Citizens Energy Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Citizens' Energy Act of 1979 - Title I: Price and Allocation Controls - Subtitle A - Extension of Authority - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to extend mandatory controls on domestic crude oil through December 31, 1981, and provide the President with discretionary authority to continue such controls through December 31, 1983. Subtitle B - Home Heating Oil - Middle Distillate Fuel Control Act of 1979 - Directs the President to impose controls on heating oil and diesel fuel within 15 days after enactment of this Act. Subtitle C - Natural Gas - Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to eliminate natural gas deregulation and to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to set rates for interstate and intrastate natural gas. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require States to hold hearings, with full opportunity for public participation including intervenor funding, to determine whether or not lifeline rates for residential natural gas users should be implemented by State-regulated gas utilities or nonregulated gas utilities. Title II: Conservation - Subtitle A - Energy Productivity - Part I - Residential Energy Conservation Est…