HR 7732 · 96th Congress · Energy
A bill to establish a coordinated, prompt, and simplified process for decision making in regard to significant nonnuclear energy facilities, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1980-07-02)
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Title I: Purposes and Definitions - Sets forth the purposes of this Act. Excludes nuclear energy production projects from coverage under this Act. 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 informed concerning its activities, including the submission of an annual report. Directs the Board to promulgate regulations establishing criteria for applications for an order designating an energy project as a Priority Energy Project. Requires the Board to publish notice of the application and to allow time after such publication for agencies and interested persons to submit written comments. Requires the Board to order designation as a Priority Energy Project or to refuse to make such an order within a specified time. Sets forth the criteria the Board shall consider in deciding whether to make such a designation. Requires t…
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