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 89 STAT. 1070 Waiver.

31 USC 665.

PUBLIC LAW 94-187—DEC. 31, 1975 House is not in session because of adjournment for more than three days): Provided, however, That the Joint Committee, after having received the basis for a proposed arrangement or amendment thereto, may by resolution in writing waive the conditions of all, or any portion of, such forty-five-day period: Provided, further, That such arrangement or amendment shall be entered into in accordance with the basis for the arrangement or amendment submitted as provided herein: And provided further, That no basis for arrangement need be resubmitted to the Joint Committee for the sole reason that the estimated amount of the cost to be incurred by ERDA exceeds the estimated cost previously submitted to the Joint Committee by not more than 15 per centum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ERDA, in each of its annual budget submissions, shall submit for the information and review of the Joint Committee in the exercise of its oversight responsibility, the anticipated obligations and costs for the ensuing fiscal year for the project authorized under subsection (a) of this section. "(c) The ERDA is hereby authorized to agree, by modification to the definitive cooperative arrangement reflecting such changes therein as it deems appropriate for such purpose, to the following: (1) to execute and deliver to the other parties to the definitive contract, the special undertakings of indemnification specified in said contract, which undertakings shall be subject to availability of appropriations to ERDA and to the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; and (2) to acquire ownership and custody of the property constituting the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor powerplant or parts thereof, and to use, decommission, and dispose of said property, as provided for in the definitive contract." (iii) Advanced supporting research: Costs, $1,400,000. Changes in selected resources, $450,000. (iv) Systems studies: Costs, $1,400,000. Changes in selected resources, $1,600,000. (G) Demonstration plants (coal): Costs, $4,100,000. Changes in selected resources, $4,900,000. (H) Natural gas and oil extraction: Costs, $9,930,000. Changes in selected resources, $600,000. (I) Natural gas and oil utilization: Costs, $500,000. Changes in selected resources (minus) $50,000, (J) Oil shale in situ processing: Costs, $4,241,000. Changes in selected resources, $529,000. (K) Oil shale composition and characterization: Costs, $300,000. Changes in selected resources, $0. (L) Magnetohydrodynamics. Costs, $6,700,000. Changes in selected resources, $1,700,000. (2) S O L A R ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.—

Costs, $24,500,000. Changes in selected resources, $19,203,000. (3)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.—

Costs, $10,100,000. Changes in selected resources, $850,000.

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