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 89 STAT. 886

PUBLIC LAW 94-163—DEC. 22, 1975 (a), in which average monthly import levels were the highest, as determined by the Administrator. Such volume shall be computed annually, (c) The Administrator may place in storage crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product in substitution for all or part of the volume of residual fuel oil or any refined petroleum product stored in any Eegional Petroleum Reserve pursuant to the provisions of this section if he finds that such substitution (1) is necessary or desirable for purposes of economy, efficiency, or for other reasons, and (2) may be made without delaying or otherwise adversely affecting the fulfillment of the purpose of the Regional Petroleum Reserve. OTHER STORAGE RESERVES

Report to Congress.

42 USC 6238.

SEC. 158. Within 6 months after the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan is transmitted to the Congress, pursuant to the requirements of section 154(b), the Administrator shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report setting forth his recommendations concerning the necessity for, and feasibility of, establishing— (1) Utility Reserves containing coal, residual fuel oil, and refined petroleum products, to be established and maintained by major fossil-fuel-fired baseload electric power generating stations; (2) Coal Reserves to consist of (A) federally-owned coal which is mined by or for the United States from Federal lands, and (B) Federal lands from which coal could be produced with minimum delay; and (3) Remote Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves consisting of crude oil and natural gas to be acquired and stored by the United States, in place, pursuant to a contract or other agreement or arrangement entered into between the United States and persons who discovered such oil or gas in remote areas. REVIEW BY CONGRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION

42 USC 6239.

Post, p. 965.

Proposals, transmittal to Congress.

Amendments to plans and explanatory statement, transmittal to

SEC. 159. (a) The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan shall not become effective and may not be implemented, unless— (1) the Administrator has transmitted such Plan to the Congress pursuant to section 154(b); and (2) neither House of Congress has disapproved (or both Houses have approved) such Plan, in accordance with the procedures specified in section 551. (b) For purposes of congressional review of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan under subsection (a), the 5 calendar days described in section 551(f)(4)(A) shall be lengthened to 15 calendar days, and the 15 calendar days described in section 551(c) and (d) shall be lengthened to 45 calendar days. (c) The Administrator may, prior to transmittal of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan, prepare and transmit to the Congress proposals for designing, constructing, and filling storage or related facilities. Any such proposal shall be accompanied by a statement explaining (1) the need for action on such proposals prior to completion of such Plan, (2) the anticipated role of the proposed storage or related facilities in such Plan, and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the same or similar assessments, statements, estimates, evaluations, projections, and other information which section 154(e) requires to be included in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan. (d) The Administrator may prepare amendments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan or to the Early Storage Reserve Plan. He shall transmit any such amendment to the Congress together with a

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