PUBLIC LAW 96-514—DEC. 12, 1980
94 STAT. 2975
ized by title II of the Energy Security Act may be used to guarantee ^"-te, p. 683. loans up to three times the amount held in reserve. Notwithstanding any public notice or solicitation announcement to the contrary, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture may apply this loan guarantee leveraging authority to applications for alcohol fuel loan guarantees submitted under title II of the Energy Security Act prior to passage of this Act. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ALTERNATIVE FUELS PRODUCTION
The provisions of section 19(m) of the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy 42 USC 5915 Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended, shall not apply "°*%_ _„,„ to alternative fuels actions under Public Law 96-126 and Public Law H ^sc 59i9. nn on A ^^-^^^'
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), $711,435,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of the sum herein appropriated shall be used for the field testing of nuclear explosives in the recovery of oil and gas.
93 Stat. 9o4. Ante, p. 857.
42 USC 7101 note.
FOSSIL ENERGY CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses in connection with the purchase and construction of fossil energy plants, including the acquisition of interests, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, $423,300,000, to remain available until expended. ENERGY PRODUCTION, DEMONSTRATION, AND DISTRIBUTION
For necessary expenses in carrying out energy production, demonstration, and distribution activities, $226,062,000, of which $206,466,000 shall remain available until expended. ENERGY CONSERVATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out energy conservation activities, $862,107,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount of this appropriation, not to exceed $1,100,000 shall be available for a reserve to cover any defaults from loan guarantees issued for electric or hybrid vehicle research, development, and production as authorized by section 10 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1976, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2509): Provided further, That the indebtedness guaranteed or committed to be guaranteed under said law shall not exceed the aggregate of $21,500,000: Provided further. That none of the funds provided for State energy conservation grants shall be available to any jurisdiction that has not implemented section 362(c)(5) of Public Law 94-163: Provided further. That for the purposes of section 601 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, the term "local government" shall include— (1) any county, parish, city, town, township, village or other general purpose political subdivision of a State with the power to
42 USC 6322. 42 USC 8401a. 42 USC 8401. "Local government."
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