CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

Articles and editorials

United States To Renovate Federal Building To Cut Energy Bills by 25 Percent, S7748 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see S. 236; H.R. 1577), S855 [30JA], H2445 [8MY]

———consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see H.R. 649), H393 [6FE]

Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems (see H.R. 3040), H10953 [13NO]

———promote energy conservation investments in Federal facilities (see S. 1375), S11763 [5NO]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 687; H.R. 1359), S3901 [1MY], H1703 [17AP]

Excerpts

Federal agency participation in conservation programs with public utilities: Dept of Defense appropriations legislation (1993), S7748 [21JY]

———Energy Policy Act (1992), S7748 [21JY]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act, S7696 [17JY]

Letters

Competitive procurement practices relative to energy efficiency requirements: John B. Goodman, Dept. of Defense, S7787 [22JY]

———Millard E. Carr, Dept. of Defense, S7747 [21JY]

Energy conservation programs funding: Federico Pena, Sec. of Energy, H5098 [10JY]

Remarks in House

BLM: transfer funding from the Public Domain Forestry Program to the Dept. of Energy's urban energy conservation program, H5086, H5087 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (H.R. 1806), E1132 [5JN]

———funding, E2385 [13NO]

———solar energy research and technology funding, E1565 [31JY]

Programs: funding, H5097, H5098 [10JY]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (H.R. 1359), E693 [17AP]

Solar energy: encourage use by Coast Guard and Dept. of Transportation, H5630 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Contracts: competitive procurement practices relative to energy efficiency requirements, S7695, S7696, S7698 [17JY], S7746, S7747 [21JY], S7786 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (S. 236), S862 [30JA]

———regulation of appliance energy efficiency standards, S2295 [13MR]

Housing: Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Conservation Program funding, S9624, S9625, S9626 [18SE]

Power resources: demonstration project to replace diesel engines with modern fuel cell technology at snow production facilities, S7478, S7479 [15JY]

Public buildings: promote energy conservation investments in Federal facilities (S. 1375), S11769-S11771 [5NO]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (S. 687), S3908 [1MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Energy Standardization Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 649) (H. Rept. 105-11), H887 [11MR]

Texts of

S. 687, Electric System Public Benefits Act, S3909-S3912 [1MY]

S. 1375, Federal Energy Bank Act, S11769 [5NO]