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 92 STAT. 3344

42 USC 8456.

Termination.

PUBLIC LAW 95-620—NOV. 9, 1978 SEC. 746. SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF INCREASED COAL PRODUCTION AND OTHER ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (a) COMMITTEE.—There is hereby established an interagency committee composed of the heads of the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Health, Education, and Welfare, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the F a r m e r s ' H o m e Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, and such other Federal agencies as the Secretary shall designate. I n carrying out its functions the committee shall consult with the National Governors' Conference and interested persons, organizations, and entities. The chairman of the committee shall be designated by the President. The committee shall terminate 90 days after the submission of its report under subsection (c). (b) FUNCTIONS OF COMMITTEE. — I t is the function of the committee

42 USC 8457.

Report to Congress.

to conduct a stud.y of the socioeconomic impacts of expanded coal production and rapid energy development in general, on States, including local communities, and on the public, including the adequacy of hoiising and public, recreational, and cultural facilities for coal miners and their families and the effect of any Federal or State laws or regulations on providing such housing and facilities. The committee shall gather data and information on— (1) the level of assistance provided under this Act and any other programs related to impact assistance, (2) the timeliness of assistance in meeting impacts caused by Federal decisions on energy policy as Avell as private sector decisions, and (3) the obstacles to effective assistance contained in regulations of existing programs related to impact assistance. (c) REPORT.—Within 1 year after the effective date of this Act, the committee shall submit a detailed report on the results of such study to the Congress, together with any recommendations for additional legislation it may consider appropriate. SEC. 747. USE OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS IN COMBUSTORS. The Secretary shall conduct a detailed study of the uses of petroleum and natural gas as a primary energy source for combustors and installations not subject to the prohibitions of this Act. I n conducting such study, the Secretary shall— (1) identify those categories of major fuel-burning installations in which the substitution of coal or other alternate fuels for petroleum and natural gas is economically and technically feasible, and (2) determine the estimated savings of n a t u r a l gas and petroleum expected from such substitution. W i t h i n 1 year after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a detailed report on the results of such study to the Congress, togetl^er with any recommendations for legislation he may consider appropriate.

Subtitle F—Appropriations Authorization 42 USC 8461.

15 USC 792.

SEC. 751. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1979 $11,900,000, to carry out the provisions of this Act (other than provisions for which an appropriations authorization is otherwise expressly provided in this Act) and section 2 of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974.

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