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S. 3227 (94th)

Solar Energy Act

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Introduced

30 March 1976

Last action

30 March 1976 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Fannin, Paul J. [R-AZ], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Pearson, James B. [R-KS], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. McGee, Gale W. [D-WY], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL], Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ], Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH], Sen. Sparkman, John J. [D-AL], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA], Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH]

Subjects

Energy

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24 March 2026

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Summary

Solar Energy Act - Title I: Findings, Policy, Purpose and Definitions - Declares it the policy of the United States to reduce national reliance on crude oil imports as an energy source by demonstrating the reliability of solar energy generation facilities. Title II: Solar Energy Fiscal Year 1977 Suggested Budget Outlays for Operating Expenses, Plant and Equipment, and Construction - Recommends budget outlays for fiscal year 1977 in the following areas: solar heating and cooling, agricultural and industrial process heat, solar-thermal electric, photovoltaic, ocean-thermal, wind, solar crop irrigation, resource assessment and technology utilization, and other areas of solar energy research. Includes recommended budget outlays for specific projects. Title III: Responsibilities of the Administration - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to: (1) insure, to the maximum extent possible, that procurement under such Act be on a cost-sharing basis with private business; (2) consult with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration before granting or contracting of any demonstration projects under the Act; and (3) report to the President and the Congress by September 30, 1977 on the integration of existing electric utility systems with decentralized solar-electric generation systems.

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Timeline

  1. 30 March 1976

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 March 1976

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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