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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-39—JUNE 3, 1977

91 STAT. 185

istrator shall provide to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report of all such receipts for the preceding fiscal year, including, but not limited to, the amount and source of such revenues and the program and subprogram activity generating such revenues. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO NONNUCLEAR PROGRAMS OTHER T H A N FOSSIL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 107. The Administrator is authorized, subject to the appropria- 42 USC 5906 tion of funds pursuant to section 101(7)(I) of this Act, to establish note. and implement, under section 7(a)(4) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5906(a)(4)) and in accordance with section 7(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5906(c)), a price-support program to demonstrate municipal solid waste reprocessing for the production of fuels and energy intensive products. Prior to entering into any contract for such demonstra- Report, submittal tion, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science and to congressional Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on committees. Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a full and complete report on the proposed commercial demonstration facility and the necessary project demonstration guarantees. Such contract shall not be finalized under the authority granted by this section prior to the expiration of ninety calendar days (not including any day on which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from tifie date on which such report is received by such committees. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALL NONNUCLEAR PROGRAMS

SEC. 108. Except as otherwise provided in this Act— (a) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used r for any nonnuclear program in excess of the amount actually authorized for that particular program by this Act, (b) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any nonnuclear program which has not been presented to, or requested of. the Congress, unless (1) a period of thirty calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) has passed after the receipt by the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate of notice given by the Administrator containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon to support such proposed action, or (2) each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Administrator written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action: Provided, That the following categories may not, as a result of reprograming, be decreased by more than 10 per centum of the sums appropriated pursuant to this Act for such categories: Coal, petroleum and natural gas, in situ technology, solar, geothermal, and conservation. SEC. 109. The Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a detailed explanation of the allocation of all of the funds appropriated pur-

Notice to congressional committees.

Limitation.

Explanation, submittal to congressional committees.