The purposes of this chapter are (1) to provide for a means to assist in meeting the essential needs of the United States for fuels, in a manner which is consistent, to the fullest extent practicable, with existing national commitments to protect and improve the environment, and (2) to provide requirements for reports respecting energy resources.
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The purposes of this chapter are (1) to provide for a means to assist in meeting the essential needs of the United States for fuels, in a manner which is consistent, to the fullest extent practicable, with existing national commitments to protect and improve the environment, and (2) to provide requirements for reports respecting energy resources.
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§ 791. Congressional declaration of purpose
The purposes of this chapter are (1) to provide
for a means to assist in meeting the essential
needs of the United States for fuels, in a manner
which is consistent, to the fullest extent prac-
ticable, with existing national commitments to
protect and improve the environment, and (2) to
provide requirements for reports respecting en-
ergy resources.
(Pub. L. 93–319, § 1(b), June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 246.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 93–319 which, in addition
to enacting this chapter and provision set out as a note
under this section, enacted sections 1857c–10 and
1857f–6f of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and
amended sections 1857b–1, 1857c–5, 1857c–8, 1857c–9,
1857d–1, 1857f–1, 1857f–6e, 1857f–7, 1857h–5, and 1857l of
Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 93–319, § 1(a), June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 246, pro-
vided that Pub. L. 93–319 [enacting this chapter, enact-
ing sections 1857c–10 and 1857f–6f of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare, and amending sections 1857b–1,
1857c–5, 1857c–8, 1857c–9, 1857d–1, 1857f–1, 1857f–6e, 1857f–7,
1857h–5, and 1857l of Title 42] may be cited as the ‘‘En-
ergy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of
1974’’.
§ 792. Coal conversion and allocation
(a) Powerplant and fuel burning installations
The Federal Energy Administrator—
(1) shall, by order, prohibit any powerplant,
and
(2) may, by order, prohibit any major fuel
burning installation, other than a powerplant,
from burning natural gas or petroleum products
as its primary energy source, if the require-
ments of su