Making energy policy: a year later and the year ahead

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Public Power; (United States)

OSTI ID:7327116

Gibons, A M

The first session of the Ninety-Fourth Congress enacted and President Ford signed into law a number of measures affecting local publicly owned electric utilities. But many issues remained: natural gas pricing; divestiture by major oil companies of either production or distribution functions, or of competing energy sources; clean air regulations; coal development; nuclear power policies; loan guarantees for synthetic fuel development; fuel cell research and development; competition and utility rates; municipal financing; and economic development. The confrontation between the Administration and Congress on oil pricing lasted through most of 1975. On Dec. 18, three days after price controls expired on oil, Congress sent the President S. 622, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Although the President had threatened a veto and there were conflicting views within the Administration on the merits of the legislation, he signed it Dec. 22 (Public Law 94-163). The measure brought together five different bills which Congress had been considering since last February. Additional energy legislation included the Power Intertie (P.L. 94-157); Hells Canyon (P.L. 94-199); Competitive Impact Statements S.2028; TVA Bond Ceiling HR.9472; and Private Utility Tax Subsidies (H.R.-10612) (MCW)

• Research Organization: American Public Power Association, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 7327116
• Journal Information: Public Power; (United States), Journal Name: Public Power; (United States) Vol. 34:1; ISSN PUPOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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