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101 records in 1981
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1981
Expresses the approval of the House and Senate of a waiver of law (relating to private financing of the Alaska pipeline project) pursuant to the Alaska Natural Gas Act.
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 October 1981
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1981
Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax, at the rate of ten dollars per barrel, on Libyan crude oil sold in the United States. Sets forth rules for the application of the tax to refined products of Libyan crude oil. Prescribes a registration requirement as a condition of liability for the tax imposed under this Act. Allows an income tax deduction for the payment of such tax. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish in the Treasury a Strategic Petroleum Reserve Trust Fund to be used only for the acquisition and storage of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund, at least quarterly, the net revenues from the tax imposed under this Act for the fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to make available to the Secretary of Energy such Trust Fund amounts as the Secretary of Energy determines are necessary for the acquisition and storage of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Prohibits the importation of Libyan crude oil into the United States after December 31, 1982, by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction, including certain foreign subsidiaries or affiliates of corporations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1981
Directs the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to report to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget to formally request any amendments to law relating to compensation of employees. Prohibits the Board from implementing any program that would result in compensation to TVA employees in excess of the statutory Federal pay cap.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Energy Impact Mitigation Tax Incentive Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for any energy impact assistance made by the taxpayer during the taxable year. Defines "energy impact assistance" as an expenditure made for the purpose of providing either public facilities or services which are designed to meet the needs of area population growth resulting from energy development. Directs that expenditures must be certified as having been made to conform with the State's or appropriate political subdivision's plan to meet this need. Includes certain payments of tax, fees, rent, or other payments to the Federal Government, State, or political subdivision.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies of the Gibson Dam powerplant in Montana. Authorizes the Secretary to construct and operate surge relief with respect to the Muddy Creek Basin erosion control project in Montana upon a finding of financial feasibility and compliance with environmental law. Authorizes appropriations for construction, operation, and maintenance of such project.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Energy Impact Mitigation Act of 1981 - Title I: Amendments to the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to make impact assistance available to communities affected by any type of major energy development. Revises criteria for assistance so that eligibility will be based upon population growth. Makes assistance available to affected Indian tribes. Limits a planning grant to 75 percent of planning costs. Sets a ceiling on the total amount available for planning grants. Prohibits the denial or delay of any license related to major energy development based on an area's failure to be designated as an impacted area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to designate an organizational unit to provide information and advise communities affected by major energy development activities. Directs the President to establish an interagency council to coordinate all Federal programs which may provide assistance to meet needs resulting from major energy development activities. Title II: Amendments to the Energy Security Act - Amends the Energy Security Act to require the Synthetic Fuels Corporation, when reviewing applications for financial assistance, to consider the potential socioeconomic impact on communities of the proposed synthetic fuel project. Authorizes the Corporation to guarantee loans issued by local governments solely to provide funds for public facilities and services designed to prevent or mitigate adverse social and economic impact caused by synthetic fuel projects receiving financial assistance from the Corporation. Title III: Amendments to the Mineral Leasing Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to permit the prepayment of rentals and royalties. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to require prepayment if operations under the lease are likely to cause substantial adverse social and economic effects.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Expresses the Senate's disapproval of the synthetic fuel action numbered 1981-1 received by Congress on September 9, 1981 (relating to proposed loan guarantees extended by the Department of Energy to the Oil Shale Corporation).
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) prohibit U.S. participation in the Siberian natural gas pipeline project; (2) urge Western European nations not to participate in such project; (3) secure the cooperation of Western European nations and Japan in an alternative energy diversification project; (4) promote the alternative energy diversification project; and (5) establish a policy with respect to the promotion of Soviet energy resource development.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Federal Oil and Gas Development Act of 1980 - Title I: Exploration for and Extraction of Oil and Gas on Federal Land - Directs the Federal Oil and Gas Development Corporation (established by this Act) to exercise sole control over oil and gas exploration and extraction operations on Federal land. Prohibits the formation of any contract or lease for such operations except as provided in this Act. Directs the Corporation's Board of Directors to decide whether to allow any such lease or contract signed but not in effect before the effective date of this Act. Provides for title to any such oil and gas to remain with the United States until it is extracted and sold. Directs the Corporation to exercise all oil and gas rights held by the Federal Government. Authorizes the Corporation to purchase oil from any source to meet energy shortages during an oil emergency. Authorizes the Corporation to contract for exploration and extraction of oil and gas located on Federal land. Requires the Corporation's President to select the contract which is most profitable to the Corporation. Requires such contracts to include certain costs, bonuses, and profit percentages. Requires public access to any information held by a contractor on the exploration or extraction of oil or gas on Federal land and to information on Federal land which is the subject of a contract for such exploration or extraction. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage Federal land and to insure compliance with Federal and State laws and with contracts concerning Federal lands; (2) supervise contracts for the exploration and extraction of oil and gas on Federal land in effect before the enactment date of this Act; (3) determine where new exploration and extraction on Federal land will be allowed; and (4) transfer control over such exploration and extraction to the Corporation. Prohibits the Secretary from exercising any authority for such exploration and extraction after control has been transferred to the Corporation. Requires any exploration or extraction right which had expired to become a right of the Corporation. Directs the Corporation to sell its oil or gas to a qualified buyer and to pay its profits into the United States Treasury. Requires the sales of oil or gas by the Corporation to conform with existing Federal laws and its own regulations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, and the Corporation to jointly audit all oil and gas located on Federal land and all leases and contracts involving such oil and gas. Requires a report to Congress on the audit's results. Requires both Secretaries and the Corporation's President to review each contract and lease to determine if requirements of due diligence in exploration and extraction are being met. Allows the Corporation to exercise any exploration or extraction rights contained in a contract that is cancelled because of a lack of due diligence. Directs the Corporation's President to notify, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environment Protection Agency of any exploration or extraction on Federal land. Allows the Administrator to determine if it would result in any unreasonable adverse environmental impact. Directs the result in any unreasonable adverse environmental impact. Directs the Secretary to conform the Corporation's activities with environmental protection. Title II: Federal Oil and Gas Development Corporation - Creates the Federal Oil and Gas Development Corporation composed of a five member Board of Directors. Establishes an Advisory Board to the Corporation to be an information exchange among several executive departments and the Corporation. Requires the Advisory Board to consult with the Corporation during energy emergencies and on conflicts between energy production and environmental protection. Establishes criteria for the appointment of officers and employees, including a President of the Corporation, by the Board of Directors. Prohibits the issuance of shares of stock, declaration of dividends, and contributions to political parties. Directs the Corporation to have the usual powers of a nonprofit corporation established under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. Requires the Energy Information Administration to provide the Corporation with all the information requested by the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to submit an annual report to Congress. Establishes a Public Energy Fund as a depository fund for Corporation revenues. Authorizes the Corporation to issue, and the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase, Corporation obligations up to a certain amount. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Transfers some functions of the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Secretary of Energy to the Corporation's President. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920: (1) to include a reservation of power by the Corporation's President to cancel any contracts when a party fails to exercise due diligence in performing the contracts; (2) to decrease the amount of land that can be leased by one person in any State after a certain date; (3) to require the Secretary of the Interior to consult with other public officers before permitting certain easements and before suspending certain lease conditions; and (4) to increase the duration of certain leases. Imposes criminal sanctions on Federal employees for disclosure of or speculation based on confidential information concerning crude oil or petroleum products. Repeals the findings and purposes clause of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1981
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which provide incentives for energy conservation and development of renewable energy sources should not be repealed or amended to reduce such incentives.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax, at the rate of ten dollars per barrel, on imported crude oil sold in the United States. Authorizes the President to increase the rate of such tax to a maximum of $30 per barrel upon a determination that an increase is necessary to sufficiently promote domestic energy conservation and production to enable the United States to end such imports by January 1, 1990. Sets forth rules for the application of the tax to refined products of imported crude oil. Prescribes a registration requirement as a condition of liability for the tax imposed under this Act. Allows an income tax deduction for the payment of such tax. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to appropriate to the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund the sum of the taxes imposed under this Act and any fees imposed by the President under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to adjust petroleum imports. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to periodically reduce the rates of tax applicable to employers, employees, and self-employment income for purposes of old age, survivors, and disability insurance to the extent permitted by the net revenues attributable to the tax imposed under this Act or to petroleum import adjustment fees. Authorizes appropriations for low-income energy assistance programs.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1981
Standby Petroleum Emergency Authority Act of 1981 - Title I: Standby Petroleum Allocation and Price Control Authority - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize the President to provide by regulation for the mandatory allocation of any petroleum product. Permits such regulations to be either mandatory emergency regulations effective upon promulgation or standby contingency regulations effective effective upon circumstances. Directs the President to promulgate an emergency preparedness plan consisting of standby contingency regulations. Prohibits the President from: (1) prescribing minimum prices; (2) imposing any tax; or (3) allocating gasoline or diesel fuel to end users through any system involving the issuance of ration coupons. Permits implementation of mandatory allocation regulations only if: (1) the President determines there is a severe petroleum supply interruption; and (2) the President transmits the regulations to Congress and Congress does not disapprove the regulations. Limits the duration of such regulations to 90 days, except that there they may be a 60-day extension. Provides that after the 60-day extension the President must make a new determination of a severe petroleum supply disruption and transmit a new notice to Congress. Provides for the preemption of any conflicting State or local program for the allocation or pricing of any petroleum product. Provides for state preemption if no regulation has been implemented under this Act. Permits as a defense to any action for breach of contract relating to any petroleum product that the breach was caused by compliance with this Act. Authorizes the President to delegate any authority under this Act to Federal agencies or to any State, except the authority to determine that a severe petroleum supply disruption exists. Sets the expiration date of this Act at June 30, 1985. Title II: Extension of Standby Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Rationing Authorities - Extends authority under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to carry out any rationing contingency plan until June 30, 1985. Title III: Extension of Certain International Energy Program Authorities - Extends until June 30, 1985, presidential authorities with respect to the International Energy Program.
Germany · German Bundestag · 6 October 1981
Darstellung und Bewertung der Umweltbelastungen durch die verschiedenen Energieträger, insbesondere gesundheitsgefährdende Risiken eines verstärkten Einsatzes von Kohle, umweltpolitische Bewertung der friedlichen Nutzung der Kernenergie, Möglichkeiten der Umweltbelastung durch rationelle Energienutzung und Substitution zwischen den Energieträgern, Umweltbelastungen durch den Energieeinsatz in Industrie und Gewerbe, Landwirtschaft, Haushalt und Gebäuden sowie Verkehr, Notwendigkeit einer Senkung der Emissionen von Kraftfahrzeugen, umweltpolitische Behandlung der Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung und einer siedlungsstrukturell angepaßten Wärmeversorgung, Förderung der Fernwärme
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1981
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4437 (Daylight savings time).
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 October 1981
Angefallene Mengen an schwach-, mittel- und hochradioaktiven Abfällen seit Inkrafttreten des Atomgesetzes, Bereitstellung geeigneter Anlagen zur Sicherstellung und Endlagerung radioaktiver Abfälle durch den Bund, Errichtung von Sammelstellen zur Zwischenlagerung durch die Länder, Betrieb und weitere Verwendung des Versuchsendlagers Asse, Stand der Planungen für die Endlager Gorleben, Eignung und Fassungsvermögen der ehemaligen Erzgrube Konrad (Salzgitter) für die Lagerung radioaktiver Abfälle, Erkundung weiterer Standorte, Versenkung radioaktiver Abfälle in der Tiefsee, Auswirkungen der langfristigen oberirdischen Zwischenlagerung radioaktiver Abfälle, Sicherstellung und Endlagerung radioaktiver Stoffe aus der Medizin und der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Zwischenlagerung bestrahlter Brennstoffe aus Leichtwasserreaktoren, u.a. Aufbewahrung in der Kernkraftwerksanlage, Auswirkungen des Aufnahmestops für bestrahlte Kernbrennstoffe in der Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage Cap de la Hague auf den weiteren Betrieb deutscher Kernkraftwerke, personelle und sachliche Ausstattung der Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB), Ergänzung der Regelungen des Atomgesetzes über die Sicherstellung und Beseitigung radioaktiver Abfälle
European Union · European Commission · 1 October 1981
European Union · European Commission · 1 October 1981
European Union · European Commission · 1 October 1981
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1981
Geothermal Energy Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the percentage depletion allowance for any geothermal energy source (currently, such energy must be in "deposits"). Qualifies for the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit all of the equipment of a system using both geothermal energy and a source not eligible for a credit if geothermal energy provides more than 80 percent of the energy for which the system was designed. Allows such credits for portions of such systems which produce, distribute, or use a source of energy which is at least 50 percent geothermal energy.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1981
Nuclear Property Insurance Act of 1981 - Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a Nuclear Property Insurance Fund to pay insurance claims made by licensees of nuclear powerplants who enter into insurance agreements under this Act and the costs of necessary remedial action at Three Mile Island Unit 2. Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide insurance policies to licensees of nuclear powerplants to supplement insurance available from private sources. Requires that such policies provide for payment from the fund when the costs of remedial action associated with onsite property damage caused by a single nuclear accident exceed the greater of two specified amounts. Sets a ceiling on such insurance payments. Permits the Secretary to require proof of loss or damage before paying any claim. Prohibits the issuance of an operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a nuclear powerplant unless the licensee is insured by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to prescribe insurance premium rates and coverage schedules to provide sufficient revenue for the fund. Sets a minimum aggregate amount of premiums to be paid by all licensees insured by this Act. Requires the Secretary to maintain an actuarially sound reserve in the fund in order to pay insurance claims. Requires insured licensees to pay additional assessments if the Secretary becomes obligated under any insurance agreement for any claim in excess of the amount in the fund. Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities of the Federal agencies involved with the clean-up of Three Mile Island Unit 2 and prepare a contingency plan to protect public health and safety and maintain service continuity if the General Public Utilities Corporation cannot carry out its responsibilities in connection with Three Mile Island Unit 2. Directs the Secretary to reimburse the General Public Utilities Corporation from the fund for 75 percent of the uninsured costs incurred by the Corporation after the enactment of this Act for remedial action associated with onsite property damage at Three Mile Island Unit 2 if: (1) there is a joint plan by Pennsylvania and New Jersey to insure that the Corporation continue utility service and achieve economic stability; and (2) the Corporation agrees to pay the Secretary premium surcharges to recover 50 percent of the Secretary's costs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance to the NRC to expedite licensing and regulatory procedures for remedial actions with respect to Three Mile Island Unit 2; (2) provide technical and planning assistance to the Pennsylvania Public Utilitiy Commission, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, and the Corporation for the joint plan; and (3) arrange with the Corporation to use data valuable in understanding and enhancing nuclear powerplant safety. Subrogates the Secretary to all rights and claims of an insured licensee against a third party for costs for which the Secretary provides insurance coverage.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1981
Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Southern States Energy Compact which provides for cooperation among Southern States in the development, production, and use of energy.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1981
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from September 30, 1981, to April 1, 1982: (1) the authority for oil companies to carry out voluntary agreements for implementing the allocation and information provisions of the international energy program; and (2) the antitrust exemption for oil companies participating in such program.
European Union · EUR-Lex · 21 September 1981
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1981
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend from September 30, 1981, to March 31, 1982: (1) the authority for oil companies to carry out voluntary agreements for implementing the allocation and information provisions of the international energy program; and (2) the antitrust exemption for oil companies participating in such program.
Germany · German Bundestag · 18 September 1981
Germany · German Bundestag · 18 September 1981
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1981
Department of Energy Organization Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to transfer from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) functions relating to the transportation of oil by pipelines, except that FERC's authority to determine rates for the transportation of oil by pipeline shall be limited to determining rates for the trans-Alaska pipeline.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1981
Department of Energy Organization Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to transfer from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) functions relating to the transportation of oil by pipelines, except that FERC's authority to determine rates for the transportation of oil by pipeline shall be limited to determining rates for the trans-Alaska pipeline.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1981
Conduit Hydroelectric Act of 1981 - Amends the Federal Power Act to exempt conduit hydroelectric facilities (excluding dams or other impoundments and facilities on Federal lands) from the requirements for the development of water power and resources under such Act, including license requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 15 September 1981
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 2330 (Nuclear Regulatory Commission funding).
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1981
Nuclear Property Insurance Act of 1981 - Establishes in the Treasury a Nuclear Property Insurance Fund to pay insurance claims made by licensees of nuclear powerplants who enter into insurance agreements under this Act and the costs of necessary remedial action at Three Mile Island Unit 2. Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide insurance policies to licensees of nuclear powerplants to supplement insurance available from private sources. Requires that such policies provide for payment from the fund when the costs of remedial action associated with onsite property damage caused by a single nuclear accident exceed the greater of two specified amounts. Sets a ceiling on such insurance payments. Permits the Secretary to require proof of loss or damage before paying any claim. Prohibits the issuance of an operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a nuclear powerplant unless the licensee is insured by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to prescribe insurance premium rates and coverage schedules to provide sufficient revenue for the fund. Sets a minimum aggregate amount of premiums to be paid by all licensees insured by this Act. Requires the Secretary to maintain an actuarially sound reserve in the fund in order to pay insurance claims. Requires insured licensees to pay additional assessments if the Secretary becomes obligated under any insurance agreement for any claim in excess of the amount in the fund. Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities of the Federal agencies involved with the clean-up of Three Mile Island Unit 2 and to prepare a contingency plan to protect public health and safety and maintain service continuity if the General Public Utilities Corporation cannot carry out its responsibilities in connection with Three Mile Island Unit 2. Directs the Secretary to reimburse the General Public Utilities Corporation from the fund for 75 percent of the uninsured costs incurred by the Corporation after the enactment of this Act for remedial action associated with onsite property damage at Three Mile Island Unit 2 if: (1) there is a joint plan by Pennsylvania and New Jersey to insure that the Corporation continues utility service and achieves economic stability; and (2) the Corporation agrees to pay the Secretary premium surcharges to recover 50 percent of the Secretary's costs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance to the NRC to expedite licensing and regulatory procedures for remedial actions with respect to Three Mile Island Unit 2; (2) provide technical and planning assistance to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, and the Corporation for the joint plan; and (3) arrange with the Corporation to use data valuable in understanding and enhancing nuclear powerplant safety. Subrogates the Secretary to all rights and claims of an insured licensee against a third party for costs for which the Secretary provides insurance coverage.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1981
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to expand the applicability of the provisions of such Act relating to incentives for the development of underground coal mines so that such provisions shall apply to all coal mines. Revises provisions relating to the guarantee of loans for the development of such mines to provide that an individual may receive a loan guarantee only if the individual has obtained a contract for the sale or resale of coal from the mine, the duration of which meets requirements that the Secretary of Energy shall prescribe. Deletes the requirement that the sale or resale must be to an individual in compliance with the Clean Air Act. Redefines the term "low sulfur coal" to mean coal with sulfur content that does not exceed the maximum sulfur content permitted under the Clean Air Act and any applicable implementation plan.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1981
Act for the Implementation of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for: (1) intentionally possessing or transferring any material in fact containing plutonium or uranium which causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage to property; or (2) stealing, embezzling, or threatening to use any such material.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1981
Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to expand daylight saving time by starting it the first Sunday of March rather than the last Sunday of April. Permits States and the Federal Communications Commission to make adjustments because of such change.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1981
States that the House of Representatives does not favor the synthetic fuel action numbered 1981-1 received by the Congress on September 9, 1981, (relates to a loan guarantee for the Oil Shale Corporation).
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 September 1981
Menge des in der Umgebung von Harrisburg freigesetzten radioaktiven Jods und Cäsiums, Neubewertung des Begriffs "Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik" und Berücksichtigung dieser Erkenntnisse bei der für die Genehmigung von Kernkraftwerken notwendigen Risikoabschätzung, Einrichtung einer Fernüberwachung für alle Kernkraft-Anlagen
United States · United States Senate · 28 August 1981
Germany · German Bundestag · 28 August 1981
<b>Bezug:</b> Saarvertrag vom 20.10.1956 <br><br><b>Inhalt:</b> Änderung von Art. 84 Abs. 11 des Saarvertrages: Verlängerung der Tätigkeit der "Saar-Lothringischen Kohleunion (Saarlor)" über den 31.12.1981 hinaus. Bund, Länder und Gemeinden werden nicht mit Kosten belastet. <br><br><b>Nebenschlagwörter:</b> Frankreich/Gesetz zu dem Abkommen vom 20. August 1981 zur Änderung des Vertrages vom 27. Oktober 1956 zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Französischen Republik zur Regelung der Saarfrage * Kohlenbergbau/Gesetz zu dem Abkommen vom 20. August 1981 zur Änderung des Vertrages vom 27. Oktober 1956 zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Französischen Republik zur Regelung der Saarfrage
Germany · German Bundestag · 28 August 1981
<b>Inhalt:</b> Änderung der §§ 1 und 8 Mineralölsteuergesetz: Aufhebung der Befristung der Heizölsteuer zur weiteren Stützung des Steinkohlenbergbaus, zur Finanzierung energiepolitischer Maßnahmen und zur Senkung der Öleinfuhren. Die erwarteten Heizölsteuereinnahmen werden für 1982 auf 900 Mio DM jährlich geschätzt. <br><br><b>Nebenschlagwörter:</b> Heizölsteuer * Steinkohlenbergbau/Beibehaltung der Heizölsteuer zur Stützung des Steinkohlenbergbaus * Energiepolitik/Beibehaltung der Heizölsteuer zur Finanzierung energiepolitischer Maßnahmen des Bundes * Mineralöl/Beibehaltung der Heizölsteuer zur Verringerung von Öleinfuhren
Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 1981
Menge und Zusammensetzung von Hausmüll, Gewerbeabfall und Klärschlamm, Anteil an besonders belastenden Schadstoffen, Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben der Bundesministerien im Bereich der Abfallbeseitigung, Weitergabe gewonnener Erkenntnisse an die Beseitigungspflichtigen, Abfallvermeidung und Recycling, Einfuhr und Ausfuhr von Abfällen, Einfuhr von Sondermüll in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland durch die holländische Firma "Uniser Holding", Kosten der Abfallbeseitigung, Einführung getrennter Abfallsammelsysteme, Beseitigung schädlicher Müllbestandteile, Anwendung von Verfahren zur Energie- und Rohstoffgewinnung aus Abfällen, Beteiligung Privater an der Abfallentsorgung, Eindämmung der Gewässerbelastung durch Abfälle, Verwertung von Klärschlamm und Müllklärschlammkomposten in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft
Germany · German Bundestag · 26 August 1981
Vorlage eines neuen Programms Energieforschung und Energietechnologien 1981 bis 1985, Einbettung in die mittelfristige Finanzplanung der Bundesregierung, Regelung der Zuständigkeiten der Bundesressorts sowie der Zusammenarbeit mit den Bundesländern, Berücksichtigung der Grundsätze der CDU/CSU zur Energieforschung
Germany · German Bundestag · 10 August 1981
Weitere Verringerung der Grenzwerte für die Strahlenexposition, Reduzierung der Strahlenexposition bei Kohlekraftwerken sowie der Strahlenbelastung im Bereich der Medizin, Ausbau von Fernüberwachungssystemen für vorhandene kerntechnische Anlagen, Einrichtung bundeseinheitlicher Emissionskataster und Krebserkrankungsregister, Einführung eines Strahlenpasses für beruflich Strahlenexponierte, Aufnahme der Strahlenbelastung durch den Betrieb kerntechnischer Anlagen in den Nachbarländern der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in die Berichte ab 1982, Herausgabe des Sondergutachtens "Energie und Umwelt" in Form einer Bundestagsdrucksache
Germany · German Bundestag · 7 August 1981
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1981
Natural Gas Production, Utilization, and Conservation Act - Title I: Removal of Artificial Impediments on Natural Gas Usage - Repeals the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Terminates the incremental pricing requirements of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (the Act). Title II: Incentives for Increased Natural Gas Production - Provides that the provisions of the Act respecting the maximum lawful price for any sale of natural gas shall cease to apply to any first sale of natural gas produced from any well: (1) the surface drilling of which commenced on or after January 1, 1981; and (2) the drilling of which is pursuant to a permit, license, or comparable authorization issued by the applicable agency. Sets forth a formula under the Act for determining the maximum lawful price applicable to any first sale of natural gas for any month beginning after December 1981 or more than 30 days after enactment, whichever is later, subject to provisions of the Act which provide that if any natural gas qualifies under more than one provision relating to price, the provision resulting in the highest price shall be applicable. Terminates, effective January 1, 1985, provisions of the Act respecting the maximum lawful price applicable to the first sale of any natural gas. Repeals provisions of the Act allowing the reimposition of price controls after January 1, 1985. Provides that effective January 1, 1985 provisions of the Act relating to the interstate sale of natural gas shall not apply to any first sale of gas committed or dedicated as of the day before enactment of this Act. Provides that prior to January 1, 1985, those same provisions of the Act shall not apply to any first sale of natural gas which was committed or dedicated to interstate commerce as of the day before enactment and which is: (1) high cost natural gas; (2) new natural gas; (3) natural gas produced from any new onshore production well; or (4) natural gas produced from wells drilled on or before January 1, 1981. Title III: Removal of Artificial Impediments to Natural Gas Sales - Provides that prior to January 1, 1985, those provisions of the Act relating to the interstate sale of natural gas shall not apply to any first sale of natural gas which was committed or dedicated as of the day before enactment of this Act and which is natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf if such sale is to an intrastate pipeline, local distribution company, or end user within an affected State. Exempts natural gas from the Outer Continental Shelf transported by any intrastate pipeline or end user, located within an affected State, from the provisions of the Act relating to the sale of gas, except that an interstate pipeline may not charge more than a just and reasonable rate. Provides that for purposes of provisions of the Act concerning the sale of natural gas the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall not apply to any sale, or resale, of natural gas and such gas shall not be deemed to be in interstate commerce if the gas sold was: (1) transported in interstate commerce by an interstate pipeline carrier; or (2) transported in interstate commerce by an interstate pipeline pursuant to an emergency Presidential order. Prohibits the Commission from specifying the minimum duration of any contract for the purchase of natural gas. Prohibits the Commission, in the case of any person who would have been entitled to receive natural gas committed or dedicated to interstate commerce but for the deregulation provisions of this Act, from requiring that such gas be offered for sale to such person, either directly or through the granting of any right of first refusal of an offer made to any other person. States that any maximum lawful price under the wellhead pricing provisions of the Act shall be deemed a just and reasonable rate established by order of the Commission, for purposes of any contractual pricing provision. Provides that in the case of any contract in effect when a maximum lawful price applied to any first sale of gas and which contains an area rate clause, the price payable for natural gas exempted from the application of a maximum price shall be deemed to equal the maximum price as if the gas were not exempt, until the contract terminates or is renegotiated.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1981
Amends the Energy Tax Act of 1978 with respect to refunds resulting from the repeal of the manufacturers excise tax on buses to: (1) extend to December 31, 1982, the period for reimbursement of tax to the ultimate purchaser; (2) revise requirements regarding proof of reimbursement; and (3) make interest on a refund payable in cases of certain claims made before September 1, 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1981
Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that petroleum company overcharges, paid to the United States, be used to complete the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Provides for initial good-faith efforts to refund such amounts to original purchasers. Permits payment either by cash or by in-kind transfers of petroleum products. Requires the Secretary of Energy to study and report to the President and the Congress on the final Strategic Storage Level.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1981
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for: (1) interfering with, injuring, contaminating, or destroying a bulk power system, nuclear facility, or nuclear material; or (2) obstructing the production or transmission of electric energy through a bulk power system, to the extent that any such act could cause damage in excess of $5,000. Makes such offense applicable to bulk power systems still under construction or otherwise not functioning. Directs the Attorney General to collect and exchange criminal and identification records with Government officials and officials of licensed nuclear power facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to designate Lake Oswego, Oregon, as nonnavigable for purposes of the Federal Power Act, 1920.