PUBLIC UTILITIES

Addresses

Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Proposal Plan: R.J. Harrison, 14204 [17JN]

Amendments

Atomic energy: improve method of compensation to victims of accidents involving federally licensed activities (S. 1225), 29040 [6OC]

Cogeneration facilities: permit registered holding companies to own certain interests in qualifying (H.R. 5056), 31332, 31464 [15OC], 31942 [15OC]

Colorado River Floodway Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1246), 25422 [23SE]

Federal Technology Transfer Act: enact (H.R. 3773), 20381, 20384, 20385, 20386, 20423 [9AU]

Hydroelectric projects: licensing procedures (S. 426), 7340, 7341 [11AP], 7476, 7479, 7480, 7502, 7504 [15AP], 7738, 7742, 7744, 7745, 7749, 7785, 7786, 7796 [16AP], 13154-13158 [10JN]

Analyses

Improvements in Method of Compensation to Victims of Nuclear Accidents Involving Federally Licensed Activities (S. 1225), 29043 [6OC]

Rural Electrification Credit Assistance Improvement Act (S. 2633), 15892 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3773, Federal Technology Transfer Act, 21165 [13AU], 27643 [1OC]

———S. 426, licensing procedures for hydroelectric projects, 13158 [10JN], 17028 [21JY]

———S. 426, providing protection of electric consumers, 14703 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Building Bridges Between Public and Private R&D, 20389 [9AU]

Don't Kill This Sierra Stream, 8174 [21AP]

Federal Water Development—Is the End Near?, 26374 [25SE]

Gas Turbines Could Meet Electricity Demand, 25081 [19SE]

I'd Buy It Myself and Turn Out Lights, 7911 [17AP]

If There's a Nuclear Disaster, Who Pays?, 5191 [18MR]

Internal Memorandum of Seattle City Light, 7913 [17AP]

Inventing a Perfect Dumping Ground, the Town of ``Somewhere Else'', 16509 [15JY]

Perils of Divesting the Federal Power System, 12698 [5JN]

Sale of BPA System Would Cause Chaos, 7912 [17AP]

Sale of BPA Threat to NW, 7912 [17AP]

Selling BPA—It Ain't Broke, So Why Fix It?, 7912 [17AP]

TVA's Untamed Wilderness Surprise, 3391 [3MR]

Utilities Will Fight Accounting Proposal—Plan Could Require Nuclear-Cost Writeoffs, 14203 [17JN]

Why Subsidize Importers? Foreigners Use Our Universities To Bury Our Industry, 20382 [9AU]

Bills and resolutions

Atomic power plants: restriction on tax exemption for interest on obligation issued by electric utilities to acquire property (see H.R. 4077)

Coal: technologies for clean use in production of electricity (see S. 2188)

Electric power: allow registered holding companies to own certain interests in cogeneration facilities (see H.R. 5056)

Electric power plants: repeal prohibitions against use of petroleum and natural gas (see H.R. 4402)

Natural gas: eliminate certain restrictions on use (see S. 2205; H.R. 4402)

———eliminate restrictions on sale and use (see H.R. 4564)

Petroleum: eliminate certain restrictions on use (see S. 2205; H.R. 4402)

———eliminate restrictions on sale and use (see H.R. 4564)

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: repeal certain restrictions (see H.R. 4669)

Descriptions

Instances for granting electric power wheeling contracts: American Public Power Association, 7477 [15AP]

Documents

Federal Power Act (excerpt), 7466 [15AP]

Government Owned Utilities Systems Program (Public Law 87-279) (excerpt), 23496 [16SE]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (excerpt), 7456 [15AP]

Factsheets

New Refinancing Options for REA Borrowers, 32434 [16OC]

Letters

Acid rain: Representative Dingell, 15737 [26JN]

California Westlands Water District settlement: Jerald R. Butchert, 19627 [6AU]

Divestiture of power marketing administrations: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, 12694 [5JN]

———John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy, 12694 [5JN]

———OMB, 12694 [5JN]

Electric utility wheeling authority: Southeastern Power Administration, 7741 [16AP]

Hydroelectric licensing procedures: Central Vermont Public Service Corp., 7482 [15AP]

———Friends of the Earth, 8172 [21AP]

———Green Mountain Power Corp., 7482 [15AP]

———National Audubon Society, 8171 [21AP]

———several organizations, 8172 [21AP]

———Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, 7482 [15AP]

Hydroelectric relicensing legislation obligations under the Endangered Species Act: Representative Markey, 28104 [2OC]

———Representative Walter B. Jones, 28104 [2OC]

Hydroelectric relicensing with regard to fish and wildlife resources: Anthony G. Sousa (sundry), 28108 [2OC]

———Representative Dingell, 28108 [2OC]

REA privatization demonstration: Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 32434 [16OC]

———National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 32434 [16OC]

———OMB, 32434 [16OC]

Repayment of REA loans: James A. Baker III, Sec. of the Treasury, 12684, 12685 [5JN]

———James C. Miller III, 12684 [5JN]

Sale of hydroelectric facilities to private interests: Vernon Berg, 8156 [21AP]

Memorandums

Early Input on Establishing Working Groups and Preliminary Workplans for Asset Divestiture: Dept. of Energy, 12696 [5JN]

Prepayment of Loans by Rural Electrification and Telephone Systems: CBO, 27915, 27916 [2OC]

Memorials of legislature

California, 11312 [20MY]

Guam, 18769 [1AU], 18908 [4AU]

Idaho, 8283 [22AP]

Ohio, 11116 [15MY]

Utah, 10403 [13MY]

Motion

Electric Consumers Protection Act: enact (H.R. 44), pass S. 426 in lieu, 8179 [21AP]

Opinions

Southeastern Power Administration v. Kentucky Utilities Co.: FERC (excerpt), 7746, 7747 [16AP]

Petitions

Downward trend in sulfur dioxide emissions at coal-fired electric utilities: Carl E. Bagge, 7368 [14AP]

Electrical power: Loudon County, TN, County Commissioners, 18012 [29JY]

Sale of the Federal power marketing agencies and elimination of REA: Turner-Hutchinson Electric Cooperative, Inc., 8412 [22AP]

Proposals

Telephone rate protection guidelines, 22128 [15AU]

Quotations

Relicensing: Abner J. Mikva, 7468 [15AP]

Remarks in House

Atomic energy: prohibit purchase of uranium enrichment services from the Soviet Union (H.R. 4048), 490 [23JA], 533 [23JA]

Atomic power plant accidents: extend and improve procedures for liability and indemnification (H.R. 5650), 29402 [7OC]

Bonneville Power Administration: budget proposal, 3756 [5MR]

California: Westlands Water District settlement, 19625 [6AU]

China, Republic of: joint mining trade agreement with Rocky Mountain Energy, 19009 [4AU]

Coal: commercialization of retrofit technologies and improving energy capability (H.R. 4856), 11365 [20MY]

Cogeneration facilities: permit registered holding companies to own certain interests in qualifying (H.R. 5056), 14861 [20JN], 25355 [22SE], 31942 [15OC]

Colorado River Floodway Protection Act: enact (H.R. 1246), 25422 [23SE]

———enact (H.R. 1246), enrollment correction, 23840 [17SE]

Electric Consumers Protection Act: enact (H.R. 44), 8162 [21AP], 8176 [22AP], 8177 [23AP]-8179 [21AP], 8330 [22AP], 8418 [22AP], 8731 [24AP]

———enact (H.R. 44), S. 426 passed in lieu, 8179 [21AP]

Electric power: proposed auction of certain Federal power marketing administrations, 1814 [5FE]

Federal power agencies: support continuation of marketing policies (H. Res. 406), 5858 [20MR]

Federal Technology Transfer Act: enact (H.R. 3773), appointment of conferees, 21165 [13AU]

———enact (H.R. 3773), conference report, 29333-29336 [7OC]

Federally funded facilities: community response to placement, 16509 [15JY]

FERC: qualifying facilities regulations of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, 26569 [26SE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: accounting proposal to require nuclear-cost writeoffs, 14203 [17JN]

Gas turbines: Dept. of Defense research and development, 25081 [19SE]

Government: privatization of certain assets, 7224 [10AP]

Hydroelectric projects: licensing procedures (S. 426), 8177 [21AP]

———licensing procedures (S. 426), appointment of conferees, 14703 [19JN], 17028 [21JY]

———licensing procedures (S. 426), conference report, 28101-28119 [2OC]

———licensing procedures (S. 426), permission to file conference report, 27068 [29SE], 27375 [30SE]

Idaho: authorize construction and operation of northside pumping division extension of Minidoka project (H.R. 4844), 11105 [15MY]

Local Telephone Ratepayer Protection Act: enact (H.R. 3687), 22128 [15AU]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 4422), 5086 [17MR]

MISS DIG: utility damage prevention program, 29399 [7OC]

Power resources: defederalize power marketing administrations, 7224 [10AP]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: repeal and amend (H.R. 4669), 22346 [9SE], 22355 [11SE]-22356 [9SE]

———repeal certain restrictions (H.R. 4669), 8578 [23AP]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: enact, 17697 [24JY]

———enact (S. 2000), 27103 [3OC]

Rail Consumer Equity Act: enact, 9105 [30AP]

Railroads: rail cost adjustment factor, 9105 [30AP]

REA: opposing elimination of loan programs (H. Res. 405), 5858 [20MR]

Rocky Mountain Energy: joint mining trade agreement with the Republic of China, 19009 [4AU]

Telephones: guidelines for protecting ratepayers, 22128 [15AU]

TVA: management structure, 6779, 6785, 6802-6804 [8AP]

Washington: authorize certain elements of the Yakima River basin water enhancement project, 12840 [5JN]

Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 6), 26374 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Atomic energy: improve method of compensation to victims of accidents involving federally licensed activities (S. 1225), 5190 [18MR], 6136 [25MR], 29043, 29045 [6OC]

———repository site designation, 10569 [14MY]

Bonneville Dam: funding for conservation programs, 28485 [3OC]

Cogeneration facilities: permit registered holding companies to own certain interests in qualifying (H.R. 5056), 31332-31334 [15OC]

Consumers: protect ratepayers from costs of abandoned or canceled generating plants, 27891-27896 [2OC]

Electric power: prohibit divestiture of any Federal power marketing administration, 12693-12704 [5JN]

———wheeling authority, 7476-7483 [15AP], 7736, 7738-7750 [16AP]

Federal power marketing administrations: prohibit transfer or sale of hydroelectric facilities to private interests, 8156 [21AP]

Federal Technology Transfer Act: clarify role of Federal Laboratory Consortium, 20384 [9AU]

———enact (H.R. 3773), 20379-20391 [9AU]

———enact (H.R. 3773), appointment of conferees, 27643 [1OC]

———enact (H.R. 3773), conference report, 28656-28658 [3OC]

———reciprocity for foreign access to research information, 20382, 20383 [9AU]

Flathead Indian Irrigation Project Electric Power System: prevention of entrance into contract for operation, 23495 [16SE]

Hawaiian Electric Renewable Systems, Inc.: centennial of electric light in Honolulu, 17071 [21JY]

Hydroelectric projects: licensing procedures (S. 426), 7340 [11AP], 7450, 7476, 7483 [15AP], 7736, 7738-7750, 7796-7798 [16AP], 7917-7924, 7951 [17AP]

———licensing procedures (S. 426), appointment of conferees, 13158 [10JN]

———licensing procedures (S. 426), conference report, 28624 [3OC], 28625, 28631 [6OC]

———recapture sites for public benefit, 7458 [15AP]

Johnson, Peter T.: tribute, 17912 [29JY]

National Regulatory Research Institute: tribute, 30283 [10OC]

Power resources: prevent privatization of power marketing administrations (S. 2328), 7909-7914, 7954 [17AP]

REA: allow prepayment of loans by rural electrification and telephone systems, 27912-27916 [2OC]

———privatization demonstration program, 32433 [16OC], 33512 [17OC]

———repayment of loans, 12678-12691 [5JN]

Rural Electrification Credit Assistance Improvement Act: enact (S. 2633), 15873-15898 [26JN]

TVA: resource management demonstration project, 3391 [3MR]

Reports

Hydroelectric Project Licensing Procedures (excerpt), 28107 [2OC]

Laws Impacted by Sale of Power Marketing Administrations: Library of Congress, 7224 [10AP]

NRC Fees: committee of conference, 3797 [6MR]

Reports by conference committees

Federal Technology Transfer Act (H.R. 3773), 28031-28037 [2OC]

Hydroelectric Project Licensing Procedures (S. 426), 27414-27424 [30SE]

Reports filed

Compensation of Public in Event of Accident From Activities Undertaken Under Contract With Dept. of Energy and NRC Involving Nuclear Materials: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1225) (S. Rept. 99-310), 11713 [21MY]

Compensation to Victims of Nuclear Accidents Involving Federally Licensed Activities: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1225), 21918 [15AU]

Federal Technology Transfer Act: committee of conference (H.R. 3773) (H. Rept. 99-953), 28178 [2OC]

Hydroelectric Project Licensing Procedures: committee of conference (S. 426) (H. Rept. 99-934), 27425 [30SE]

Improve Method of Compensation to Victims of Nuclear Accidents Involving Federally Licensed Activities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1225), 8683 [24AP]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 4422) (H. Rept. 99-556), 8596 [24AP]

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 4669) (H. Rept. 99-806), 22366 [9SE]

Protection for Electric Consumers: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 44) (H. Rept. 99-507), 6056 [25MR]

Technology Transfer by Authorizing Government Laboratories and Establishment of Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (H.R. 3773) (S. Rept. 99-283), 8118 [21AP]

Validation of Contractual Relationships With Non-Federal Entities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (S. 953) (H. Rept. 99-662), 15769 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal Power Act amendment: Western States Water Council, 7920 [17AP]

Statements

Bonneville Power Administration Budget: John S. Herrington, Sec. of Energy (excerpt), 3756 [5MR]

Drug Testing in the Nuclear Industry: Senator Hawkins, 9971 [8MY]

Electric Utilities Wheeling Practices: Charlie Ross, 7456 [15AP]

Pirating Practices by Electric Utility Companies: Representative Dingell, 7742 [16AP]

———Senator Johnston, 7742 [16AP]

Privatization of Bonneville Power Administration: Richard K. Pelz, 7910 [17AP]

Summaries

Improvement of Procedures for Liability and Indemnification of Atomic Power Plant Accidents (H.R. 5650), 29402 [7OC]

Tables

Interest savings from refinancing REA loans, 12679 [5JN]

Long-term Federal Financing Bank loans outstanding, 12679 [5JN]

Rural area budget programs, 10677 [14MY]

Testimonies

FERC Jurisdiction: Anthony G. Sousa (excerpt), 27892 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 405, opposing elimination of REA loan programs, 5858 [20MR]

H. Res. 406, support continuation of marketing policies of Federal power agencies, 5858 [20MR]

H.R. 44, Electric Consumers Protection Act, 8162-8165 [21AP]

H.R. 3773, Federal Technology Transfer Act, 20379-20381 [9AU]

H.R. 4422, reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, 5086 [17MR]

H.R. 4669, Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act amendments, 22346 [9SE]

H.R. 4844, authorize construction and operation of northside pumping division extension of Minidoka project, Idaho, 11105 [15MY]

H.R. 5056, permit registered public utility holding companies to own certain interest in qualifying cogeneration facilities, 25355 [22SE]

Making supplemental appropriations (excerpt), 27912 [2OC]

S. 426, licensing procedures for hydroelectric projects, 7922 [17AP], 8177 [21AP]

S. 2328, prevent privatization of power marketing administrations, 7910 [17AP]

S. 2633, Rural Electrification Credit Assistance Improvement Act, 15892 [26JN]