ELECTRIC POWER see also Power Resources

Addresses

Nuclear Power Issues: Sec. of Energy Hodel, 14097-14099 [24MY]

Agenda

Nuclear Power Assembly—1984, 14095 [24MY]

Amendments

Construction Work in Progress Policy Act: enact (H.R. 555), 1941 [6FE], 2302, 2311 [8FE]

Federal Power Act: amend (S. 1132), 32241 [11OC]

Hoover Power Plant Act: enact (S. 268), House amendments, 21127, 21137, 21206 [26JY], 21390, 21394 [27JY], 21524, 21533-21539 [30JY]

Hydroelectric projects: annual charges for FERC licensees (S. 1132), 31275, 31332 [10OC]

———charges for use (S. 1132), 32241 [11OC]

—-construct, operate, and maintain (H.R. 4275), 10572 [1MY], 10774 [2MY], 10933, 10937, 10942, 10952, 10954, 10955, 10957 [3MY]

Public utilities: limit recovery of certain construction costs from rate increases (H.R. 555), 1941 [6FE], 2302, 2311 [8FE]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act: enact (H.R. 3050), 3351 [27FE], 3589 [28FE], 3941 [29FE], 4006, 4008, 4015, 4018 [1MR]

———enact (S. 1300), 27530 [27SE]

Analyses

Hydroelectric Powerplant Relicensing Proceedings (S. 2710), 14114 [24MY]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act (H.R. 3050): Library of Congress, 3692 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Antinuke Crowd Has Boosted Costs, 26289 [20SE]

At FFTF, They Flirt With the Frontiers of Fuels and Steels, 15240 [6JN]

Conservation Favored Over Nuclear Plants as Job Booster, 22058 [1AU]

Dreams and Muscles Made Santee Cooper, 23417 [9AU]

Great Energy Giveaway, 10019 [25AP]

Greedy for Power, 10020 [25AP], 21128 [26JY]

Hodel Announces Actions To Help Complete Safe and Economically Feasible Nuclear Plants, 14096 [24MY]

Hoover Dam Benefits Could Crumble for Southland, 10950 [3MY]

New England Utilities Need Regional Electric Planning, 7751 [4AP]

Outlook for Nuclear Power—Is It Still an Energy Option in the United States?, 20030-20032 [29JN]

Power Giveaway, 21395 [27JY]

Power Play on the Potomac, 25422 [13SE], 31308 [10OC]

Power to Some of the People, 10949 [3MY]

Scientists Favor Nuclear Power While Press Is Highly Skeptical, 10063 [26AP]

South v. North on Hoover Power, 21395 [27JY]

Success With Nuclear Power, 15352 [7JN]

Three Senators Offer Measures To Help LILCO Out of Crisis, 8696 [11AP]

U.S. Rejects LILCO Bond Plan, 8696 [11AP]

Unplugging the Generators, 12611 [16MY]

Utility Twists in the Wind, 11068 [3MY]

What Price Apathy?, 10064 [26AP]

Why Hoover Dam's ``Dirt Cheap'' Power May Stay in the Hands of a Few, 21396 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: repeal required reports under Federal-Civilian Energy Efficiency Swap Act (see S. 2557)

Appliances: consumer information program to enhance energy efficiency (see S. 2631; H.R. 5582)

Bonneville Power Administration: annual debt payments for projects on an amortized basis (see S. 2788)

Coal: combustion and conversion technologies for reducing air pollution by powerplants (see H.R. 5592, 5593)

Consumer products: information program to enhance energy efficiency (see S. 2631; H.R. 5582)

Federal Power Act: amend (see S. 3006)

———State licensing authority (see H.R. 6198)

FERC: procedure to guide issuance of new licenses to operate existing hydroelectric facilities (see S. 2711; H.R. 5299)

———relicensing proceedings for continued development of hydroelectric power (see S. 2710)

Generation, transmission, and distribution: promote competition (see H.R. 5416)

Low-income energy assistance program: extension (see S. 2374)

Natural gas-fired generators: treatment as qualifying small power producers (see H.R. 5434)

Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.: budget waiver for consideration of S. 806 (see S. Res. 421)

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program: availability of pumping power to Hilltop and Gray Goose irrigation projects (see S. 2861; H.R. 6022)

Powerplants: treatment of small natural gas-fired generators (see H.R. 5434)

Rates: delay increases (see H.R. 4766)

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund: financial integrity (see S. 2646; H.R. 4943, 5816)

States: consent of Congress to compact on conservation plans and authority to regulate wholesale rates (see H.R. 5766)

———licensing authority for small hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 6198)

Transmission: promote competition and efficiency (see H.R. 5608)

Cloture motions

Hoover Power Plant Act: enact (S. 268), House amendments, 21137 [26JY], 21398 [27JY], 21523 [30JY]

Explanations

Hoover Dam electricity purchase prices, 21585 [31JY]

Factsheets

Construction Work in Progress Policy Act (H.R. 555), 1948 [6FE]

Limit Recovery of Certain Construction Costs From Public Utility Rate Increases (H.R. 555), 1948 [6FE]

Letters

Construction Work in Progress Policy Act (sundry), 2011, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2024 [7FE]

Emergency power generator: Dean D. Kiefer, 19626 [28JN]

———Office of the Sheriff, Aberdeen, SD, 19626 [28JN]

Energy efficiency standards for certain household appliances: TVA, 5388 [13MR]

Energy supply projections and energy needs in the U.S.: Sec. of Energy Hodel, 12490 [16MY]

Financial integrity of the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund (Dear Colleague), 11263-11264 [8MY]

Impact of financing utility plant investments: FERC, 2313 [8FE]

Inclusion by public utilities of construction work-in-progress costs in rate base: Raymond J. O'Connor for FERC, 28336 [2OC]

———Sec. of Energy Hodel, 28334, 28336 [2OC]

Independent nuclear safety board feasibility study: NRC, 17768 [21JN]

Long Island Lighting Co. utility classification: several Senators, 8695 [11AP]

``Power Play on the Potomac'' response: Bob Bergland for REA, 24595 [7SE]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act: CBO, 14961 [5JN]

———Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 14960 [5JN], 24596 [7SE]

———Dept. of Agriculture, 15764 [11JN]

———Eldon L. Ricker, Rideta Electric Cooperative, Inc., 3895 [29FE]

———several Senators, 23233 [9AU]

———(sundry), 4008 [1MR], 30644, 30645 [5OC], 31306, 31307 [10OC]

Utility rates in Ohio: Representative Kaptur, 9620 [12AP]

Lists

Hydroelectric development applications pending, 7193 [30MR]

Mailgrams

Construction Work in Progress Policy Act (H.R. 555): AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Dept., 2170 [7FE]

Memorials of legislature

Alaska, 13079 [21MY], 23319 [9AU]

South Carolina, 189 [24JA]

Motion

Hydroelectric facilities: (H.R. 4275), substitute S. 268, Hoover Powerplant Act, 10960 [3MY]

Petitions

Emergency power generator: Aberdeen, SD, City Council, 19626 [28JN]

Rural electric and telephone revolving fund: Mor Gran Sou Electric Cooperative, Inc., 13078 [21MY]

Proposals

Amendment to continuing appropriation (H.J. Res. 648) relating to generation of electric power by military, 29010 [3OC]

Questions and answers

REA revolving fund, 4026 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Abbeville, SC: electric power to mitigate impact during construction and operation of the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project (S. 912), 5194 [13MR]

California: Southern California Edison electric power rates, 10928 [3MY]

Conservation Service Reform Act: enact, 9559 [12AP]

Construction Work in Progress Policy Act: enact (H.R. 555), 1418 [2FE], 1781 [2FE], 1948 [6FE], 2008 7FE-2024 [7FE], 2286, 2287, 2302-2317 [8FE], 2660, 2663 [9FE], 14972 [5JN]

Delaware River: funding for the Merrill Creek reservoir, 24174 [10AU]

Electric Consumers Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4402), 6984 [29MR]

Electric Consumers' Railroad Anti-Monopoly Act: enact (H.R. 4559), 31442 [10OC]

Electric Utility Competition Act: enact (H.R. 4402), 8467 [9AP]

Electric Utility Transmission Reform Act: enact (H.R. 5608), 11454 [8MY]

Electric industry: scholarship program, 7884 [4AP]

Energy efficiency standards: adopt for certain household appliances, 5387 [13MR]

Federal Power Act: amend (S. 1132), 28055 [1OC]

———amend (S. 1132), Senate amendment, 32240 [11OC]

Federal Reclamation Hydroelectric Powerplants Authorization Act: enact, 10799 [2MY]

FERC: consumer legislation and regulatory policy, 1777 [2FE]

Freight rates: protect shippers and consumers against monopolistic (H.R. 4559), 31442 [10OC]

Gregory County hydroelectric pumped storage facility, South Dakota: construction, 20292 [29JN]

Hoover Dam: distribution of power contract rights, 10925, 10933-10952, 10954 [3MY]

———funding the uprating program, 10937 [3MY]

———tribute, 6958 [29MR]

———visitor center improvements, 10937 [3MY]

Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (S. 2565), 32526 [12OC]

Hydroelectric facilities: construct, operate, and maintain (H.R. 4275), 10746 [2MY], 10925-10963 [3MY]

———construct, operate, and maintain (H.R. 4275), S. 268 passed in lieu, 10963 [3MY]

———construct, operate, and maintain (H.R. 4275), technical corrections, 10963 [3MY]

———licensing (H.R. 5299), 6984 [29MR]

———licensing of small projects (H.R. 6198), 24567 [6SE]

———market pricing (H.R. 4275), Boxer amendment, 10926-10952 [3MY]

———market pricing (H.R. 4275), Boxer amendment (Albosta clarifying amendment), 10942-10952 [3MY]

———pricing of federally generated power, 14408 [30MY]

Hydroelectric power projects at Federal dams: charges for use (S. 1132), 28055 [1OC]

———charges for use (S. 1132), Senate amendment, 32240 [11OC]

Lincoln School Dam, ME: deauthorization, 20290 [29JN]

Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.: reimburse for cost of powerlines installed on the Cumberland Island National Seashore (S. 806), 24415 [6SE]

Phantom Tax Reform and Least Cost Energy Planning Act: enact (H.R. 4923), 3303 [23FE], 5392 [13MR]

Public Interest Hydroelectric Facility Relicensing Reform Act: introduction (H.R. 5299), 6984 [29MR]

Public utilities: limit recovery of certain construction costs by rate increases (H.R. 555), 1418 [2FE], 1781 [2FE], 1948 [6FE], 2008 7FE-2024 [7FE], 2286, 2287, 2302-2317 [8FE], 2660, 2663 [9FE], 14972 [5JN]

REA: making appropriations (H.R. 5743), 15100 [6JN]

Regional Conservation and Electric Power Planning and Regulatory Coordination Act: introduction (H.R. 5766), 14683 [31MY]

Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project: modify authority (S. 912), 5194 [13MR]

Rural electrification: policy and proposals, 31771 [10OC]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Act: enact (H.R. 5816), 15763 [11JN]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act: enact (H.R. 3050), 3864, 3882-3895 [29FE], 3995, 4005-4035 [1MR], 4245 [1MR], 4727 [6MR]

———enact (H.R. 3050), authorizing technical corrections, 4035 [1MR]

San Francisco, Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts, CA: negotiations on rates, 26740 [25SE]

Three Mile Island nuclear powerplant: anniversary of accident, 6579 [27MR], 6872 [28MR]

Utility rates: delay effective date of certain increases (H.R. 4766), 1978 [7FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Federal-Civilian Energy Efficiency Swap Act: repeal biennial report requirement (S. 2557), 8758 [11AP]

Bonneville Power Administration: consumer information, 14143 [24MY]

———status of tax-exempt bonds, 22707 [8AU]

Consumer products: encourage use and improvement of energy efficient appliances (S. 2631), 10884 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reimburse the Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp. (S. 806), 23429 [9AU]

———transfer of certain lands in South Carolina (S. 648), 23416 [9AU]

Federal Power Act: amend (S. 1132), 7192 [30MR]

FERC: licensing procedures (S. 3006), 25969 [19SE]

Hilltop and Gray Goose irrigation projects, South Dakota: availability of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program pumping power (S. 2861), 20888 [25JY]

Hoover Dam: Federal policies affecting price of electricity, 21394-21398 [27JY], 21524-21528 [30JY], 21575 [31JY]

Hoover Power Plant Act: enact (S. 268), House amendments, 21125, 21127-21140 [26JY], 21393 [27JY], 21516, 21520, 21524-21529 [30JY], 21575, 21582-21587 [31JY], 23312 [9AU]

———enact (S. 268), House amendments—cloture motion, 21137 [26JY], 21398 [27JY], 21522-21523 [30JY]

———enact (S. 268), House amendments—point of order, 21528 [30JY]

———enact (S. 268), House amendments—ruling of the Chair, 21523, 21529 [30JY]

Hydroelectric powerplants: new licensing for existing facilities (S. 2711), 14115-14116 [24MY]

———relicensing proceedings (S. 2710), 14113 [24MY]

Hydroelectric projects: annual charges for FERC licensees (S. 1132), 31331 [10OC]

Independent nuclear safety board: feasibility study, 17766-17769 [21JN]

Long Island Lighting Co.: utility classification, 8689, 8695 [11AP]

Low-income home energy assistance program: extend, 29750-29778 [4OC]

Mead-Phoenix transmission line project: funding issues, 8789 [11AP]

Military: generation of electric power, 29010 [3OC]

NRC: authorizing appropriations (S. 2846), referral, 20116 [29JN]

Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund: taxation of interest, 9213 [12AP]

Nuclear power: development, 10062 [26AP]

———safety record, 15352 [7JN]

Nuclear Power Assembly: convening, 14095 [24MY]

Nuclear powerplants: tactics of antinuclear activists groups, 26288 [20SE]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program: make available pumping power, 28869 [3OC]

Public utilities: allow State rule with respect to inclusion of construction work-in-progress costs in rate base, 28331-28337 [2OC]

———construction of intertie capacity between Pacific Northwest and California, 17782-17787 [21JN]

REA: tribute, 24595 [7SE]

Residential energy conservation program: repeal authority (S. 2315), 2715 [21FE]

Rural areas: exempt certain electric and telephone facilities from right-of-way rental payments (H.R. 2211), 11743 [10MY], 12191 [15MY]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act: enact (S. 1300), 3189 [23FE], 14960 [5JN], 23233 [9AU], 24595 [7SE], 30642-30644 [5OC], 30888 [9OC], 31305-31319 [10OC], 31813, 31991, 31999, 32084 [11OC]

———financial integrity (S. 2646), 11262 [8MY]

Savannah River: nuclear powerplant, 189 [24JA]

Seabrook, NH, nuclear powerplant: construction, 7751 [4AP]

State Comprehensive River Planning Act: introduction (S. 2361), 3659 [28FE]

Three Mile Island nuclear powerplant: anniversary of accident, 7747 [4AP]

Yakima River Basin, WA: water enhancement project construction costs (S. 1027; H.R. 653), 12917-12921 [18MY]

———water enhancement project construction costs (S. 1027; H.R. 653), H.R. 653 discharged from committee, 12922 [18MY]

———water enhancement project construction costs (S. 1027; H.R. 653), H.R. 653 passed in lieu of S. 1027, 12922 [18MY]

———water enhancement project construction costs (S. 1027; H.R. 653), S. 1027 indefinitely postponed, 12922 [18MY]

———water enhancement project construction costs (S. 1027; H.R. 653), debate procedure, 12917 [18MY]

Reports

Annual Charges for Projects With FERC Licenses Issued for Use of Federal Dams: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. Rept. 98-363), 5130 [12MR]

Budget Waiver for Consideration of S. 806, Reimbursement to Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. Res. 421), 20479 [23JY]

Civilian Energy Programs: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5369) (H. Rept. 98-760), 12321 [15MY]

Construct, Operate, and Maintain Hydroelectric Powerplants: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H. Rept. 98-648), 7584 [3AP]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 98-699), 9982 [25AP]

Electric Utilities Regulation: Electric Utility Task Force, 14683 [31MY]

Energy and Water Development: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5653) (H. Rept. 98-755), 12321 [15MY]

———Committee on Rules (H. Res. 501) (H.R. 5653) (H. Rept. 98-788), 12839 [17MY]

Exemption of Electric and Telephone Facilities from Certain Right-of-Way Rental Payments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 2211) (S. Rept. 98-388), 8752 [11AP]

Management of the International Oil Sharing Test in Preparing for the Next Energy Crisis: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 98-786), 12839 [17MY]

Reimbursement to Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 806) (S. Rept. 98-556), 20479 [23JY]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act: Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 98-602), 3587 [28FE]

———Library of Congress, 4021 [1MR]

Yakima River Basin, WA, Water Enhancement Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (excerpt), 12918 [18MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Hoover Power Plant Act: enact (S. 268), House amendments, 21523, 21528 [30JY]

Hydroelectric facilities: construct, operate, and maintain (H.R. 4275), 10957 [3MY]

Statements

Hydroelectric power development: Henry M. Jackson, 7193 [30MR]

Inclusion by Public Utilities of Construction Work-in-Progress Costs in Rate Base: Raymond J. O'Connor for FERC, 28333 [2OC]

Nuclear Power Mishap Followup: Senator Biden, 7748 [4AP]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 32000 [11OC]

Utilities Rates in the Pacific Northwest: Senator Metzenbaum, 12921 [18MY]

Summaries

Conservation Service Reform Act, 9559 [12AP]

Federal Power Act Amendments (S. 1132), 7193 [30MR]

Phantom Tax Reform Act, 3305 [23FE]

Regional Conservation and Electric Power Planning and Regulatory Coordination Act (H.R. 5766), 14686 [31MY]

Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Proposals, 4027 [1MR], 11265 [8MY]

Tables

Effect on 1996 electricity prices of base case program with emissions trading, 582 [30JA], 588 [26JA]

Employment effects of conservation and conventional electricity supply alternatives, 22058 [1AU]

Formula for allocation of funds under low-income home energy assistance program, 29754 [4OC]

Nonirrigated and irrigated cropland in 17 Western States, 20889 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 555, Construction Work in Progress Policy Act, 2302 [8FE]

H.R. 4402, Electric Utility Competition Act, 8467-8469 [9AP]

H.R. 6198, licensing of small hydroelectric power projects, 24567 [6SE]

S. 268, authorizing construction, operation, and maintenance of certain hydroelectric facilitie, 10959 [3MY], 21125-21127 [26JY]

S. 648, transfer of certain lands by Dept. of the Interior to South Carolina, 23418 [9AU]

S. 806, Dept. of the Interior reimbursement to Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp., 23429 [9AU], 24416 [6SE]

S. 912, modify authority of Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, 5194 [13MR]

S. 1132, charges for projects with licenses issued by the FERC for use of Federal dams and other structures, 28055 [1OC]

S. 2361, State Comprehensive River Planning Act, 3660 [28FE]

S. 2710, hydroelectric powerplant relicensing proceedings, 14114 [24MY]

S. 2711, hydroelectric powerplant new licensing procedures, 14116 [24MY]

S. 2861, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program pumping power to Hilltop and Gray Goose irrigation projects, South Dakota, 20889 [25JY]

S. 3006, FERC licensing procedures of hydroelectric powerplants, 25969 [19SE]

S. 3057, extend energy conservation investment tax credit to diesel-electric locomotives, 29164 [3OC]