Department of Energy Civilian Program Authorization Act

Summary

Department of Energy Civilian Program Authorization Act - Title I: Energy - Authorizes appropriations for specified energy supply research and technology development programs and capital investment. Supplements the previous authorizations for specified energy supply research and technology development projects. Authorizes appropriations for specified energy supply production, demonstration and distribution programs and capital investment programs. Supplements previous authorizations for energy supply production, demonstration and distribution projects. Authorizes appropriations for specified conservation programs, the regulation program, emergency preparedness, the energy information program, the environment program, and for policy and management programs. Title II: General Science and Research - Authorizes appropriations for the general science and research program. Authorizes specified sums for designated general science and research capital investment projects. Title III: Power Marketing Administrations - Authorizes appropriations for the Alaska Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration. Title IV: Special Foreign Currency - Authorizes a specified amount for foreign currency to be used for international cooperation in nonnuclear technology. Title V: Other Provisions - Allows the location of facilities or major items of equipment at installations not within the Department of Energy. Permits the Secretary of Energy to transfer the title or other interests in property of the United States when the Secretary determines such transfer is in the best interests of the Government. Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act where the costs of the program exceed 120 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $5,000,000 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 the waiver is signed by each appropriate committee of Congress. Prohibits the start of construction projects which costs exceed by more than 25 percent the estimated cost of the project. Waives such requirement for construction projects having an estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Authorizes the start of general plant projects only under specified circumstances. Allows the transfer of funds from specified projects to all other programs of the Department of Energy. Permits the Secretary to expend funds authorized for construction design services where such funds are included in a bill before Congress and the Secretary determines that the project is urgently needed for national defense, public safety, or other specified purposes. Title VI: Basis for Government Charge for Uranium Enrichment Services - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to specify that the prices charged by the Government for uranium enrichment services shall assure the recovery of the Government's costs over a reasonable time. Requires that prices result in revenues sufficient to cover normal business expenses, taxes, and return on equity which would otherwise be reflected in prices charged by a private operator providing similar services. Provides for congressional review of pricing schedules before implementation. Title VII: Amendments to the National Energy Extension Service Act - Amends the National Energy Extension Service Act to delete the proviso requiring no matching State or local funds for the development of guidelines for extending service. Deletes from the formula used to compute the allocations for individual States, the requirement that the latest decennial census be used. Requires matching State or local funds for the implementation of the energy extension services comtemplated by this Act. Title VIII: Loan Guarantees for Energy Demonstration - Amends the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to permit the use of Federal loan guarantees and commitments in support of joint university-industry nonnuclear energy research. Provides guidelines within which the Secretary of Energy must work concerning the issuance of loan guarantees and commitments. Title IX: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1980 - Authorizes the appropriation to the Department of Energy of such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1980 for energy, general science and research, power marketing administrations, and special foreign currency.

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 5 July 1978

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 March 1978

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