Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/93

 PUBLIC LAW 95-599—NOV. 6, 1978

92 STAT. 2725

on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United States Senate; (B) a Vice Chairman and five members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Science and Technology, and the Committee on Agriculture of the United States House of Representatives; and (C) seven members of the public appointed by the President, including a broad representation from industrial, labor, agricultural, small business, and consumer groups. (b) The Commission shall not later than one year after being established submit to the President and the Congress its final report including its findings and recommendations. The Commission shall cease to exist six months after submission of such report. All records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered to the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the Archives of the United States. (c) Such report shall include the Commission's findings and recommendations with respect to— (1) the long- and short-term potential of alcohol fuels contributing to domestic energy supply; (2) the relative costs and benefits of developing alcohol fuels from alternative feedstocks, taking into account technical, economic, legal, competitive, environmental, and social factors associated with their production, distribution, and use; their most appropriate end uses; and a recommended time frame for their introduction into the Nation's energy mix; (3) the existing policies and programs of the Federal Government which affect the development of such alternative fuels; and (4) new policies and programs required to develop alcohol fuels from coal and alcohol and other fuels from the biomass to meet the Nation's projected short-term and long-term energy needs. (d)(1) The Chairman of the Commission shall request the head of each Federal department or agency which has an interest in or a responsibility with respect to a national alcohol fuels policy to appoint, and the head of such department or agency shall appoint, a liaison officer who shall work closely with the Commission and its staff in matters pertaining to this section. Such departments and agencies shall include, but not be limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, and the Small Business Administration. (2) In carrying out its duties the Commission shall seek the advice of various groups interested in a national alcohol fuel policy including, but not limited to. State and local governments, public and private organizations working in the fields of alternative fuel development, industry, labor, and the environment. (e)(1) The Commission or, on authorization of the Commission, any committee of two or more members may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and places as the Commission or such authorized committee may deem advisable.

Final report to President and Congress. Termination. Records and papers, deposition.

Federal agencies, liaison.

Hearings and meetings.

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