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Bill· HRH.R. 5660 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1979
Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to provide for a coordinated, simplified, and prompt process for obtaining Federal, State, and local approval of nonnuclear energy facilities which are determined to be in the national interest. Title II: Priority Projects - Authorizes the President to establish an Energy Mobilization Board to be composed of members appointed by the President. Sets forth the general duties and powers of such Board, including the subpoena power. Directs the Board to keep the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs and on Interstate and Foreign Commerce fully and currently informed concerning its activities, including the submission of an annual report. Stipulates that projects related to the production of nuclear energy or approved under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies of 1978 be excluded from coverage under this Act. Directs the Board to designate Priority Energy Projects and to publish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal actions relating to such projects. Directs the Board to provide the appropriate committees with a copy of such designation orders. Sets forth the criteria the Board must consider in making such designations, including: (1) the extent to which the energy project would reduce the Nation's dependence upon nonrenewable resources; (2) the magnitude of any economic and social impacts and costs associated with the project in relation to the impacts and costs of alternatives; (3) the extent to which the project would make use of renewable energy resources, or conserve energy; (4) the extent to which the project would contribute to the development of new production or conservation technologies and techniques; (5) adverse impacts on the environment and on competition; and other specified criteria. Directs the Board to notify the Governor of each State in which any portion of a project designated as a Priority Energy Project is proposed to be located. Permits such Governor to appoint a non-voting Member to the Board to participate in decisions concerning such project, including the Project Decision Schedule. Exempts priority energy project designations or refusals to make a designation, promulgation or revision of Project Decision Schedules, and Board actions relating to streamlining of procedures, from the impact statement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to determine whether any Federal action relating to a Priority Energy Project, after it has been so designated and prior to establishing the Project Schedule, will be a "major Federal action" for purposes of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Requires the Council to designate a lead agency to assure compliance with NEPA whenever a major Federal action is involved. Authorizes the Board to require that one environmental impact statement be prepared and that such statement be used by all Federal agencies to satisfy NEPA with respect to such projects. Authorizes the Board to extend the time for certain deadlines. Requires each agency having authority to make any agency decision with respect to any part of a project designated as a Priority Energy Project to transmit to the Board: (1) a compilation of all significant actions required to be taken by such agency and by the applicant before such decision can be made and a summary of procedural requirements applicable to such actions; (2) a tentative schedule for completing such actions and making such decisions; and (3) a statement of administrative requirements to take such actions. Directs the Board to publish a Project Decision Schedule within 45 days of the transmittal of agency information. Stipulates that such schedule: (1) identify the order in which decisions which must be made by each agency are to be made; (2) identify the deadlines applicable to such decisions; (3) be consistent with the tentative schedules transmitted to the Board, unless the Board determines a different schedule is essential to expedite and coordinate agency review; and (4) be binding on the agency and on all other persons to which the Schedule applies. Permits the Board to modify any schedule applicable to any agency's decision or action subject to the Project Decision Schedule upon petition of such agency where the agency determines such modification will facilitate agency compliance with the Schedule. Permits affected agencies to consolidate proceedings related to actions and decisions subject to the Project Decision Schedule, if such streamlined procedures provide for effective participation by interested parties in such decisionmaking. Directs the Board to monitor compliance with the Schedule by all affected agencies and persons. Permits the Board to take such actions as it deems appropriate to bring any person or agency responsible for a project delay into compliance with the Schedule. Directs the Board, when any person responsible for filing or taking any other action on behalf of a Project refuses to take such action, to either revise such Project Decision Schedule or revoke the Priority Energy Project designation. Stipulates that, unless otherwise provided for, the other statutory obligations and authority of any independent regulatory agency remain unaffected by this Act. Authorizes the Board to bring an expedited enforcement action against any agency failing to or reasonably likely to fail to comply with a Project Decision Schedule in the appropriate United States district court. Directs such court to issue specified orders requiring compliance with such Schedule and to take any necessary measures, including citation and punishment of the responsible officials for contempt of court, for failure to meet any court-imposed deadlines. Authorizes the President to perform any action or make any decision required of an agency by court order in the event such agency fails to perform such action or make such decision. Authorizes the Board to order the temporary suspension of the application of any requirement of Federal, State, or local law enacted or promulgated after the commencement of construction of any facility which is part of a Priority Project where it is determined that such requirement could prevent timely completion or operation of such facility and that such temporary suspension would not create any significant public health or safety risks. Sets forth time limits on such suspension orders and exempts specified requirements from being suspended. Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall expand or confer on the United States any right to acquire water rights nor alter any provisions of State law or interstate compact governing water use. States that Board action granting or denying designation orders or suspending Federal, State, or local requirements of law shall be subject to judicial review only for failure to comply with this Act or for constitutional violations. Provides for judicial review of other Board actions as specified. Requires that any reviewing court expedite and consolidate such review to the maximum extent practicable. Requires that any party seeking Supreme Court review of any judgment or order of a circuit court of appeals pursuant to this Act must file a petition for a writ of certiorari within 60 days of the decision of the lower court or such appeal shall be barred. Sets a 60-day time limit for the promulgation of regulations for carrying out this Act. Terminates the Board's authority seven years after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Board to prepare and submit to the President and the Congress a comprehensive report of its activities during such period. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to the Congress a report evaluating the performance of the Board and setting forth findings and recommendations with respect to the program authorized under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 and succeeding fiscal years to carry out this Act.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 195 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1979
Favors the proposed Agreement Between the United States and Australia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 89 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Declares that limits contained in agreements controlling transfers or exports from the United States of low enriched uranium may be exceeded by no more than ten percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4343 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow homeowners or businessmen a refundable income tax credit for increases in electricity costs incurred by such individuals as a result of the shutdown of the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island.
Bill· HRH.R. 4268 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow homeowners or businessmen a refundable income tax credit for increases in electricity costs incurred by such individuals as a result of the shutdown of the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island.
Bill· SS. 1178 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1979
Nuclear Energy Reappraisal Act of 1979 - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cease the issuance of nuclear powerplant construction permits until the Congress determines that specified issues relating to powerplant safety and security, radioactive waste disposal, and related areas are resolved and Congress enacts legislation specifically renewing the Commission's authority to issue such permits.
Bill· HRH.R. 4096 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Nuclear Powerplant Safety Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that at least one Commission inspector be stationed on a 24 hour basis in the control room of any nuclear powerplant licensed under this Act. Sets forth the duties of such inspector. Directs the Commission to establish a nuclear accident emergency planning assistance program to assist States in handling such emergencies. Requires owners and operators of licensed nuclear powerplants to monitor radiation levels in the vicinity of such powerplants. Sets forth details of such monitoring requirement. Requires such owners and operators to develop procedures for responding to nuclear emergencies, and requires that future applicants for nuclear powerplant operating licenses submit, as part of the application, an emergency plan for handling nuclear emergencies. Specifies the nature of such emergency plans. Directs such owners and operators to distribute information in pamphlet form to nearby residences, businesses, schools and other institutions describing various matters related to radiation and nuclear emergencies. Requires the Commission to conduct inspections of all operating nuclear powerplants within six months of the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 324 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Declares that limits contained in agreements controlling transfers or exports from the United States of low enriched uranium may be exceeded by no more than ten percent.
Bill· SS. 1082 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to allow parties injured by a nuclear accident to recover damages in excess of the limits on liability imposed by such Act according to the ordinary rules of tort law.
Bill· HRH.R. 3988 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Nuclear Power Plant Safety Review Act of 1979 - Suspends for a period of 36 months the issuance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of any license for a nuclear fission power facility. Makes such suspension effective on the first day after the date of the enactment of this Act. Continues such suspension unless Congress determines that: (1) the effectiveness of the safety systems is demonstrated; (2) the effectiveness of the security systems throughout the fuel cycle is demonstrated; and (3) the continued use and development of nuclear fission plants no longer represents an unacceptable danger to the safety and health of the general public and the environment. Authorizes the President, in consultation with the Office of Technology Assessment and the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy, to grant relief and exception to this suspension for certain completed nuclear fission power plants. Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to conduct a study of nuclear fission power plants to: (1) determine safety hazards and make recommendations to remedy some; (2) assess the short-term and long-term effects of low level radiation; and (3) assess the licensing procedure of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Directs that such study shall be conducted independently. Directs the Office to submit annual reports to the Congress, the final report to be submitted 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides for the compensation of expenses for public participation pursuant to the office's responsibilities under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3945 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1979
Nuclear Power Plant Safety Review Act of 1979 - Suspends for a period of 36 months the issuance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of any license for a nuclear fission power facility. Makes such suspension effective on the first day after the date of enactment of this Act. Continues such suspension unless Congress determines that: (1) the effectiveness of the safety systems is demonstrated; (2) the effectiveness of the security systems throughout the fuel cycle is demonstrated; and (3) that the continued use and development of nuclear fission plants no longer represents an unacceptable danger to the safety and health of the general public and the environment. Authorizes the President, in consultation with the Office of Technology Assessment and the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy, to grant relief and exception to this suspension for certain completed nuclear fission power plants. Directs the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to conduct a study of nuclear fission power plants to: (1) determine safety hazards and make recommendations to remedy same; (2) assess the short-term and long-term effects of low level radiation; and (3) assess the licensing procedure of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Directs that such study shall be conducted independently. Directs the Director to submit annual reports to the Congress, the final report to be submitted 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides for the compensation of expenses for public participation pursuant to the Director's responsibilities under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3832 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1979
Nuclear Power Investigation and Review Act of 1979 - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cease issuing construction licenses or limited work authorizations for nuclear power plants or amendments to existing licenses for the expansion of reactor site spent fuel storage facilities until the Special Commission for the Investigation and Review of Nuclear Power, to be established under this Act, has reported its recommendations to the Congress and the Congress has had sufficient time to review such recommendations. Establishes a Special Commission for the Investigation and Review of Nuclear Power, to be composed of specified presidential and congressional appointees, to conduct a comprehensive investigation and review of outstanding issues relating to nuclear fuels, nuclear waste transportation, storage, disposal, nuclear safety, the economics of nuclear power, nuclear security measures, nuclear emergencies, and other areas of concern. Sets forth the powers and duties of such commission, including the power to compel by means of subpoena the delivery of information in the possession of any Federal department or agency or other person which relates to any matter under investigation by the Commission. Directs the Commission to hold public hearings and to receive evidence as the Commission deems advisable. Directs the Commission to make a final report to the President and to the Congress on the results of its investigation.
Bill· SS. 923 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Office of Nuclear Energy Public Counsel Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to establish within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission an Office of Nuclear Energy Public Counsel. Directs the President to appoint a Director to such office. Provides that such office shall have standing to intervene in any proceeding before the Commission involving civilian applications of nuclear energy and may petition the Commission for the initiation of such proceedings. Authorizes such office to seek judicial review of any Commission action involving such matters. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $500,000 for fiscal year 1980 and up to $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1981.
Bill· SS. 926 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Nuclear Power Plant Safety Review Act of 1979 - Suspends for a period of 36 months the issuance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of any license for a nuclear fission power facility. Makes such suspension effective on the first day after the date of enactment of this Act. Continues such suspension unless Congress determines that: (1) the effectiveness of the safety systems is demonstrated; (2) the effectiveness of the security systems throughout the fuel cycle is demonstrated; and (3) the continued use and development of nuclear fission plants no longer represents an unacceptable danger to the safety and health of the general public and the environment. Authorizes the President, in consultation with the Office of Technology Assessment and the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy, to grant relief and exception to this suspension for certain completed nuclear fission power plants. Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to conduct a study of nuclear fission power plants to: (1) determine safety hazards and make recommendations to remedy same; (2) assess the short- term and long-term effects of low level radiation; and (3) assess the licensing procedure of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Directs that such study shall be conducted independently. Directs the Office to submit annual reports to the Congress, the final report to be submitted 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides for the compensation of expenses for public participation pursuant to the Office's responsibilities under this Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 134 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, through its Subcommittee on Nuclear Regulation, to expend such funds as may be necessary from the contingent fund of the Senate to investigate the accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station and to study all issues arising from the accident which have implications for the regulation and control of nuclear energy. Directs such subcommittee, in conducting its investigation and study, to utilize available studies, investigations, reports, and other relevant material.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 19 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should create and appoint a Presidential Commission to investigate present and future implications of the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1979.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 55 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Commission on Civilian Nuclear Power Act of 1979 - Establishes a Presidential Commission on the Future of Nuclear Power in the United States to examine the issues and status and make recommendations on various aspects of nuclear power, including: (1) public health, safety, and welfare; (2) costs and benefits; (3) financing; (4) licensing, regulation, and litigation procedures; (5) availability and costs of uranium; (6) availability and costs of liability insurance; and (7) adequacy of emergency planning. Directs the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress by December 15, 1979. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3283 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prevent nuclear reactor repair costs and increased costs of substitute power from being passed through to an electric utility's customers when the generation of electric energy by any nuclear powerplant is suspended or terminated for a safety related reason. Establishes a Nuclear Reactor Shut-down Fund to reimburse any electric utility for such excess energy cost and repair or construction costs.
Bill· HRH.R. 3302 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Nuclear Power Facility Siting and Licensing Act of 1979 - Title I: Siting and Licensing - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, upon initially granting a construction permit for nuclear power facilities, to provide on-site inspection of such construction to ensure conformity with the permit and Commission rules and regulations. Authorizes the Commission to issue an operating license upon finding such conformity and in the absence of good cause showing why the granting of such license would not be in accordance with such Act. Authorizes the Commission to require facility design or construction modifications after a construction permit is issued, in order to provide additional health and safety protection. Amends such Act to include among those actions for which hearings may be granted any proceeding for the granting, suspending, revoking, renewing, or amending of a facility design or design of a subsystem thereof. Sets forth notice requirements for such hearings. Authorizes the Commission to permit interim operation of nuclear power facilities or to issue an interim amendment to a facility's operating license upon a finding that the public health and safety, the common defense and security, and the environment will be adequately protected during the period of interim operation and that such interim operation is in the public interest. Authorizes the Commission to issue a site permit for approval of a site for one or more nuclear power facilities upon the application of any person, notwithstanding the fact that no construction permit for such facility or facilities has been filed. Sets forth criteria for such application approval and specifies the information to be included in such application. Authorizes the renewal of such site permits between 18 and 48 months prior to the expiration of the ten year permit validity period. Authorizes the Commission to approve standardized facility design and facility subsystems by means of rulemaking or a manufacturing license proceeding. Authorizes the Commission to consider proposed modifications to such facility designs and to require such modification upon proof, established by the Commission at a hearing, that such modification will produce significant additional protection for public health and safety and that the value of such protection exceeds the additional costs associated therewith. Authorizes the renewal of such rules or manufacturing licenses between 12 and 18 months prior to the expiration of the five-year validity period. Title II: Federal and State Coordination - Directs the Commission to coordinate its licensing functions with Federal and State agencies having responsibility for nuclear power facilities, and to eliminate unnecessary duplication and delay in the licensing process. Sets forth procedures and time limitations for specified steps in the licensing process. Defers to the States the determination of need for such facilities. Directs the Governor of any State seeking to qualify for Federal funding of a program to cooperate with the Commission in its licensing process to submit a proposed program for review. Authorizes the Commission to establish State program review guidelines based on criteria set forth in this Act. Authorizes the Commission to make grants for the development and administration of such programs. Directs the President to establish a Federal/State Licensing Study Commission to further facilitate such coordination and cooperation in the licensing process. Provides that upon submission of its report and recommendations to the President and the Congress, such Commission shall expire, but not later than 18 months after it is established. Title III: Regulation of Airborne Effluents - Relieves the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of his authority under the Clean Air Act to classify airborne emissions of radioactive materials from nuclear power facilities upon promulgation by the Commission of rules and regulations governing such materials. Title IV: Conforming Amendments - Makes conforming amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Title V: Effective Date - Sets the effective date of this Act as of the date of its enactment. Provides for a waiver of up to two years of any of its provisions if consistent with the purpose of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2603 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1979
Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes the appropriation of funds for fiscal year 1980 to the Department of Energy for operating expenses incurred in carrying out national security programs, including scientific research and development, strategic and critical materials necessary for common defense, military applications of nuclear energy, and additional authorizations for specific projects. Title II: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act where the costs of the program exceed 105 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $10,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act for programs which have not been presented to, or requested of Congress unless 30 calendar days have elapsed since the Secretary of Energy has presented to all the appropriate Congressional committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Allows the written waiver of such requirement where such waiver is approved in writing by each appropriate committee of Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to start any general plant project only if: (1) the maximum estimated cost of such project does not exceed $750,000, and any building in such project does not exceed $300,000 in estimated costs; and (2) the total costs of all projects undertaken pursuant to this Act does not exceed the estimated cost by more than 25 percent. Sets forth procedures for approving of projects that exceed the 25 percent estimated cost provision, and exempts from such procedures any project which has an estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Allows the transfer of funds from specified projects to other Government agencies for the performance of work for which the appropriation is made. Authorizes the Secretary to perform construction design services for construction projects in support of national security programs as appropriated under this Act. Directs the Secretary to notify the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of specific cost overruns.
Bill· HRH.R. 336 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Nuclear Energy Reappraisal Act - Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cease the granting of licenses or construction authorizations for nuclear fission powerplants pending the outcome of a comprehensive study by the Office of Technology Assessment. Continues such termination until Congress determines that safety and environmental hazards have been adequately studied and that nuclear fission plants are acceptable in comparison to other energy sources. Authorizes a resumption of licensing under limited conditions which shall be specified by Congress. Requires a five-year independent study of the nuclear fuel cycle by the Office of Technology Assessment. Empowers the Office to compel delivery of any information necessary for conducting such study. Directs all government agencies to cooperate fully with the Office. Requires the preparation of a final report with recommendations at the end of five years and annual progress reports. Requires the following specific issues to be considered in the final report: (1) safety and environmental hazards, including an analysis of reported malfunctions; (2) genetic effects of low level radiation; (3) economic implications of a long-term nature; (4) proliferation dangers; (5) economical and technical capabilities of utilities; and (6) licensing procedures of past regulatory agencies. Stipulates that existing nuclear fission powerplants shall operate at less than licensed core power level and be annually derated should Congress fail to determine that the licensing of fission plants may continue after conclusion of the study. Requires the Federal Government, to the maximum extent possible, to expend funds for employment creation programs in areas where unemployment has been caused by the implementation of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $15,000,000 per year for each of the five fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act.