Priority Energy Project Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Title I: Purposes and Definitions - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to provide for a coordinated, simplified, and expeditious process for Federal approval of non-nuclear energy facilities which are determined to be in the national interest. Title II: Priority Energy Projects - Directs the Secretary of Energy to designate priority energy projects based on specified criteria. Exempts such designations from the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1979. Stipulates that if the Secretary fails to make a designation within 60 days of receiving a designation request from a person proposing an energy project, the proposed project shall automatically be given priority project status. Directs the Secretary to publish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal actions relating to such projects. Sets the total time allowed for completion of all final agency action and the issuance of all final agency decisions as to licenses, permits, and other authorizations at one year from the date on which notice of designation of a priority energy project is published in the Federal Register. Directs the President to ma…