Energy

A joint resolution to require the consideration of certain energy reciprocity matters at a forthcoming economic summit meeting with Canada.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981

Declares that the financial impact of Canadian investment restrictions and Canada's proposed national energy program on American businesses and possible violations of energy reciprocity laws under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 should be considered at the economic summit with Canada scheduled for July, 1981.

COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL Council Recommendation on Electricity Tariff Structure in the Community

European Union · European Commission · 22 June 1981

A joint resolution to designate March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981

Requests the President to designate March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day."

Oil Shale Leasing Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Oil Shale Leasing Act of 1981 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to lease lands containing oil shale deposits. Permits such leases to exceed 5,120 acres if necessary to permit long-term commercial operations. Permits a person, association, or corporation to be granted additional leases with respect to oil shale (presently only one lease per person, association, or corporation may be granted) if such additional leases are of small acreages of public lands where the oil shale will be extracted and reduced in conjunction with the extraction and reduction of oil shale from adjacent non-federal lands and if such additional leases do not exceed 2,560 acres. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale if, in addition to other requirements: (1) the Secretary determines that the lease is in the public interest; (2) the Secretary has consulted with the appropriate State officials in any State likely to be significantly affected by the lease; and (3) the Governor of the State in which the lands are located has recommended that the lease not be issued, unless the Secretary finds that despite the Governor's recommendation, there is an overriding national interest. Directs the Secretary to award leases for the extraction and reduction of oil shale by competitive bidding. Requires any lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale to include conditions requiring: (1) diligent development and continued operation of activities (including the production of oil from shale within ten years); (2) royalty payments of at least eight percent of the value of the oil shale; (3) prepayment of royalties and rental under certain conditions; (4) performance by the lessee of measures to prevent and reduce adverse social, economic, and environmental effects likely to occur; and (5) the performance by the lessee of all operations in accordance with nondiscriminatory laws. Permits the holder of a lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale to extract and reduce oil shale in conjunction with the extraction of other mineral deposits (excluding coal, except in certain instances). Authorizes the Secretary to suspend the diligence requirements or extend the terms of any lease for exploration for or production or extraction of oil, gas, or minerals other than oil shale, for any period in which operations are impeded or prevented by operations for the extraction and reduction of oil shale. Authorizes the Secretary to issue to the holder of a lease for the extraction and reduction of oil shale an additional (ancillary) lease of not more than 6,400 acres of public lands to be used for any purpose associated with the operation of the oil shale lease, except that the lessee may not mine or extract oil shale or other mineral deposits from lands subject to the ancillary lease. Authorizes the Secretary to issue an ancillary lease if, in addition to other requirements: (1) the Secretary determines that the lease is in the public interest; (2) the Secretary has consulted with the appropriate State officials in any State likely to be significantly affected by the lease; and (3) the Governor of the State in which the lands are located has recommended that the lease not be issued, unless the Secretary finds that despite the Governor's recommendation, there is an overriding national interest. Requires an ancillary lease to provide for: (1) the payment of an annual rental; (2) the performance by the lessee of measures to prevent and reduce adverse social, economic, or environmental effects of operations under the lease; (3) the performance by the lessee of all operations in accordance with nondiscriminatory laws; (4) a prohibition on the transfer of the ancillary lease except in conjunction with the transfer of the associated oil shale lease; and (5) the continued availability of the lands subject to the lease to leasing under other provisions of the Act where such leasing is not incompatible with the purpose for which the ancillary lease was issued. Sets forth provisions concerning consultation with States. Authorizes an affected State to make recommendations to the Secretary regarding a lease. Exempts the Secretary's decision to accept or reject the recommendations from judicial review, except in certain instances. Directs a State to use moneys received under this Act for the prevention and reduction of the adverse social and economic impacts of extraction and reduction operations. Directs the Secretary, for each region in which there is a likelihood that public lands will be leased for the extraction and reduction of oil shale, to create a regional oil shale leasing team to advise the Secretary concerning extraction and reduction activities. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to Congress concerning extraction and reduction activities, including an analysis of alternative levels of long-term development of oil shale deposits on public lands. Prohibits, subject to stated exceptions, the Secretary from issuing the additional leases as authorized under this Act for the extraction and removal of oil shale until the Secretary has filed such report with Congress and has prepared a regional management plan for the balanced management of the Federal lands in the region in which the lands to be leased are located. Transfers to the Secretary of the Interior administrative and jurisdictional functions vested in the Secretary of Energy by the Department of Energy Organization Act concerning Oil Shale Reserves Numbered One, Two, and Three.

A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit retail electric and gas utility rate increases in excess of the cost of living.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit annual retail electric and gas utility rate increases in excess of the cost of living for the preceding calendar year. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to any rate increase which is charged to an electric consumer under an automatic fuel adjustment clause of a rate schedule which permits rate increases or decreases without prior hearing by a State regulatory authority. Treats the amount of any rate increase which is disallowed for any calendar year as an automatic rate increase for the next calendar year.

Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to provide that the daylight savings time period shall start on the first Sunday of March each year (currently daylight savings time commences on the last Sunday of April).

A bill to amend section 201 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 for the purpose of encouraging efforts relating to energy efficiency.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981

Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, before approving or disapproving rent increases for certain federally-assisted housing projects, to consider whether the mortgagor could control increases in utility costs by securing more favorable utility rates or by taking cost-effective actions to reduce energy consumption. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to adjust the proposed rent increase upon determining the mortgagor could exercise such control; and (2) to provide financial assistance to a mortgagor to upgrade the project to satisfy energy efficiency standards prescribed by the Secretary.

Energy Research and Development Tax Incentives Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1981

Energy Research and Development Tax Incentives Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit for energy research and development expenditures made in the United States. Limits the amount of such credit to 20 percent of the research expenditures in a taxable year which exceed the average amount of such expenditures made during the immediately preceding five taxable years. Defines "research and development" to mean: (1) basic and applied research; (2) exploratory development; (3) technology development; and (4) concept and demonstration development. Provides for limited carrybacks and carryovers of credit amounts which exceed limitations in any particular taxable year.

Emergency Preparedness Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Emergency Preparedness Act of 1981 - Title I: Standby Revenue Recycling Authority - Directs the President to submit to Congress a proposed standby plan which, when implemented, will permit the President to recycle Federal tax revenues both to State Governors for further distribution and to residents of the United States. Requires the proposed standby plan to provide for, among other things: (1) mitigation of extreme personal hardship caused by severe petroleum supply disruption; (2) national defense; (3) assurances that each U.S. resident is eligible for assistance; and (4) giving the highest priority to the enforcement of antitrust statutes that will guard against anticompetitiveness during severe petroleum supply disruptions. Provides that the recycling plan shall use a combination of emergency distribution of funds to State Governors, emergency charges in withholding rates, reductions in payroll taxes, additions to social security and income payments, or other distribution mechanisms. Requires the proposed plan to include adjustments and simplifications to the crude oil windfall profit tax that would eliminate the tax on oil discovered during and after a severe supply disruption and that would increase the tax rate on the incremental revenues resulting from the supply disruption. Prohibits the implementation of a proposed standby plan unless each House of Congress passes a resolution approving the plan within 60 days of receiving the plan. Authorizes the President to implement the plan whenever the President determines that a severe petroleum supply disruption exists and only with the passage of a joint resolution authorizing a specific amount of Federal tax revenues to be recycled. Authorizes the President to reimburse any State for expenses incurred in preparation for or execution of responsibilities delegated to such State. Title II: Use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Requires the President to: (1) submit to Congress a report describing the advisability of competitive sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ensure emergency access to crude oil for particularly affected refiners in lieu of a standby crude oil allocation program; and (2) submit an amendment to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve plan that incorporates procedures recommended by the study. Title III: Investigations and Reports - Directs the President to submit a report on the advisability and alternative means of: (1) reducing the tax liability of persons who draw down oil reserves during oil supply disruptions; and (2) providing tax or other incentives for the construction of private-sector oil storage facilities and the maintenance of increased private-sector oil reserves. Directs the President to submit a report on the manner in which oil stockpile and demand restraint measures have been and may be coordinated among some or all allies and trading partners.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the energy investment credit for equipment designed to use sail power on vessels to lower fuel costs.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify for the investment tax credit sail equipment which, when installed on a vessel used in the foreign or domestic commerce of the United States, allows operation of the vessel solely through the use of wind energy.

Nuclear Incident Liability Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Nuclear Incident Liability Reform Act of 1981 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require that the amount of financial protection required of a licensee licensed under such Act for purposes of nuclear incidents shall be the maximum amount of liability insurance available from private sources. Provides for periodic redetermination of such amount by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) based on the cost of living (including health care costs). Requires that all licensees required to maintain such financial protection participate in an industry retrospective rating plan under which the deferred premium which shall be charged following any nuclear incident shall be an amount required by rules promulgated by the NRC. Authorizes the NRC to make a loan to any licensee unable to meet any assessment of deferred premiums within a reasonable time following any nuclear incident without impairing the provision of electric utility service by such licensee. Repeals statutory requirements with respect to indemnification agreements between the NRC and licensees. Removes statutory limitations on the amount of indemnity the NRC may provide to its own contractors for construction or operation of production or utilization facilities and on the aggregate liability for a single nuclear incident. Removes the exemption for nonprofit educational institutions from the financial protection requirements. Repeals the NRC's authority to: (1) enter into an indemnification agreement in connection with the nuclear ship Savannah; and (2) establish procedures to handle public liability claims. Requires that provisions waiving certain defenses with respect to any nuclear incident be incorporated in insurance policies or contracts furnished as proof of financial protection (currently the NRC may require the incorporation of such waiver provisions in such policies or contracts).

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage energy efficiency improvements of commercial and residential property.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify for the investment tax credit any specially defined energy property installed in connection with any building which is depreciable residential real property. Revises the definition of "specially defined energy property," for purposes of such credit, to: (1) include specified additional equipment and devices; and (2) include among uses qualifying such property for the credit any building or facility at least 50 percent of which was constructed before or any process or activity carried on as of January 1, 1981. Increase the energy percentage, for purposes of the credit, in the case of specially defined energy property and provides a further increase in the case of property installed in connection with residential buildings which is qualified for the credit under this Act.

Richard T. Kennedy, of the District of Columbia, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.

United States · United States Senate · 10 June 1981

Helium Energy Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981

Helium-Energy Act of 1980 - Title I: Helium-Energy Provisions - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Helium Reserve for the storage of helium to assure that adequate supplies of helium are available for future energy and conservation purposes. Provides that the Reserve shall consist of: (1) helium owned by the United States prior to enactment; (2) helium purchased by the Secretary at not more than one dollar per thousand cubic feet and with a right to repurchase from the Reserve the quantity extracted in plants owned or operated by the Secretary; and (3) helium acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the Secretary's authority under this Act to acquire helium in the event that storage goals for the reserve are not met. Directs the Secretary to attempt to enter into an agreement with the owner of any helium extraction plant the operation of which is economically feasible to: (1) operate the plant and sell the helium to the Secretary; or (2) permit the Secretary to operate the plant, provided the owner is reasonably and justly compensated. Directs the Secretary to acquire a helium extraction plant by eminent domain if the plant owner fails to enter into such an agreement. Requires compensation of the plant owner if eminent domain is exercised. Directs the Secretary to determine whether the goals of the Reserve are being met. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire sufficient amounts of helium in deposits from which helium is not being produced and conserve it in place or extract it and, if necessary, construct helium extraction plants, if the Helium Reserve goals are not being met. Prohibits the Secretary from operating any such plant directly unless the Secretary has taken steps to provide for such operation by a non-Federal entity pursuant to a contract. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire helium for the Helium Reserve by purchase at fair market value in addition to the methods already described. Provides that rights of repurchase shall be exercised on a first-in, first-out basis and the price at which the helium may be sold shall be determined on the basis of the amount necessary to recover the amount paid to the seller, the direct costs of storage, and any processing or transportation services. Authorizes the Secretary to sell helium in the Reserve which is owned by the United States and which is not subject to right of repurchase only if: (1) the helium is not otherwise available at a certain price in the private sector; (2) the helium sold will not have a significant impact on the development or maintenance of a commercially viable market for helium extracted from the atmosphere; (3) the helium has not been reserved for future needs; and (4) the sale will be in the public interest. Sets forth the administrative authority necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the Reserve. Grants to the Secretary licensing authority over the sale and transportation of helium in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce whenever the President decides it is necessary to protect the public interest. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the President and Congress on the implementation of this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct studies and report to Congress on: (1) additional helium storage sites for the Reserve; and (2) the future helium needs and supplies and the effectiveness of the program established by this Act. Provides that the Natural Gas Act shall not apply to the sale, extraction, processing, transportation, or storage of helium. Authorizes the Secretary to make the storage facilities operated to maintain the Reserve available at cost to any person wishing to store helium if such storage does not restrict or impair the operation of the Reserve. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to remain available without fiscal year limitation. Makes funds for helium storage facilities available only if they are appropriated after enactment of this Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to include helium within the export restriction exemptions which the President is authorized to make when such exemption is consistent with the national interest and the purposes of this Act. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Helium Energy Office, to be headed by a Presidentially-appointed Director who shall assist and advise the Secretary on helium-related activities in this Act. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Reserves for purposes of this Act public lands containing helium-bearing natural gas or any helium-gas mixture which are not leased under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920. Includes within the reservation of the ownership of helium the right to extract such helium from all gas produced from lands leased or granted for development under such Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations for the extraction of helium from public lands. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to sponsor research on helium supplies and improved methods of helium production, transportation, storage, and use. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to carry out such research. Repeals the Helium Act, and cancels the outstanding balance of all unpaid notes issued under such Act.

A resolution providing for the consideration of (H.R. 3023) to authorize appropriations to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1982, for conservation, exploration, development, production, sale, and use of the naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3023 (Dept. of Energy funding).

A resolution providing for the consideration of (H.R. 3413), a bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security programs for fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3413 (Dept. of Energy funding).

James R. Richards, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Department of Energy, vice John Kenneth Mansfield.

United States · United States Senate · 9 June 1981

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Supplementary Private Financing Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1981

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Supplementary Private Financing Act of 1981 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to: (1) establish procedures under which Strategic Petroleum Reserve fixed maturity certificates will be issued at least quarterly; and (2) commence issuance no later than October 1, 1981. Provides for the Congressional veto of such procedures. Provides that the certificates shall be: (1) issued in denominations denoting a quantity of crude oil; (2) issued in quantities sufficient, along with funds appropriated, to provide for an average daily fill rate of 230,000 barrels; (3) issued for a term of not more than seven years; (4) transferable; (5) redeemable quarterly by the Government; and (6) redeemed at maturity at the average weighted price of imported crude oil as determined one month prior to redemption. Provides that certificates will be sold at a reservation price to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, except that if the demand for certificates exceeds the number available, the certificates shall be auctioned. Provides that proceeds from the sale of certificates shall be issued to acquire crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Prohibits the issuance of certificates when the President directs a drawdown. Permits the distribution or drawdown of the Reserve if the President determines that there is a shortage of an amount equal to or exceeding ten percent (currently 20 percent) of the projected daily demand for crude oil. Exempts Reserve petroleum from price controls. Increases the annual average minimum rate of fill of the Reserve from 100,000 to 230,000 barrels daily. Extends the authority for the Reserve until June 30, 2000.

National Security Oil and Gas Reserve Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981

National Security Oil and Gas Reserve Act - Directs the President to designate, as part of a National Security Oil and Gas Reserve, public lands with sufficient undeveloped oil and natural gas supplies to adequately supply energy in times of war or prolonged oil and natural gas shortages.

Energy Mobilization Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981

Energy Mobilization Act of 1981 - Title I: General Provisions - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to improve the United States' balance of payments, reduce the threat of economic disruption from oil supply interruptions, and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil by establishing a process for expediting agency action with respect to priority energy projects designed to facilitate energy conservation, production, and research and development. Defines the terms used in this Act. Excludes from coverage under this Act nuclear energy projects. Title II: Council on Energy Mobilization - Directs the President to establish within the Executive Office of the President a Council on Energy Mobilization to carry out this Act. Empowers the Council to issue subpoenas. Requires the Council to provide Congress with any information it may request. Directs the Council, upon designation of any energy project as a priority energy project, to notify the Governor of each State in which such project is or may be located. Authorizes each such Governor to appoint a nonvoting representative to participate in matters respecting such project. Title III: Priority Energy Projects - Directs the Council to establish procedures for submission of applications to the Council for an order designating an energy project as a priority energy project. Permits any person planning or proposing an energy project to apply to the Council for a priority designation. Directs the Council to publish a notice in the Federal Register of any applications filed and make such applications available for public inspection and comment. Requires the Council to designate a project as a priority energy project, reject the application, or determine additional time is needed to consider the application within 60 days of receipt of an application. Requires publication of such Council decisions in the Federal Register. Directs the Council to publish in the Federal Register a Project Decision Schedule for all Federal agency decisions and actions relating to a priority energy project within 30 days of a priority designation. Requires the Council to negotiate and enter into written cooperative agreements, where possible, with affected non-Federal agencies to establish deadlines for non-Federal agency decisions or actions on a Project Decision Schedule. Limits Project Decision Schedules to 12 months, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Council to establish special procedures in the Project Decision Schedule for any Federal agency subject to such schedule designed to consolidate agency procedures, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and provide uniformity. Directs the Council to request affected non-Federal agencies to suggest a timetable for their actions with respect to priority energy projects. Directs the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to determine if a Federal agency decision or action with respect to a priority energy project will be a major Federal action significantly affecting the environment and to designate, if necessary, a lead agency to supervise the preparation of an environmental impact statement. Authorizes the Council to make such determination or designation if the CEQ fails to do so before establishment of the Project Decision Schedule. Permits all Federal agencies governed by a Project Decision Schedule to establish special procedures to aid them in meeting the deadlines under such schedules. Directs the Council to monitor compliance by the agencies and the project with a Project Decision Schedule. Authorizes the Council to modify a Project Decision Schedule at any time. Empowers the President to act upon Council recommendation, in lieu of any Federal agency which fails to make a decision or take action within the time required by a Project Decision Schedule. Permits a Project sponsor to bring an action in U.S. district court to require compliance if a Federal agency has failed or is likely to fail to comply with a Project Decision Schedule. Grants the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review all rulings of such district court. Permits the Council to terminate a priority designation at any time. States that such a termination renders this Act no longer applicable to such project. Permits reapplication for a priority designation. Title IV: Judicial Review - Sets forth procedures governing judicial review by the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of actions with respect to priority energy projects. Makes judgments or orders by the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals subject to review by the Supreme Court under certain circumstances. Limits any grant of temporary injunctive relief to 120 days. Specifies the types of actions over which the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals shall have original and exclusive civil jurisdiction, as well as those actions which shall not be subject to judicial review. Title V: Application of New Federal Statutes or Regulations to Priority Energy Projects - Permits the sponsor of a priority energy project to petition the Council for relief from any Federal law or regulation enacted or issued after the date of the priority designation but before commercial operation begins which would substantially impede project completion. Authorizes the Council to recommend to the President the suspension of final regulations or statutes as they apply to such a project. Permits such a suspension only upon Council determination that it would not threaten public health or safety and only for a period of up to ten years. Requires a separate suspension for each Federal statute affected. Makes each suspension granted applicable to only one priority energy project. Prohibits suspensions which: (1) relate to labor standards, civil rights, securities laws, the Internal Revenue Code, or antitrust laws; (2) violate a primary air quality standard under the Clean Air Act; (3) abridge any person's Constitutional rights; (4) contravene any interstate compact, State or local law, or Federal contract relating to water rights; or (5) suspend, modify, or amend any Federal, State, or local criminal code. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Council to report annually to Congress on the current status of its activities, on the status of each priority energy project, and on energy projects which are being delayed for any reason. Requires an annual report to Congress which contains a comprehensive list and analysis of all Federal laws that significantly hinder energy project completion. States that this Act shall not affect State law governing the appropriation, use, or diversion of water. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the financing of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the SPR Petroleum Acquisition Account (the Account) in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to deposit into the Account: (1) any funds appropriated for petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (the Reserve) before enactment and which are unexpended; (2) receipts from the sale of petroleum products in any drawdown and distribution; (3) any proceeds from the sale of Federal royalty oil transferred to the Account under the Energy Security Act; and (4) any interest earned on funds in the Account. Directs the Secretary to provide the Account with the funds necessary for acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products for the Reserve. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 1982 for the purposes of carrying out petroleum product acquisition, transportation, and injection activities. Provides that after fiscal year 1982 amounts in the Account shall be available only to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts pursuant to authorizations of appropriations. Prohibits the use of Account funds for certain purposes. Requires Secretary to invest excess Account funds. Amends the Energy Security Act to direct that proceeds from the sale of Federal royalty oil and from the sale of certain entitlements be transferred to the Account. Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to the President and Congress: (1) annually regarding the financial status of the Account; and (2) with an analysis of the costs and benefits associated with achieving the final storage level set forth in the strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan.

J. Erich Evered, of Nevada, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, vice Lincoln E. Moses, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 3 June 1981

Commercial and Multifamily Energy Tax Credit Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1981

Commercial and Multifamily Energy Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the definition of specially defined energy property, for purposes of the investment tax credit, to: (1) extend treatment as a reduction of energy consumption in a commercial process to any reduction by a commercial facility (including hotels, office buildings, or educational, health care, or retail or wholesale trade facilities) in which the property specified is installed; and (2) include specified additional equipment and devices. Extends the residential energy credit to lessors of dwelling units. Reduces the amount of the credit which is allowed to lessors who take the depreciation deduction. Increases, for purposes of such credit, the allowable energy conservation and renewable energy source expenditures. Extends through 1985 the period for which the general energy percentage, for purposes of the investment tax credit, is applicable.

Entschließungsantrag zum Haushaltsgesetz 1981 hier: Epl 30 - Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministers für Forschung und Technologie (G-SIG: 09000585)

Germany · German Bundestag · 3 June 1981

Vorlage eines Konzepts zur Finanzierung der fortgeschrittenen Reaktorlinien SNR 300 und THTR 300 bis zum 1. Oktober 1981

Herman E. Roser, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Defense Programs), vice Duane C. Sewell, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 2 June 1981

A bill to reduce the regulatory burdens and authorize the waiver of licensing requirements with respect to certain non-Federal hydroelectric power projects.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1981

Amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Power Commission to waive licensing requirements connected with a permit, license, or exemption for an existing or proposed water project with a total installed capacity, upon completion, of 15 megawatts or less.

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to Congress concerning sabotage of electric power facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1981

Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a plan to deal with the problem of terrorist sabotage of electric power facilities.

Enquete-Kommission "Zukünftige Kernenergie-Politik" (G-SIG: 09000538)

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 May 1981

Einsetzung einer Kommission aus 7 Bundestagsabgeordneten und 9 nicht dem Deutschen Bundestag angehörigen Sachverständigen zur Fortführung der Arbeit der Enquete-Kommission &quot;Zukünftige Kernenergie-Politik&quot; der 8. Wahlperiode, Untersuchung energiepolitischer Problembereiche und Erarbeitung entsprechender Empfehlungen zu folgenden Schwerpunktthemen: Risiken der Brütertechnologie und mögliche Inbetriebnahme des SNR-300 bis zum 31. Juli 1982, Bewertung der fortgeschrittenen Reaktorlinien, Auswirkungen verschiedener nationaler Energieversorgungsstrukturen auf Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Umwelt und Sicherheit, Nutzen und Risiken der Kernenergie für die weltweite Energieversorgung, insbesondere in den Entwicklungsländern, Vorschläge für eine Verminderung der Proliferationsgefahr, strittige Fragen zum Risiko der radioaktiven Strahlung; Vorlage der Beratungsergebnisse in einem Schlußbericht bis zum 31.07.1983<br /> <br /> <strong>Teilbericht der Enquete-Kommission auf BT-Drs 09/2001 (Inbetriebnahme der Schnellbrüter - Prototypanlage SNR 300 in Kalkar): </strong>Sicherheitsvergleich zwischen dem SNR-300 und einem in Betrieb befindlichen Leichtwasserreaktor vom Typ Biblis B, Bewertung aller technischen und nichttechnischen Risikofaktoren, Empfehlung der Mehrheit der Kommission, den vom Deutschen Bundestag am 14.12.1978 beschlossenen politischen Vorbehalt aufzuheben und eine Inbetriebnahme in mehreren Teilstufen vorzunehmen, Ablehnung einer Inbetriebnahme des SNR-300 durch die Minderheit in der Kommission<br /> <br /> <strong>Beschlussempfehlung des Ausschusses auf BT-Drs 09/2205: </strong>Aufhebung des vom Deutschen Bundestag am 14.12.1978 beschlossenen politischen Vorbehalts gegen die Inbetriebnahme des SNR-300 in Kalkar, Inbetriebnahme in mehreren Teilstufen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Sicherheitsaspekte<br /> <br /> <strong>Zwischenbericht als Arbeitsdokumentation wegen vorzeitiger Beendigung der 9. Wahlperiode:</strong> Auftrag und Zusammensetzung der Kommission, bisheriger Beratungsverlauf, Stand der Kommissionsarbeit, Weiterbehandlung unerledigter Kommissionsaufgaben, Empfehlung der Minderheit mit Begründung

Tagung der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates vom 11. bis 15. Mai 1981 in Straßburg (G-SIG: 09000619)

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 May 1981

Entschließungen: Nr. 747 betr Globale Perspektiven: Bedürfnisse der Menschheit und Ressourcen der Erde Nr. 748 betr Energie und Wirtschaft Nr. 749 betr die allgemeine Politik des Europarates - Die Beziehungen zwischen Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten Nr. 750 betr die allgemeine Politik des Europarates - Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa Nr. 751 betr die Flüchtlinge aus El Salvador Empfehlungen: Nr. 919 betr den Schutz der Arbeitnehmer bei Zahlungsunfähigkeit des Arbeitgebers Richtlinien Nr 398 betr die Lage in der Türkei Nr. 399 betr die Dauer des Mandats der türkischen parlamentarischen Delegation

Commercial Business Energy Tax Credit Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Commercial Business Energy Tax Credit Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in the definition of "specially defined energy property," for purposes of the investment tax credit, specified additional equipment and devices installed in connection with any existing industrial, retail, or commercial facility for the purpose of reducing energy consumption. Revises the definition of "energy property" to include insulation property. Increases the energy percentage, for purposes of such credit, in the case of property which is qualified for the credit under this Act.

Coal Utilization Incentives Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Coal Utilization Incentives Act of 1954 - Title I: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the amortization of coal utilization property, based on a 36 month period. Defines "coal utilization property" as tangible depreciable property which is: (1) a coal-burning boiler or burner which replaces a natural gas or oil burning boiler or burner; (2) equipment for converting a natural gas or oil burning boiler or burner to a coal-burning one; or (3) pollution control equipment required for such boiler or burner. Allows an investment tax credit to public utilities for coal utilization property. Qualifies coal utilization property for the full investment tax credit allowed for pollution control facilities with a useful life of not less than five years. Excludes from gross income the interest income on industrial development bonds issued to provide financing of powerplant coal utilization capital expenditures. Title II: Coal Conversions Under the Clean Air Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to exclude as a modification a stationary source which voluntarily converts to coal (thereby excluding the source from new source performance standards).

Energy Information Administration Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Energy Information Administration Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to authorize the Director of the Office of Energy Information and Analysis to provide the head of a Federal agency from which energy information is sought with a binding assurance that such information will not be disclosed to other Department of Energy offices. Permits an agency head to determine when a binding assurance of nondisclosure must be provided. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to provide that the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration is not required to disclose to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission any energy information obtained under a binding assurance of nondisclosure or gathered for statistical purposes. Makes data to be gathered for statistical purposes available to another Department of Energy Office or to another Federal agency only upon receipt of a written request with a demonstration of need and with reasonable and binding assurances by the office or agency that the information will be used solely for statistical purposes. Permits an agency head to disclose in any proceeding confidential energy information gained under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 if: (1) such agency is a party to the proceeding; (2) disclosure is essential to the agency's effective participation in the proceeding; and (3) the agency head seeks an order protecting against disclosure of such information beyond that necessary to the agency's participation in the proceeding. Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to remove the requirements that the Federal Energy Administrator promulgate rules requiring reports of energy information by persons engaged in the production, processing, refining, transportation by pipeline, or distribution of energy sources. Repeals the quarterly reporting requirements imposed on the Federal Energy Administrator with respect to energy imports, domestic energy reserves and production, refinery activities, and energy inventories. Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to require that persons engaged in crude oil or natural gas production keep and submit reports on energy information. (Currently the Administrator is directed to require such reports.) Repeals the requirement under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 that the Federal Energy Administrator maintain a file on U.S. exports of coal and refined petroleum products. Repeals requirements imposed upon the Energy Information Administration under the Department of Energy Organization Act for financial reports from major energy-producing companies and for annual reports to the Department of Energy. Repeals coal reserve disclosure requirements imposed on persons or governmental entities holding such reserves under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Repeals the middle distillate monitoring program under the Emergency Conservation Act of 1979.

A bill to provide for possible hydropower development at Town Bluff Dam, Texas.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Amends the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945 to provide that the authorization of specified Federal improvement projects on the Neches and Angelina Rivers, Texas, is not to be construed as a reservation of power development, under the Federal Power Act of 1920, at Town Bluff Dam, Texas.

A bill to repeal the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Repeals the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.

A joint resolution to proclaim March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1981

Requests the President to designate March 19, 1982, as National Energy Education Day.

Nuclear Powerplant Property Damage Insurance Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981

Nuclear Powerplant Property Damage Insurance Act of 1981 - Establishes the National Nuclear Property Insurance Corporation. Sets forth the membership and powers of the Corporation. Exempts the Corporation and its assets, with specified exceptions, from Federal, State, and local taxation. Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a Nuclear Property Insurance Fund to be used by the Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to request investments of excess moneys in the Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) transfer all funds accounted for in the Fund to the Corporation at the time of its conversion to a private mutual insurance company under this Act; and (2) take appropriate action, at such time, to terminate the operations of the Fund. Provides that such funds shall be used by the Corporation for specified purposes. Authorizes the Corporation to provide insurance to licensees of nuclear powerplants to supplement insurance available from private sources. Requires that the Corporation pay for cleanup and rehabilitation costs associated with onsite property damage following any nuclear incident or damage to an insured powerplant, to the extent such costs exceed specified amounts. Sets a ceiling on such insurance payments. Prohibits the issuance of an operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a nuclear powerplant unless the licensee is insured by the Corporation. Permits the Corporation to require proof of loss or damage before paying any insurance claim. Directs the Corporation to prescribe insurance premium rates and coverage schedules to provide sufficient revenue to the Fund. Sets a minimum aggregate amount of premiums to be paid by all licensees insured under this Act. Requires the Corporation to maintain an actuarially sound reserve comprised of such premiums in the Fund. Requires insured licensees to pay additional assessments if the Corporation becomes obligated under any insurance agreement for any claim in excess of the amount in the Fund. Establishes a Federal interagency task force to: (1) foster and expedite effective communications among the Federal agencies involved with Three Mile Island Unit 2; and (2) insure preparation of a contingency plan to protect public health and safety and maintain service continuity if the General Public Utility Corporation cannot carry out its responsibilities in connection with Three Mile Island Unit 2. Directs the Corporation to reimburse the General Public Utility Corporation from the Fund for 75 percent of the uninsured costs incurred by such Corporation after enactment of this Act for cleanup associated with onsite property damage at Three Mile Island Unit 2 if there is a joint Pennsylvania-New Jersey Utility Commission plan to insure service continuity and economic stability for the General Public Utility. Requires the conversion of the Corporation to a private mutual insurance company authorized to carry out this Act after repayment of all notes or obligations issued under this Act and the earlier of: (1) the completion of the cleanup at Three Mile Island Unit 2; or (2) the date on which the reserved maintained by the Corporation in the fund equals $750,000,000. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to: (1) provide technical assistance to the NRC to expedite licensing and regulatory procedures for the cleanup and repair of Three Mile Island facilities; (2) provide technical and planning assistance to the joint Pennsylvania-New Jersey Utility Commission plan; and (3) arrange with the General Public Utility Corporation the use data valuable in understanding and enhancing nuclear reactor safety. Subrogates the Corporation to all rights and claims of an insured licensee against a third party for costs for which the Corporation provides insurance coverage.

Energy Impact Assistance Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981

Energy Impact Assistance Act of 1981 - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to authorize the designation of an energy impacted area in a State or an area under the control of an Indian tribe if: (1) there is or will be a major energy development (a facility used for obtaining depletable energy resources, the construction or operation of an electric generation facility designed to consume coal or meet the energy needs of a synthetic fuels project, any major federally funded energy project and uranium processing, nuclear spent fuel storage and waste facilities, or the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System) in such area; (2) as a result of such energy development, employment in, or population directly related to, energy development activities has increased by eight percent or more or will increase by 24 percent or more within a specified time period; (3) such population or employment increases require substantial increases in public facilities and services in such area; and (4) the State and local governments or the governing body of an Indian tribe lack the financial and other resources to meet the needs for such facilities and services. Requires approval of such a designation by the Secretary of Energy. Terminates approval of energy impacted area designations five years after approval. Requires that a local planning unit selected by the Governor or governing body of an Indian tribe prepare for each energy impacted area a mitigation plan which shall: (1) identify (A) the projected impact of each major energy development on the economy of such area, the surrounding communities, and the State, (B) the specific needs for public facilities and services in such area and specific proposals to mitigate such needs, and (C) the availability and location of funds and resources, the authority, and the steps the State, local government, or governing body of an Indian tribe will take to implement such proposals; (2) insure the return of the proceeds from any loan repayments by a State or Indian tribe to the Treasury; (3) provide for review and revision of the mitigation plans; and (4) be consistent with any planning assisted or required by any Federal law. Requires approval of such plan by the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the provisions of assistance under such Act. Prohibits the provision of funds to implement approved mitigation plans unless a comprehensive investment strategy describing the intended use within a State or by an Indian tribe of all financial assistance requested is submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary of Agriculture. Permits modification and resubmission of a comprehensive investment strategy which the Secretary of Agriculture has disapproved. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make implementation grants to an applicant if no practical alternative for providing financial assistance is available or if the applicant has or will have extraordinary short-term increases in demand for public facilities or services during the construction of a major energy development and there is no reasonable assurance of repayment of financial assistance within 30 years. Restricts a grant in the latter case to 45 percent of the costs of providing public facilities and services to meet the peak demand. Allows grants made in other cases to be used for acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of public facilities and services. Limits to two percent of any such grant the amount which may be used for administrative expenses. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make direct and insured implementation loans to energy impacted areas for public facilities and services if there is a reasonable expectation of repayment. Permits such loans to be expended directly by the recipient or redistributed by the recipient to nonprofit public entities. Requires that interest rates on such loans be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to modify the loan terms and conditions, make a supplemental loan, or forgive all or any portion of a loan (under specified circumstances) if a loan recipient is unable to meet its obligations despite good faith efforts. Makes a loan recipient for which any loan obligation is forgiven ineligible for further loans for two years from the date of such forgiveness. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee loans to applicants to carry out approved mitigation plans. Provides that the interest rate on such loans shall be agreed upon by the lender and borrower but may not exceed a rate determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. Authorizes such Secretary to purchase the guaranteed portion of any loan guaranteed under this Act if such portion does not exceed an amount equal to the unpaid principal balance and accrued interest on the guaranteed portion. Authorizes the designation of an area as an emergency energy impacted area if such area is an approved energy impacted area, there is a serious threat to the public health and safety within such area because of the major energy development, and a preliminary mitigation plan has been submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture. Authorizes grants, loans, payments to reduce interest on loans, and loan guarantees to any eligible applicant on an expedited basis for public utilities or services in a designated emergency energy impacted area if such needs cannot be met with other assistance programs. Requires a grant recipient to provide 25 percent of the total costs of implementing the proposal for which assistance is made. Establishes in the U.S. Treasury an Energy Impact Insurance Fund to be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to discharge obligations under contracts guaranteeing or insuring energy impact loans. Limits such obligations to $400,000,000 per fiscal year. Requires that, to the extent feasible, assistance be provided to States for redistribution to other applicants so as to facilitate statewide planning and coordination of energy impact assistance. Authorizes the payment of funds to regional commissions for multi-state assistance for areas impacted by increased coal or uranium production. Directs the President to establish an interagency council to coordinate all Federal programs providing energy impact assistance. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to designate an organizational unit to administer the energy impact assistance program, provide information about Federal assistance programs and energy impact mitigation, and make recommendations for improving coordination of such Federal programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations to carry out the energy impact assistance program. Provides for termination of energy impact assistance if the State or governing body of an Indian tribe receiving such assistance fails to comply with the terms of such assistance. Requires the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress an annual report on the energy impact assistance program. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1985. Limits the amounts from such appropriations which may be used for grants and expedited assistance and the total principal amount of loans which may be guaranteed. Specifies appropriations for the Energy Impact Insurance Fund. Prohibits the delay of any major energy development. Requires the General Accounting Office to report to Congress on the status and effectiveness of the energy impact assistance program. Prohibits the transfer of the authority of the Secretary of Energy or the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act to any other Secretary or Federal agency.

A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit retail electric and gas utility rate increases in excess of the cost of living.

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit annual retail electric and gas utility rate increases in excess of the cost of living for the preceding calendar year. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to any rate increase which is charged to an electric consumer under an automatic fuel adjustment clause of a rate schedule which permits rate increases or decreases without prior hearing by a State regulatory authority. Treats the amount of any rate increase which is disallowed for any calendar year as an automatic rate increase for the next calendar year.

Oil Fair Pricing Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981

Oil Fair Pricing Act - Title I: Crude Oil and Imported Petroleum Products - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a ceiling price for crude oil produced in each region (Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts) equal to the average wellhead prices on April 10, 1981, in each region, until the President determines that the Federal Oil Trading Corporation (established by this Act) is fully operational. Requires the Economic Regulatory Administration to: (1) determine the average unit production costs of crude oil in each region and its profitability; (2) develop proposed pricing rules for oil in each region; (3) develop a method to adjust oil prices monthly; (4) determine prices to refiners; (5) develop a level of prices to refiners such that costs to the Corporation will be recovered under a policy of uniform prices to all refiners; and (6) prepare specified reports. Directs the President within 30 days of the final report to prescribe prices which shall apply to the Corporation in its first year of operation. Establishes the Federal Oil Trading Corporation. Prohibits, after the date the Corporation becomes fully operational, any person from: (1) selling crude oil to any person other than the Corporation; (2) selling imported crude oil or petroleum products to any person other than the Corporation; and (3) purchasing crude oil or imported petroleum products from any person other than the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to sell all the crude oil and imported petroleum products it acquires to qualified refiners, with specified exceptions for periods of shortage and for diversions of crude oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Requires the Corporation to annually: (1) propose pricing rules for the purchase and sale of crude oil and imported petroleum products; (2) report to the Congress and the President; (3) receive testimony relating to the rules; and (4) after completion of a public comment period, specify the annual pricing rules. Sets forth provisions relating to the Corporation concerning: (1) the Board of Directors; (2) the Chairman; (3) Officers and employees; (4) the nonprofit nature of the Corporation; (5) the general authority of the Corporation; and (6) annual reporting requirements. Establishes the Public Energy Fund into which revenue from activities of the Corporation shall be deposited. Provides that sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act shall be deposited in the fund. Requires an annual audit of the Corporation. Title II: Domestic Petroleum Products - Requires the Economic Regulatory Administration to: (1) determine the profitability of domestic petroleum products to refiners and marketers; (2) develop a proposed price for each petroleum product at the wholesale level, the refinery, and retail level; (3) provide for the monthly adjustment of prices; and (4) prepare specified reports. Directs the President within 30 days of the final report to establish pricing rules at the wholesale, refinery, and retail levels. Title III: Emergency Authorities - Authorizes the President, if necessary to assure the attainment of the objectives of this Act, to: (1) require adjustments in the operations of any refinery with respect to the proportions of any petroleum product produced; (2) require adjustments in the amounts of crude oil or petroleum products held in inventory; (3) prohibit hoarding; and (4) require the allocation of any petroleum product in specified amounts. Title IV: Administration and Enforcement - Provides that the administration and enforcement provisions of the Emergency Energy Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 shall apply to this Act.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable income tax credit for certain elderly taxpayers for increased costs of residential energy.

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who have attained age 62 a refundable income tax credit for increases in the cost of residential energy over the previous year. Reduces the amount of such credit by 50 percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $25,000. Defines "residential energy" as any fuel (including electricity) used by the taxpayer for residential purposes. Terminates such credit after 1985.

81/380/Euratom: Council Decision of 19 May 1981 amending Decision 80/318/Euratom adopting a research and training programme (1979 to 1983) for the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion

European Union · EUR-Lex · 19 May 1981

An original bill to authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1981

Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 - Authorizes appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for fiscal years 1982 and 1983, and allocates the funds for: (1) nuclear reactor regulation, including licensing review work for a fast breeder reactor plant project and gas-cooled thermal reactor preapplication review; (2) inspection and enforcement, including the Nuclear Data Link System; (3) nuclear material safety and safeguards; (4) nuclear regulatory research, including fast breeder reactor safety research, gas-cooled thermal reactor safety research, and the Loss of Fluid Test Facility research program; (5) program technical support; and (6) program direction and administration. Limits the NRC's authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with universities to not more than one percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for nuclear regulatory research. Prohibits the NRC from reprogramming the funds authorized to be appropriated for any activity under this Act by an increase or decrease in excess of $500,000 for a period of 30 calendar days after notice of such action has been sent to the appropriate congressional committees, unless each committee has transmitted a written notice that it has no objection to such action. Authorizes the NRC to retain monies received for cooperative nuclear research programs for salaries and expenses for such programs and to transfer sums from the amounts appropriated under this Act to other government agencies which perform the work for which such appropriations were made. Authorizes payments under this Act only to the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts. Title II: Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the NRC to issue to a nuclear powerplant an interim operating license which authorizes fuel loading, testing, and operation at a specific power level, pending final action by the NRC on the final operating license application for such facility. Limits the power levels at which a facility may operate under such an interim license. Requires that the filing of the final safety evaluation on the application by the NRC staff and a State, local, or utility emergency preparedness plan for the facility precede the filing of a petition for an interim license. Removes the requirement that the NRC hold a hearing on such a petition after ten days notice and publication once in the Federal Register. Permits the NRC to issue an interim operating license or an amendment thereto upon finding that: (1) all legal requirements, except a required hearing, are met; (2) there will be adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment during the period of interim operation; and (3) denial of such license will result in a delay in the operation of the powerplant. Requires that a final order for the issuance of such a license be transmitted to specified congressional committees. Makes such final orders subject to judicial review. Requires parties to the final operating license application hearing to notify the NRC of any violations of an interim license or any dangers to the public health and safety and the environment during interim operation. Directs the NRC to minimize the issuance of such licenses. Terminates the NRC's authority to issue such licenses on December 31, 1983. Authorizes the NRC to issue and make immediately effective license amendments which involve no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding a request for a hearing. Subjects to criminal penalties any person who intentionally and willfully disrupts or attempts to disrupt the normal operation of any licensed nuclear facility. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the NRC to promulgate regulations for determining whether a license amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. Authorizes the NRC to issue an operating license for a nuclear powerplant in the absence of an approved emergency preparedness plan if there exists an adequate plan for the public health and safety. Directs the NRC to establish an independent, temporary Advisory Panel to evaluate and report to specified congressional committees on the nuclear powerplant licensing process. Directs the NRC to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Energy for the removal and disposal of radioactive materials resulting from the cleanup of Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island powerplant.

Georgiana H. Sheldon, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 20, 1984. (Reappointment)

United States · United States Senate · 14 May 1981

A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that a current connection with the railroad industry is not lost by reason of certain employment with the Department of Energy.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1981

Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that a current connection with the railroad industry is not lost by reason of certain employment with the Department of Energy.

Energy Assistance Block Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1981

Energy Assistance Block Grant Act - Adds a new title to the Social Security Act, title XXI (Block Grants for Energy and Emergency Assistance). Establishes the Energy Assistance Trust Fund in the Treasury. Appropriates amounts to the trust fund, through fiscal year 1985, out of amounts received from the windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to report to Congress concerning the fund. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments from the Fund to each State, from which a State must spend at least 90 percent for home energy assistance to assist individuals and families most in need, and to meet emergency income maintenance needs. Directs the Secretary to make payments in accordance with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968. Requires a State, before a grant is made, to complete and publish a report after holding public hearings covering the use of funds available under this Act. Requires each report to: (1) include a program of coordinated delivery of weatherization and energy assistance; (2) give priority to the elderly, the handicapped, and those individuals who are neediest by virtue of having the lowest incomes and the highest energy costs in relation to income; (3) provide for outreach activities; (4) assure that those individuals eligible for assistance based on income eligibility under Federal law will not be treated differently from others not so eligible; (5) treat renters and homeowners the same; (6) provide that benefits be related to home energy costs in relation to income; and (7) prohibit benefits to households with incomes higher than the lower living standard income level or 125 percent of the poverty level, whichever is higher. Requires a State to annually report on and audit its expenditures. Repeals the Home Energy Assistance Act of 1980, specified provisions of part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act relating to emergency assistance, and the Emergency Energy Conservation Services program authorized pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

Zukünftige Kernenergie-Politik Fortgeschrittene Reaktorlinien (G-SIG: 09000499)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 May 1981

Fortsetzung des Genehmigungsverfahrens für die fortgeschrittenen Reaktorlinien (SNR 300 und THTR 300) sowie Bericht an den Deutschen Bundestag vor der Entscheidung über die Inbetriebnahme des SNR 300

Zukünftige Kernenergie-Politik Entsorgung (G-SIG: 09000500)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 May 1981

Bemühungen der Länder Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz und Bayern um geeignete Standorte für Wiederaufarbeitungsanlagen

Zukünftige Kernenergie-Politik Ausbau der Kernenergie (G-SIG: 09000501)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 May 1981

Ausbau der Kernenergie unter Berücksichtigung von Sicherheit, Umweltschutz und Entsorgung gem.Bericht der Enquete-Kommission "Zukünftige Kernenergiepolitik" sowie den Erklärungen des Bundeskanzlers

National Security Oil and Gas Reserve Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1981

National Security Oil and Gas Reserve Act - Directs the President to designate, as part of a National Security Gas and Oil Reserve, public lands (including coastal zones) with sufficient undeveloped oil and natural gas supplies to adequately supply energy in times of war or prolonged oil and natural gas shortages.

Charles M. Butler, III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 20, 1983, vice Charles B. Curtis, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 12 May 1981