National Energy Emergency Act

Summary

National Energy Emergency Act - Title I: Energy Conservation, Rationing - States that the purpose of this Act is to direct the President to propose energy conservation measures and to prescribe rationing plans which will assure that the essential needs of the United States for fuels will be met in a manner which, to the fullest extent practicable, is consistent with existing national commitments to protect and improve the environment and minimizes any adverse impact on employment. Directs the President to include in regulations under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act a provision for an ordering of priorities among users of crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, and for the assignment to such users of rights entitling them to obtain any such oil or product in precedence to other users not similarly entitled, if the President finds that such action is necessary to accomplish the objectives of the Act. Requires the President to, by order, make such adjustments in the allocations as may be necessary to provide for the allocation of crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product in such manner and in such amounts so as to permit such users to obtain any such oil or product based upon such entitlements. Authorizes the President to require the production of crude oil at the producer level: (1) at the maximum efficient rate of production; or (2) at rates of production in excess of the maximum efficient rate if he finds that production at such rates is necessary to meet essential energy needs under this Act. Directs the President to consult with the Department of the Interior and with appropriate State governments in order to determine which producers should be reasonably required to produce crude oil at the rates specified in this Act. Provides that within 30 days of enactment of this Act and from time to time thereafter, the President shall propose one or more energy conservation plans which shall be designed to supplement and be coordinated with actions taken and proposed to be taken under other authority of this or other Acts to result in a reduction of energy consumption to a level which can be supplied by available energy resources. Directs the President to transmit any energy action to the Congress. The President shall have such action delivered to both Houses on the same day and to each House while it is in session. Provides that an energy action shall take effect at the end of the first period of 15 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which the plan is transmitted to it unless, between the date of transmittal and the end of the 15-day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that that House does not favor the energy action. Requires the President to prohibit the burning of natural gas or petroleum products at its primary energy source by any major fuel-burning installation including any existing electric generating plant which on the date of enactment has the ready capability and necessary plant equipment to burn coal. Authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Maritime Commission to take any action on its own motion or on the petition of the President which existing law permits such Commission or Board to take for the purpose of conserving energy consumption in a manner found by such Commission or Board to be consistent with the objectives and purposes of the Acts. Title II: Coordination with Environmental Protection Requirements - States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may, for any period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this section and ending on or before May 15, 1974, temporarily suspend any stationary source fuel or emission limitation as it applies to any person, if the Administrator finds that such person will be unable to comply with such limitation during such period solely because of unavailability of types or amounts of fuels. Provides that any rationing and conservation program provided for in title I of this Act or in the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include measures to assure that available low sulfur fuel will be distributed on a priority basis to those areas of the country designated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as requiring low sulfur fuel to avoid or minimize adverse impact on public health. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress not later than January 31, 1975, on the implementation of this title.

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 10 December 1973

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 November 1973

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