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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-385—AUG. 14, 1976

90 STAT. 1141

relation of the activity to national conservation targets and plans, and the success of the activity and the plans for the activity in future years; " (B) an analysis of all conservation targets established for industry, residential, transportation, and public sectors of the economy, whether the targets can be achieved or whether they can be further improved, and the progress toward their achievement in the past year; "(C) a review of the progress made pursuant to the State energy conservation plans under sections 361 through 366 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and other similar 42 USC efforts at the State and local level, and whether further 6321-6326. conservation can be carried on by the States or by local governments, and whether further Federal assistance is required; "(D) a review of the principal conservation efforts in the private sector, the potential for more widespread implementation of such efforts and the Federal Government's efforts to promote more widespread use of private energy conservation initiatives; and " (E) an assessment of whether existing conservation targets and goals are sufficient to bridge the gap between domestic energy production capacity and domestic energy needs, whether additional incentives or programs are necessary or useful to close that gap further, and a discussion of what mandatory measures might be useful to further bring domestic demand into harmony with domestic supply. The Chairman of the Energy Resources Council shall coordinate the preparation of the report required under paragraph (5).". (b) Section 108 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is 42 USC 5818. amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new subsection: "(c) The President, through the Energy Resources Council, shall— Energy and "(1) prepare a plan for the reorganization of the Federal Gov- natural resources ernment's activities in energy and natural resources, including, activities, plan. but not limited to, a study of— "(A) the principal laws and directives that constitute the energy and natural resource policy of the United States; " (B) prospects of developing a consolidated national energy policy; "(C) the major problems and issues of existing energy and natural resource organizations; "(D) the options for Federal energy and natural resource organizations; " (E) an overview of available resources pertinent to energy and natural resource organization; " (F) recent proposals for a national energy and natural resource policy for the United States; and "(G) the relationship between energy policy goals and other national obj ectives; Recommenda"(2) submit to Congress— "(A) no later than December 31, 1976, the plan prepared tions, submittal to pursuant to subsection (c)(1) and a report containing his Congress. recommendations for the reorganization of the Federal Government's responsibility for energy and natural resource