected has an approved coastal zone management plan in effect. Authorizes States to enter into agreements or compacts to apply for such licenses and to establish agencies for implementing such agreements or compacts. Requires the Administrator to issue regulations requiring licensees to pursue diligently such facility or plantship construction and operation and authorizes the termination of any license for failure to comply with such regulations. Directs the Administrator to initiate a program to assess the environmental effects of such facilities or plantships so as to determine whether their cumulative impact requires that a limit be placed on the number or total capacity of such facilities or plantships to be licensed under this Act. States that the issuance of such licenses is deemed to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the environment for purposes of the environmental impact statement provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Authorizes the preparation of a consolidated environmental impact statement by the Administrator and other involved Federal agencies and departments. Directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue regulations and enforce procedures concerning any ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship, including rules on vessel movement, transfer of materials between facilities and plantships and transport vessels, designation of anchorage areas, maintenance, law enforcement, and the equipment, training, and maintenance required to prevent pollution of and other adverse impacts on the marine environment and to clean up any pollutants which may be discharged. Directs the Secretary to designate a zone of appropriate size around and including any ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship for the purpose of navigational safety, and to establish safety zones during the period of construction of such facilities or plantships. States that for the purposes of the vessel inspection laws, such facilities and plantships shall be deemed to be vessels. Requires that licenses include such conditions as necessary to ensure that construction and operation of such facilities and plantships do not interfere with navigation, fishing, energy production, scientific research, or other uses of the high seas, including the operation of other ocean thermal energy conversion plantships and facilities. Authorizes the inspection and monitoring of licensees' activities, and sets forth procedures thereon. Sets forth provisions for the suspension, revocation, and termination of licenses for failure to comply with provisions of this Act or applicable rules or conditions issued or imposed by the Administrator under the authority of this Act. Includes provisions for the immediate suspension of facility or plantship construction or operation upon a determination by the Administrator that such action is necessary to protect public health and safety or to eliminate dangers to the environment, or upon a determination by the President that such suspension is necessary to avoid a conflict with any international obligation of the United States established by treaty or convention. Sets forth provisions concerning recordkeeping, reports, and public access to information. Authorizes licensees to relinquish to the Administrator any right to conduct construction or operation of such a facility or plantship, but stipulates that such relinquishment shall not relieve the licensee of any obligation or liability established by this Act. Authorizes civil actions by any person having a valid legal interest which is or may be adversely affected by actions of licensees or by the failure of the Administrator to comply with the requirements of this Act. Authorizes judicial review of any decision of the Administrator concerning a license. Title II: Maritime Financing for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion - States that for the purposes of the Merchant Marine Act: (1) any ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship licensed under this Act, and any vessel providing shipping service to or from such facilities or plantships, shall be deemed to be a vessel operated in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States; and (2) any vessel documented under the laws of the United States and providing such service shall be deemed to be used in, and used in an essential service in, the foreign commerce or foreign trade of the United States. Amends the Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to include such facilities and plantships in the definition of "vessel" and to add a definition of "ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship." Amends such provisions to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee, or make a commitment to guarantee, payment of the principal of and interest on an obligation which aids in financing a vessel designed for use as an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship. Increases the aggregate principal amount which may be guaranteed with respect to such facilities or plantships constructed without the aid of construction-differential subsidy. Increases the aggregate unpaid principal amount of obligations guaranteed under such Act to $12,000,000,000, and requires that $2,000,000,000 of such amount be limited to obligations pertaining to demonstration ocean thermal energy conversion facilities or plantships guaranteed under such Act. Establishes the OTEC Fund as a special sub-account of the Federal Ship Financing Fund, to be used for obligation guarantees authorized by such Act which do not otherwise qualify under other sections thereof. Limits to five the number of ocean thermal energy conversion facilities or plantships which may obtain obligation guarantees. Title III Enforcement - Provides for the enforcement of provisions of this Act and rules or orders issued thereunder and lists prohibited acts. Authorizes the Administrator to issue compliance orders to any person for violation of specified provisions of this Act and to request the Attorney General to commence civil action for relief or civil penalties for any violation for which the Administrator is authorized to issue such compliance orders. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations as specified. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Administrator to issue amendments to any regulations issued under this Act to conform such regulations to any treaty ratified by the United States as a result of any United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. Exempts from the provisions of this Act any ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship designated by the Secretary of Energy as a demonstration project. Sets forth provisions concerning the relationship of other laws to the facilities and plantships authorized for construction and operation under this Act, including a provision that the law of the nearest adjacent coastal State to which such a licensed facility is connected by electric transmission cable or pipeline is declared to be the law of the United States. Directs the Administrator to establish standards and regulations for the safe construction and operation of submarine electric transmission cables and equipment over which the United States has jurisdiction. Directs the Administrator to submit to Congress an annual report on the administration of this Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 313 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 1979
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government has failed to comply with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975; (2) the Government should reduce its gasoline consumption by 15 percent in 1980 and its energy consumption by 20 percent by 1985; and (3) the President should adopt the recommendations in the General Accounting Office report of December 12, 1979, to implement a comprehensive Federal energy management plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 6129 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 1979
Industrial Petroleum Reserve Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the creation and maintenance of an Industrial Petroleum Reserve as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. States that such reserve shall consist of petroleum products acquired by refiners and importers and stored by them in readily available inventories, in an amount of at least 250 million barrels. Exempts such petroleum from any tariff or import license fees. Exempts small refiners and importers from the provisions of this Act and authorizes the Secretary to exempt from this Act any refiner or importer who would otherwise incur special hardship or unfairness as the result of any rule or order issued under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to postpone the target dates established under this Act during a period of severe energy supply interruption. Directs the President to resume the purchase of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve no later than four months after the date of enactment of this Act and at a rate to achieve a total Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including the Industrial Petroleum Reserve, of 500,000,000 barrels by December 31, 1982. Authorizes the Department of Energy to contract for construction of facilities needs to store the additional reserves.
Bill· HRH.R. 6136 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 1979
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to establish an energy conservation service program to enable low-income individuals and families, particularly the elderly and severely handicapped persons, to participate in energy conservation and energy assistance programs designed to reduce energy consumption and the impact of high energy costs. Directs the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity to establish a weatherization program to improve the energy efficiency of the dwellings of such persons and their families and to provide access to low-cost, alternative energy sources. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States, Indian tribal organizations, and migrant and seasonal farmworker organizations for such purposes. Directs the Director to issue regulations to carry out such program, and sets forth the nature of such regulations. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1980 through 1983 and establishes allotments of such funds to be followed by the Director. Stipulates that in any State where the Director determines that low-income members of an Indian tribe or migrant and seasonal farmworkers are not receiving benefits equivalent to assistance provided to other low-income individuals and families the Director shall reserve from State allotted funds a specified amount to be granted directly to an organization serving such Indians and farmworkers. Sets forth limitations on the amount of such grants which may be used for program support. Directs the Director to give priority to community action agencies within each State in allocating funds under such weatherization program. Requires States and approved area applicants to submit a weatherization plan in order to receive weatherization assistance. Describes required components of such plans, and directs the Director to establish procedures for the approval of such plan. Requires States seeking such assistance to establish a State weatherization policy council to be appointed by the chief executive officer of the State. Sets forth the duties of such council, including the reviewing of the operation of weatherization programs conducted by each local project and the preparing of the weatherization plans required by this Act. Provides that wages and allowances paid to anyone under such program shall be paid in accordance with provisions on wages, allowances, and rates of pay contained in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Requires the Director to establish procedures, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to utilize individuals in CETA employment and training programs and older persons eligible for assistance under the Older Americans Act to perform work in local weatherization projects. Authorizes the Director to waive such requirements to the extent that eligible individuals are not available. Sets forth requirements concerning payment of wages to individuals employed pursuant to these provisions. Authorizes a State or area, after having been approved for financial assistance, to designate specified agencies, political subdivisions, organizations, and any combinations thereof, as local weatherization projects and to provide financial assistance to such projects, giving priority to any local public or private nonprofit agency already receiving funds under any other weatherization program. Sets forth requirements for obtaining such designation, and the functions of local weatherization projects. Establishes eligibility requirements for participation in the programs authorized by this Act. Sets forth administrative provisions for such programs. Authorizes a State or area, after having been approved for financial assistance, to designate specified agencies or political subdivisions, as local weatherization projects and to provide financial assistance to such projects. Sets forth requirements for obtaining such designation, and the functions of local weatherization projects. States that individuals or families having income equal to or less than 85 percent of the low living standard income level, as defined in this Act, shall be eligible for participation in weatherization programs if their residences are determined to need weatherization pursuant to criteria established by the Director. Sets forth administrative provisions for such programs. Requires the Director to prescribe procedures for appeals, notice and hearings in the event applications for financial assistance are rejected or not acted upon within the specified period of time. Authorizes the Director to provide technical assistance to States, areas, and local project agencies and organizations conducting such programs and to provide training for personnel needed in connection with such programs. Requires the Director to provide for continuous evaluation and monitoring of programs established under this Act, and to publish the results of such evaluations. Directs the Director to submit such publications to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Director to prepare an annual report on the weatherization assistance program for submission to Congress and the President. Directs the Director to establish a crisis intervention program. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States to provide low-income and severely handicapped individuals and their families with short- term assistance and counseling in the event they are threatened with severe hardship or danger to health or life from lack of fuel, utility shutoff, or other energy-related crisis. Requires States to submit an application for crisis intervention in order to receive financial assistance. Requires the Director to establish procedures for the approval of such applications Authorizes eligible States to provide financial assistance to specified agencies to carry out and administer such programs. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 and establishes allotments of such funds. Directs the Director and a State or area receiving assistance for the weatherization program established under this Act to conduct outreach activities to inform and enroll all eligible low-income and handicapped individuals and families in programs providing energy-related assistance authorized under this Act and in other Federal, State, or local energy or energy-related assistance for which they are eligible. Requires the Director to submit an annual report on the crisis intervention program. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to public agencies and nonprofit organizations designed: (1) to educate and counsel low-income energy consumers in energy-conservation practices and sound residential energy management, self-help activities in energy conservation and alternative energy applications, and maintenance of weatherization and alternative energy improvements; (2) to provide assistance in the development, application, and support of alternative energy sources; (3) to provide assistance in the development and support of community planning and coordination capability in energy audit, energy for research demonstration, or pilot projects designed to test or assist in the development of new approaches or methods to enable low-income and handicapped individuals and families to participate in energy conservation programs. Directs the President to establish procedures to assure the coordination of energy conservation and energy assistance programs affecting such persons and their families. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 through 1983 for such programs. Stipulates that the value of any assistance provided to any individual or family under this Act shall not be considered income or resources for any purpose. Repeals provisions under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 requiring the establishment of an "Emergency Food and Medical Services" program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6132 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 1979
Public Oil and Gas Lands Leasing Reform Act of 1979 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease Federal lands with oil or gas deposits to the highest bidder by competitive bidding. Sets forth requirements and conditions for such bidding and leasing which will encourage diligent oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Repeals the provision concerning the primary term of such leases under such Act. Deletes the provisions concerning termination of leases because of cessation of production or failure to produce oil or gas in paying quantities. Directs the Secretary to prescribe a rule prohibiting the bidding for such leases by any person in which more than one major oil company, oil company affiliate, or both, have a significant ownership interest, with specified exceptions. Prohibits the Secretary from leasing to a major oil company more than ten percent of the available Federal lands having oil or gas deposits with specified exceptions. Revises the requirement under such Act which limits the assignment of oil and gas leases.
Bill· HRH.R. 6130 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 1979
Oil Independence Act of 1979 - Prohibits specified producers, transporters, refiners, and marketers of crude oil, natural gas, and related products from acquiring control of any business which is not directly related to the petroleum industry. Requires such entities to provide information and reports, upon request, to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Empowers the FTC to enforce this Act in the district courts of the United States. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations. Terminates such prohibition on unrelated acquisitions once the Secretary of Energy determines that for a period of 15 consecutive months, domestic production has satisfied 80 percent of the requirements of the United States for crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products (including synthetic fuels and feedstocks).
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 227 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 December 1979
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) act to reduce the power of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to control the supply and price of oil; (2) accelerate the development of a Strategic Petroleum Reserve and require oil companies to increase privately held reserves; (3) develop energy resources on Government-owned land and in non-OPEC countries; (4) encourage competition in oil marketing and distribution; (5) sue OPEC under United States antitrust laws; (6) negotiate for a specific facility to recycle current account surpluses in the International Monetary Fund; (7) negotiate for a licensing procedure to limit spot market prices; and (8) prevent marketing practices which discriminate against gasohol and other synthetic fuels.
Law· SS. 2126 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 1979
Cancels all coal leases and permits issued under the Act of May 11, 1938, including those involving the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to receive, consider, and pay claims for damages arising out of such cancellation. Directs the Secretary to file an annual report with Congress relative to claims submitted under this Act. Requires all such claims to be filed with the Secretary within 12 months of the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6116 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 1979
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to provide for the licensing of storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel, transuranic wastes, and high-level radioactive wastes.
Bill· SS. 2119 (96th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1979
Georges Bank Protection Act - Provides measures for the protection of fishery resources on the Georges Bank from environmental degradation due to oil and gas well drilling activities. Establishes a biological task force composed of specified Federal agency appointees to make recommendations for the protection of such resources to the Secretary of the Interior. States that such task force shall exist during the entire period of oil and gas activity on the Georges Bank. Requires the President to direct the appropriate agencies to: (1) expedite the promulgation of regulations concerning safety, enforcement, and the Fishermen's Contingency Fund, under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978; and (2) complete the reports relating to at-sea spill cleanup and mitigation mandated by the requirements of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Control Plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 6080 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1979
Geothermal Resources Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 by eliminating references to "geothermal steam and byproducts" and replacing them with the term "geothermal resources." Extends the period after which the Secretary of the Interior may readjust the terms and conditions of any geothermal lease issued under such Act to 20 years after the date geothermal resources are produced, and extends the interval of such readjustments to every 20 years. Amends the provision allowing the entitlement to a lease without competitive bidding to include lands within a known geothermal resources area which have been previously offered for competitive bidding at a sale where no bids were received. Directs the Secretary to conduct a competitive bidding procedure for all lands within a known geothermal resources area which have not been the subject of such procedure before the date of enactment of this Act. Provides for determining priority to a lease in the event of conflicts between noncompetitive and competitive bidders. Directs the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations ensuring prompt reoffering of all relinquished, abandoned, and expired geothermal leaseholds. Makes such lands subject to geothermal leasing in accordance with such Act. Expands further the types of lands subject to such leasing to include any lands withdrawn or acquired in aid of the functions of any Federal department. Terminates the application of development requirements upon a demonstration by the lessee that the geothermal resources of a cooperative or unit plan are being produced in commercial quantities. Expands the acreage limitation applicable to holders of interests in Federal geothermal leases to 51,200 acres. Exempts from such limitation any lease containing a well shown to be capable of being commercially productive as determined by the United States Geological Survey. Directs the Secretary to consult with the head of any other Federal agency or department regarding terms and conditions of leases of lands withdrawn or acquired by such agency or department. Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for the use of geothermal resources for any noncommercial application without requiring a lease or compensation therefor, upon a finding that such permit issuance is in the public interest. Authorizes Federal agencies to develop for their own use geothermal resources within lands under the jurisdiction of such agencies, so long as such development is in the public interest and would not deter commercial development. Directs the Secretary to establish leasing and operating goals. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize any relevant information in an applicable and available land management plan developed under the Federal Land Management and Policy Act or forest management plan developed under the National Forest Management Act in his preparation of any environmental assessments. Directs the Secretary to identify and publish a list of nationally significant geothermal resources located on national parks, monuments, and recreation areas; fishery hatcheries administered by the Secretary; wildlife refuges, ranges, and management areas; game ranges; waterfowl production areas; lands reserved for the protection of endangered fish and wildlife; and certain Indian lands. Prohibits the issuance of geothermal leases on Federal lands in proximity to such identified resources except to the extent that the Secretary determines that no adverse effects to such resources will occur.
Bill· SS. 2095 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the energy conservation block grant program established pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy conservation block grants to units of general local government and Indian tribes for the development of energy conservation plans and programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for obtaining such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to set aside a portion of the moneys appropriated under this Act for technical and other assistance to eligible jurisdictions, for the publication of relevant studies, for evaluations, research and planning, and for other specified uses designed to promote the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6064 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 1979
Requires that at least one-third of the revenues from the windfall profit tax shall be available to the Secretary of Energy for grants to States to carry out programs of: (1) mass transit; (2) business and residential energy conservation; and (3) incentives for the development and use of alternative energy sources. Requires States seeking such grants to submit an application and plan for carrying out any such program or programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 6042 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 1979
Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and Army to plan, construct, operate, and maintain hydroelectric generating facilities at existing water resources development projects under their respective jurisdictions. Requires the Secretaries to make a finding of the economic, financial, and environmental feasibility before undertaking any such project.
Bill· HRH.R. 6024 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1979
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to increase the penalties imposed for the disclosure of restricted data, and to expand the scope of the prohibition against such disclosures to include any person, regardless of his relationship to the Federal agencies involved.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 298 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1979
Incorporates the results of specified reports and the revised National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan into Georges Bank oil lease operations.
Bill· HRH.R. 6005 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 December 1979
Wind Energy Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1979 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States and the purpose of this Act to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for converting wind energy into electricity. Sets as a goal of such program the attainment of a total megawatt capacity of at least 800 megawatts from wind energy systems by fiscal year 1988 and the reduction of the average cost of electricity produced by such systems to a level competitive with conventional energy sources by the end of fiscal year 1988. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a six-year small wind energy system research, development and demonstration program and an eight-year large wind energy system research, development and demonstration program designed: (1) to promote the coordination and acceleration of research, development and applications testing of small and large wind energy systems; and (2) to promote the initiation and coordination of demonstrations of such wind energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with public and private entities to obtain scientific, technological, and economic information on the design, fabrication, purchase, installation, and testing of wind energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to entities seeking to install wind energy systems upon submission of the proper application. Sets forth terms and conditions for receiving such assistance. Terminates any Federal subsidization of purchases of such equipment upon the determination that such systems have become competitive with conventional energy sources or by a specified date. Sets forth the amount of such assistance, taking into consideration any tax credits allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for renewable energy source expenditures. Allocates a portion of the funds appropriated to carry out such assistance program for accelerated procurement and installation of wind energy systems by Federal agencies for demonstration purposes. Directs the Secretary to promulgate voluntary performance standards for such systems. Directs the Secretary to initiate a three-year national wind resource assessment program to: (1) validate existing assessments of known wind resources; (2) perform wind resource assessments in regions where the use of wind energy may prove feasible; (3) initiate a general site prospecting program; (4) establish standard wind data collection and siting techniques; (5) establish, in consultation with the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a national wind data center to make public information available on wind energy. Directs the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive program management plan for the research, development, and demonstration activities prescribed under this Act for submission to specified congressional committees. Sets forth criteria for selection of programs consistent with the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to monitor, collect and evaluate data and information, and conduct studies and investigations relating to wind energy systems and programs. Directs the Secretary to use the technological and management capabilities and facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in carrying out his duties under this Act. Directs the Secretary to assure that information relating to programs, projects and other activities conducted under this Act are widely disseminated to Federal, State, and local authorities, relevant segments of the economy, the scientific community and the public, so as to promote the use of wind energy to the maximum extent feasible. Directs the Secretary to assure that small businesses will have adequate opportunities to participate in the programs conducted under this Act to the maximum extent practicable. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 2054 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 1979
Solar Access Alternatives Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, acting in conjunction with any interested State, to: (1) develop a plan to enable the State to conduct solar access reviews to identify legal alternatives to assure access to direct sunlight and methods of adopting such legal alternatives; and (2) make available all pertinent information relating to solar access to appropriate regional solar energy centers. Directs regional solar energy centers, in conjunction with the National Solar Energy Research Institute, to act as clearinghouses for information regarding solar access. Requires each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States engaged in constructing or maintaining any structure to do so in a manner which is consistent, to the extent practicable, with State and local laws governing access to sunlight.
Bill· HRH.R. 5944 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1979
Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to permit the inclusion of a manufacturer's imported automobiles for model years 1980 through 1986 for purposes of determining such manufacturer's compliance with the average fuel economy standards required under this Act where the average fuel economy standard is dependent upon reasonably selected technology which is not within the ability of such manufacturer to develop.
Bill· HRH.R. 5923 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1979
Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of the 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Secretaries of Energy and Defense to notify State legislatures whenever construction of of a radioactive waste storage facility in a State is proposed, and to permit such State legislatures to disapprove of the use of any such site within the jurisdiction of such State. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the issuance of a permit or license for the construction of a radioactive waste disposal facility at a site in a State if the State legislature of such State has disapproved of the use of such site for that purpose. Prohibits the issuance of a license or permit to the Secretaries of Energy and Defense for the construction of a radioactive waste storage facility unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has complied with the notification requirements described above.
Bill· SS. 2015 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1979
Transportation Energy Efficiency Act of 1979 - Title I: Energy Efficient Public Transportation - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1989 from the Energy Security Trust Fund to finance grants, loans, and/or contracts for: (1) Federal financial assistance to State and local agencies for the construction or improvement of mass transportation systems; (2) public transportation projects substituted for segments of Interstate highway; (3) buses and bus facilities; and (4) projects for the deployment of innovative techniques and methods in the management and operation of public transportation services. Limits the amount of such funds which may be appropriated for allocation by the President. Title II: Improved Automobile Use - Permits the Secretary of Transportation to increase the Federal share of interstate highway costs to at least 90 percent for energy conservation projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to governments and private organizations of 90 percent of the costs of energy conservation projects and for the purpose of planning, implementing, or evaluating innovative transportation strategies for more efficient use of automobiles and alternatives to low occupancy automobiles. Permits the inclusion in highway safety programs of programs for increased automotive fuel efficiency, including improved driver practices and vehicle operation and maintenance with funding provided from the Energy Security Trust Fund. Authorizes appropriations from such Fund for fiscal years 1980 through 1989 for carrying out the national maximum speed limit, energy conservation projects, and highway safety programs. Limits the percentage of funds to be used for public information programs directed to improve automobile usage and administrative costs. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway trust fund for liquidation of obligations incurred for highway projects approved on or after the Transportation Energy Efficiency Act. Reduces the apportionments to States where a segment of the Interstate System is withdrawn for a substituted public mass transit project and makes a revised estimate of the Federal share of the costs of such segment available for highway substitution projects. Title III: Basic Automotive Research Program - Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1989 from the Energy Security Trust Fund to carry out cooperative basic automotive research to advance the state of knowledge underlying automotive technology. Title IV: Fuel Economy Technology Assessment - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1980 through 1989 to assist in carrying out automobile fuel economy assessment under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5910 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1979
Motor Carrier Energy Conservation and Regulatory Reform Act of 1979 - Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission, in motor common carrier application proceedings, to: (1) require certificates to specify the transportation to be provided by the carrier; (2) consider the removal of restrictions on the list of commodities to be carried and the routes to be used; and (3) require protesting carriers to prove their own ability to handle the traffic in question. Permits intercorporate hauling to be conducted without a certificate or permit issued by the Commission when the Commission is notified of such operations and such notice contains a list of participating subsidiary companies. Requires vehicles used in such hauling to carry a Commission-receipted and returned copy of such notice. Directs the Commission, when considering applications for the approval of ratemaking agreements, to permit specified discussion and voting by representatives of motor carriers and/or shippers on matters pertaining to traffic or existing or proposed provisions. Directs the Commission to promulgate and maintain standards and procedures for the establishment of rate levels adequate to insure a fair and reasonable return with efficient management. Consolidates Commission action and appellate procedures for rail and motor carrier proceedings. Sets forth the procedures to be followed. Requires all actions against a carrier for loss and damage claims to be brought initially before the Commission. Makes the Commission's decision binding unless revised on judicial review. Permits carriers authorized to engage in one-way operations for specified commodities on a specified route to engage in operations in the reverse direction (backhauling) of the same or other commodities. Prohibits the Commission from regulating any lease, contract or other arrangement for the use of any motor vehicle for specified purposes including use by a farmer or cooperative association, for triplease, or movement in the general direction of the area where such vehicle is based. Requires certificates of motor and water common carriers to specify the service to be rendered and the territory within which such carrier is authorized to operate. Sets forth the terms, limitations, and conditions with respect to such authority. Permits the elimination of specified route and fixed termini restrictions.
Bill· HRH.R. 5911 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1979
Community Energy Efficiency Act of 1979 - Provides grants to cities and counties for basic planning, advanced planning, and capital investment related to energy conservation, renewable resource utilization, and other energy-related community programs. Requires that an application for a basic community energy action planning grant include plans for implementing the following programs: (1) a conservation and alternative energy information program; (2) a program designed to reach locally-established targets for energy conservation and renewable resource development; (3) a neighborhood energy conservation and production activity program; (4) a program to assist low-income residents in taking energy conservation and renewable resource measures; (5) a program to integrate such measures with those at the metropolitan or areawide level; (6) a program to amend local land use controls, transportation controls, and policies and ordinances so as to facilitate conservation and renewable resource development; and (7) a program to coordinate local energy activities with State and Federal programs and policies. States that a recipient of such grant may apply for grants for advanced planning for community energy action program development after making significant progress in implementing the programs described above. Requires that an application for such development grant include plans for implementing the following programs: (1) plans for adoption of a renewable resource ordinance providing access and facilitating the use of such energy sources; (2) adoption of residential and commercial property conservation standards; (3) a program to displace nonrenewable resource consumption; and (4) development of a capital energy plan utilizing Federal and State energy-efficiency projects. Requires recipients of such grants to make grants available to neighborhood organizations for special energy projects. Authorizes cities and counties reaching the advanced planning stage to apply for capital investment grants for investment in conservation and renewable resource technologies appropriate to individual communities. Establishes a Local Energy Reference Center as a data bank and clearinghouse for information on locally-based energy conservation and renewable energy resource development efforts. Directs the Center to establish regional Technical Assistance Panels to provide assistance for local energy program development. Provides documentation and distribution grants to local governments for the preparation and distribution of publications on energy conservation and renewable energy resources. Requires States to provide eligible grant recipients with a description of applicable State energy programs and policies, identifying areas of local responsibility. Directs the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Energy to issue specified regulations and to monitor the progress of recipients of grants awarded under this Act. Directs them to convene an interagency task force to improve existing Federal policies and programs in order to promote the purposes of this Act and to report to Congress on the operation and the energy impact of the programs established under this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 489 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 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. States that the President should submit to Congress within 60 days a plan which will achieve the goals of this resolution.
Law· HRH.R. 5892 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1979
Wind Energy Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1979 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States and the purpose of this Act to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for converting wind energy into electricity. Sets as a goal of such program the attainment of a total megawatt capacity of at least 800 megawatts from wind energy systems by fiscal year 1988 and the reduction of the average cost of electricity produced by such systems to a level competitive with conventional energy sources by the end of fiscal year 1986. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with public and private entities to obtain scientific, technological, and economic information on the design, fabrication, purchase, installation, and testing of wind energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to entities seeking to install wind energy systems upon submission of the proper application. Sets forth terms and conditions for receiving such assistance. Terminates any Federal subsidization of purchases of such equipment upon the determination that such systems have become competitive with conventional energy sources or by a specified date. Sets forth the amount of such assistance, taking into consideration any tax credits allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for renewable energy source expenditures. Allocates a portion of the funds appropriated to carry out such assistance program for accelerated procurement and installation of wind energy systems by Federal agencies for demonstration purposes. Directs the Secretary to promulgate voluntary performance standards for such systems. Directs the Secretary to initiate a three-year national wind resource assessment program to: (1) validate existing assessments of known wind resources; (2) perform wind resource assessments in regions where the use of wind energy may prove feasible; (3) initiate a general site prospecting program; (4) establish standard wind data collection and siting techniques; (5) establish, in consultation with the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a national wind data center to make public information available on wind energy. Directs the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive program management plan for the research, development, and demonstration activities prescribed under this Act for submission to specified congressional committees. Sets forth criteria for selection of programs consistent with the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to monitor, collect and evaluate data and information, and conduct studies and investigations relating to wind energy systems and programs. Directs the Secretary to assure that information relating to programs, projects and other activities conducted under this Act are widely disseminated to Federal, State, and local authorities, relevant segments of the economy, the scientific community and the public, so as to promote the use of wind energy to the maximum extent feasible. Directs the Secretary to assure that small businesses will have adequate opportunities to participate in the programs conducted under this Act to the maximum extent practicable. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5889 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify electric forklift vehicles for the additional ten percent investment tax credit for energy property.
Bill· SS. 2004 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1979
Emergency Public Transportation Energy Conservation Act of 1979 - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize additional appropriations from tax receipts earmarked for energy efficient transportation for fiscal year 1980 to be used in providing Federal financial assistance to State and local agencies for the construction or improvement of mass transportation service.
Bill· HRH.R. 5857 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1979
Municipal Resources Management Act of 1979 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to include among the objectives of the State and Regional Solid Waste Plan provisions of such Act the maximum utilization of energy and materials recoverable from solid waste. Amends such Act to include among the considerations for promulgating State Plan guidelines the existence of available new and additional markets for energy and energy resources recovered from solid waste. Makes a State eligible for financial assistance for energy and materials recovery feasibility planning and assistance under such Act upon a determination that such State's solid waste plan includes specified provisions relating to energy and other materials recoverable from municipal waste. Authorizes such State to make any of such assistance available to municipalities for similar activities. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to municipalities to carry out energy and materials recovery feasibility planning and assistance activities. Authorizes the Administrator to provide technical assistance to States and municipalities to assist in removing impediments to the development of systems and facilities designed to recover energy and materials from municipal waste. Directs the Administrator to collect and disseminate information relating to the recovery of energy and materials from solid waste.
Bill· HRH.R. 5862 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1979
Repeals the Federal requirement of incremental pricing under the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 483 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1979
Disapproves the proposed amendment to the strategic petroleum reserve plan which sets forth a method of drawdown and distribution of the reserve (Department of Energy energy action numbered 5).
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 478 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1979
Expresses the opinion of the House of Representatives that the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the text of S. 1871 (extending antitrust exemptions for oil companies that participate in an agreement on an international energy program) is an infringement of the privileges of the House of Representatives. Directs that such bill, with the amendments, be returned to the Senate with a message communicating the resolution.
Bill· HRH.R. 5809 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1979
Authorizes States to enter into agreements or compacts with other States for the establishment of a system of regional disposal sites to be used for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated within such region. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue rules concerning the ownership of low-level radioactive waste.
Bill· HRH.R. 5818 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1979
Small Business Soft Drink Energy Conservation and Interbrand Competition Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to declare that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the Federal Trade Commission Act and Federal antitrust laws. Requires that: (1) such product shall be in competition with other products of the same general class; and (2) the elimination of the territorial provisions in such agreement would not adversely affect the quality of the environment, significantly increase energy consumption, cause inflation in the cost of soft drink products, or lead to concentration of economic power in the soft drink industry. Makes this Act applicable to any proceeding involving the lawfulness of any territorial provision which is pending on or commenced after the date of enactment. Requires the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to consult with the Small Business Administration prior to any action with respect to soft drink product territorial arrangements. Directs the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to report to the President and to Congress within two years of the date of enactment of this Act on the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5796 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1979
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Research and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare a comprehensive plan and program of research, development, and demonstration of ocean thermal energy conversion systems. Directs the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive technology application plan designed to realize the goal of producing 10,000 megawatts of electrical capacity or energy product equivalent from ocean thermal energy conversion systems by the year 1999. Sets forth criteria for the selection of programs and the establishment of priorities concerning ocean thermal energy conversion systems. Establishes an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Advisory Committee to study and advise the Secretary on the implementation and conduct of the programs established under this Act and on other matters concerning ocean thermal energy conversion. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report on the activities undertaken pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for plant and capital equipment for specified ocean thermal energy conversion demonstration plants.
Bill· HRH.R. 5777 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1979
Solar Energy Employment and Training Act - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide financial assistance to certain CETA prime sponsors and other private nonprofit or public agencies, including community-based organizations, unions, and vocational education facilities, to provide employment and training programs in the fields of solar energy and energy conservation for persons who are: (1) unemployed or underemployed; or (2) in school and are ages 16 to 24, inclusive. Directs the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to promulgate guidelines for such programs. Allows Governors or prime sponsors, in order to carry out such programs and after consultation with community-based organizations and nonprofit groups, to: (1) enter into contracts with project applicants or employers organized for profit (with limitations on payments to such employers); or (2) operate such programs directly. Requires the Secretary, in awarding financial assistance under the provisions of this Act, to assure that: (1) each geographical section of the country is awarded a project; (2) sufficient natural resources and technology are available to ensure a successful project; and (3) areas which are poor in conventional energy sources are awarded financial assistance. Directs the Secretary to use up to 20 percent of such funds to support certain apprenticeship projects, including those in the solar and energy conservation aspects of traditional building trades and new trades. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for fiscal years 1980 through 1984. Limits to 25 percent the amount of such funds which may be used for administrative and other allowable costs incurred by groups conducting such projects. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the implementation of solar energy and energy conservation education and training programs in suitable Job Corps centers.
Bill· HRH.R. 5776 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1979
Special Energy Prosecution Act of 1979 - Establishes an independent Office of Special Prosecution within the Executive Branch, to be headed by a presidentially-appointed Special Prosecutor, with jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute any violations of any provisions of, or regulations promulgated under, the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, of all other Federal laws governing and relating to energy prices and imported crude oil and refined petroleum product purchases and sales, of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act, and the Clayton Antitrust Act. Directs the Special Prosecutor to limit his investigations, audits, reviews, and prosecutions to activities of the major oil companies. Authorizes the Special Prosecutor to take any necessary actions to perform the functions of the Office of Special Prosecution, including activities such as: (1) instructing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other investigative agencies on the collection and delivery of information and evidence; (2) conducting proceedings before grand juries; (3) conducting and arguing appeals in the United States Supreme Court; (4) conducting civil and criminal litigation; and (5) contesting the assertion of executive privilege. Terminates the Office two years after the confirmation of the appointment of the Special Prosecutor. Directs the Special Prosecutor to report annually to the President, Congress and appropriate Executive agencies. Sets forth an expedited review procedure with respect to motions challenging the validity of any provision of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5778 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1979
Federal Buildings Solar Energy Systems Act of 1979 - Directs Federal department and agency heads to insure that new Federal buildings and new federally leased building space use solar energy to provide at least 25 percent of the energy needed for hot water, heating, and cooling. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees concerning the use of solar energy in new Federal buildings.
Bill· HRH.R. 5775 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1979
Nuclear Safety Board Act of 1979 - Establishes the Nuclear Safety Board as an independent executive agency. Provides for presidential appointment of three members of such board, and sets forth provisions relating to terms, compensation, and appointment of officers and support staff. Sets forth the duties of such Board, including: (1) investigation of potentially hazardous events occurring at facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (2) analysis of operational data reported to it by such facilities to determine the existence of patterns of events indicating safety problems; (3) conducting nuclear facility safety studies; (4) evaluation of suggestions received from the scientific and industrial community and others on improving nuclear facility safety; (5) recommendation to the Commission of specific measures to minimize the likelihood of events which could affect public health or safety; (6) assessment of the effectiveness of the Commission in monitoring facility operations and in providing safety procedures concerning construction and operation of such facilities; (7) monitoring the Commission's resolution of safety issues; (8) establishment of reporting requirements regarding facility design, construction, and operation, which shall be binding on the Commission, Federal, State, and local nuclear safety agencies, and private parties involved with facility construction or operation; and (9) issuance of periodic reports on nuclear facility safety. Grants the Board specified powers relating to issuance of subpenas, inspection authority, enforcement authority, immunity, obtaining official data, delegation, contracting authority, and appointment of advisory committees. Authorizes the Board to make any information not relating to trade secrets available to the public upon request, with exceptions. Requires the Commission to provide written response to the Board to each recommendation submitted by the Board regarding nuclear safety. Establishes civil penalties for violation of reporting requirements regarding facility design, construction, or operation. Authorizes judicial review of any order issued by the Board under this Act. Requires the Board to submit an annual report to the Congress on the activities conducted by the Board. Terminates the existence of the Board six years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 472 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 2608 (Nuclear Regulatory Commission funding).
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 471 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 2603 (Department of Energy funding).
Bill· HRH.R. 5762 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1979
Motor Carrier Energy Conservation and Regulatory Reform Act of 1979 - Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission, in motor common carrier application proceedings, to: (1) require certificates to specify the transportation to be provided by the carrier; (2) consider the removal of restrictions on the list of commodities to be carried and the routes to be used; and (3) require protesting carriers to prove their own ability to handle the traffic in question. Permits intercorporate hauling to be conducted without a certificate or permit issued by the Commission when the Commission is notified of such operations and such notice contains a list of participating subsidiary companies. Requires vehicles used in such hauling to carry a Commission-receipted and returned copy of such notice. Directs the Commission, when considering applications for the approval of ratemaking agreements, to permit specified discussion and voting by representatives of motor carriers and/or shippers on matters pertaining to traffic or existing or proposed provisions. Directs the Commission to promulgate and maintain standards and procedures for the establishment of rate levels adequate to insure a fair and reasonable return with efficient management. Consolidates Commission action and appellate procedures for rail and motor carrier proceedings. Sets forth the procedures to be followed. Requires all actions against a carrier for loss and damage claims to be brought initially before the Commission. Makes the Commission's decision binding unless revised on judicial review. Permits carriers authorized to engage in one-way operations for specified commodities on a specified route to engage in operations in the reverse direction (backhauling) of the same or other commodities. Prohibits the Commission from regulating any lease, contract or other arrangement for the use of any motor vehicle for specified purposes including use by a farmer or cooperative association, for triplease, or movement in the general direction of the area where such vehicle is based. Requires certificates of motor and water common carriers to specify the service to be rendered and the territory within which such carrier is authorized to operate. Sets forth the terms, limitations, and conditions with respect to such authority. Permits the elimination of specified route and fixed termini restrictions.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 467 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4985 (Nonnuclear energy facilities).
Bill· HRH.R. 5726 (96th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 1979
National Energy Conservation Incentives Act - Title I: Amendments to Utility Program - Amends the residential energy conservation title of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to extend the definition of "residential building" to include: (1) any building used for residential occupancy which contains at least one dwelling unit; and (2) specified commercial buildings. Requires that each utility program under such title contain procedures authorizing utilities to reinspect buildings equipped with conservation measures to determine the extent to which such measures have been installed. Amends the requirements for approval of proposed residential energy conservation plans to require that contractors or suppliers of residential energy conservation measures seeking to be included on the list of approved contractors and suppliers provide one year warranties on materials and installation of such measures and express a willingness to defer receipt of payment for such measures sold or installed until the reinspection described above is completed. Requires that such list indicate such willingness on the part of such contractors and suppliers to allow such deferred payments. Requires that the list of lending institutions offering financial assistance for the purchase and installation of such conservation measures indicate the availability at each such institution of assistance provided under the Energy Conservation Bank Act. Amends the requirements under such title concerning accounting and payment of costs of operating a utility program under such Act. Authorizes public utilities to make loans or capital investment payments to residential building owner customers for the purchase and installation of residential energy conservation measures under specified conditions. Amends the accounting and payment of costs provisions of such title to provide for the financing of such loans and capital investment payments. Stipulates that neither the Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission, nor any other agency shall be barred from challenging anticompetitive acts or practices related to activities conducted under this Act, nor shall any person be deemed to have immunities or defenses to actions under the antitrust laws as a result of the provisions of this Act. Establishes effective dates for the issuance of regulations implementing the provisions of this Act by the Secretary of Energy, Governors or State regulatory agencies, and nonregulated utilities. Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide assistance to States for the training of residential building inspectors undertaking inspections required by this Act and for the development of approved energy conservation methods and inspections. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 through 1982 to carry out this title. Title II: Financial Assistance Provided by the Energy Conservation Bank - Energy Conservation Bank Act - Establishes the Energy Conservation Bank in the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance with respect to loans made to owners of existing commercial and residential buildings for the purchase and installation of energy conserving improvements in such buildings. Authorizes the Bank to provide such assistance in the form of payments to financial institutions and public utilities providing financing pursuant to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act. Sets forth criteria for providing such assistance and terms, conditions, and maximum amounts thereof. Establishes as part of the Bank an Advisory Committee to provide advice to the Board of Directors of the Bank on matters concerning energy conservation assistance. Directs the Bank to promote the program established by this Act and to coordinate its efforts with the Department of Energy. Directs the Board to issue an annual report to the Congress and the President discussing the operations of the Bank identifying problems encountered in the energy conservation industry, the Federal Government, and financial institutions concerning energy conservation, and making recommendations for improvement in the Bank's operations. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to permit the Bank to use personnel of such Department for the purpose of carrying out this Act. Establishes penalties for fraud and misrepresentation with respect to loans assisted under this Act. Authorizes the use of funds from the Energy Security Trust Fund to provide assistance under this title. Sets forth limitations on the amount of such funds available for each of the fiscal years 1980 through 1983. Title III: Secondary Financing - Requires that the Board direct the Bank to make commitments to purchase, to purchase and to service, sell, and otherwise deal in loans and advances of credit made under this Act and the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to residential building owners for the purchase of energy conserving improvements. Authorizes the Bank to issue obligations to enable the Bank to carry out its functions. Exempts transactions authorized under this Act from State or local usury or loan insurance laws. Repeals specified provisions of the National Housing Act which authorize the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase energy conserving improvement loans. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to authorize such Corporation to purchase, make commitments to purchase, and to hold, deal with, sell, and otherwise dispose of mortgages or interest therein held by any public utility acting under a utility program pursuant to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, the original proceeds of which are applied for in order to finance energy conserving improvements. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize such association to exercise powers similar to those granted to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation as described above. Title IV: Weatherization Program - Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to limit the amount of any grant made under such Act to be used for administrative purposes. Amends such Act to increase the amount of payment which may be made to pay volunteers and trainees and public employment workers under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 available to work on weatherization projects in the event there are insufficient participants under such program. Requires the coordination of activities related to rehabilitation, weatherization, and code enforcement conducted by local governments including activities undertaken pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act and related to energy assistance programs for low- income families, including programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Amends such Act to repeal the provisions granting priority in the allocation of weatherization assistance funds to community action agencies serving an area eligible for emergency energy conservation assistance under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Directs the Secretary to establish standards and procedures for weatherization programs under such Act in a manner designed to accomplish uniform results among all the States in any particular similar climatic area. Directs the President to appoint an energy conservation coordinator to assure that the Secretaries of Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Health, Education and Welfare, Defense, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and other heads of agencies responsible for developing energy conservation standards reach a consensus on establishing criteria for issuing such standards. Directs the President to make annual reports to the Congress on the activities relating to coordination of Federal energy conservation programs. Makes technical amendments to the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976.
Bill· SS. 1934 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 1979
Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Act of 1979 - Establishes a price support loan program authorizing the Secretary of Energy to enter into agreements with resource recovery project owners or operators to make payments to such persons for recovered energy produced at such projects. Allows such payments to be made for a period of up to seven years. States that the terms of such agreements shall require full repayment of the cumulative total of amounts disbursed by the Secretary, beginning in the eighth year and over the balance of the project amortization period. Makes such loan payments contingent upon the production and sale of an energy product to a buyer. Terminates the Secretary's authority to make such price support payments on December 31, 1994.