sphere could be substantially improved through regular consultation among these countries;

(5) the development, production and consumption of energy can affect environmental quality, and the environmental consequences of energy-related activities are not confined within national boundaries, but are regional and global in scope;

(6) although the Western Hemisphere is richly endowed with indigenous energy resources, an insufficient energy supply would severely constrain future opportunities for sustainable economic development and growth in each of these member countries; and

(7) the energy markets of the United States are linked with those in other countries of the Western Hemisphere and the world.

(b) DEFINITION.-For purposes of this section, the term "Commission" means the Consultative Commission on Western Hemisphere Energy and Environment.

(c) NEGOTIATIONS.-The President is authorized to direct the United States representative to the Organization of American States to initiate negotiations with the Organization of American States for the establishment of a Consultative Commission on Western Hemisphere Energy and Environment under the auspices of the Organization of American States.

(d) THE COMMISSION.-In the course of the negotiations, the following shall be pursued:

(1) OBJECTIVES.-The objectives of the Commission shall be

(A) to evaluate from the viewpoint of the Western Hemisphere as a whole the energy and environmental situations, trends, and policies of the countries of the participating governments necessary to support sustainable economic development;

(B) to recommend to the participating governments actions, policies, and institutional arrangements that will enhance cooperation and policy coordination among their respective countries in the future development and use of indigenous energy resources and technologies, and in the future development and implementation of measures to protect the environment of the Western Hemisphere; and

(C) to recommend to the participating governments actions and policies that will enhance energy and environmental cooperation and coordination among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and the world.

(2) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.-The Commission shall include representatives of

(A) the respective foreign energy and environmental ministries or departments of the participating governments;

(B) the parliamentary or legislative bodies with legislative responsibilities for energy and environmental matters; and

(C) other governmental and non-governmental observers appointed by the heads of each participating government on the basis of their experience and expertise.

(3) SECRETARIAT.-A small secretariat shall be chosen by the participating governments for their expertise in the areas of energy and the environment.

(4) SUNSET PROVISION.-The Commission's authority

(A) shall terminate five years from the date of the agreement under which it was created; and

(B) may be extended for a five-year term at the expiration of the previous term by agreement of the participating governments.

(e) REPORT.-The President shall, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, on the progress toward the establishment of the Commission and achievement of the purposes of this section.

4. Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1982

Partial text of Public Law 97–229 [S. 2332], 96 Stat. 248, approved August 3, 1982

AN ACT To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend certain thorities relating to the International Energy Program, to provide for the Nation's energy emergency preparedness, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short Title.

This action may be cited as the "Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1982".

NOTE. Sections 2-5 of this Act consist, for the most part, of amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Portions of these amendments have been incorporated into that Act at the appropriate places.

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SEC. 6.1 Reports to Congress on Petroleum Supply Interruptions. (a) IMPACT ANALYSIS. 1) Secretary of Energy shall analyze the impact on the domestic economy and on consumers in the United States of reliance on market allocation and pricing during any substantial reduction in the amount of petroleum products available to the United States. In making such analysis, the Secretary of Energy may consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Office of Management and Budg et, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies. Such analysis shall

(A) examine the equity and efficiency of such reliance,

(B) distinguish between the impacts of such reliance on various categories of business (including small business and agriculture) and on households of different income levels,

(C) specify the nature and administration of monetary and fiscal policies that would be followed including emergency tax cuts, emergency block grants, and emergency supplements to income maintenance programs, and

(D) describe the likely impact on the distribution of petroleum products of State and local laws and regulations (including emergency authorities) affecting the distribution of petroleum products.

Such analysis shall include projections of the effect of the petroleum supply reduction on the price of motor gasoline, home heat

142 U.S.C. 6245 note.

g, oil, and diesel fuel, and on Federal tax revenues, Federal roylty receipts, and State and local tax revenues.

(2) Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, he Secretary of Energy shall submit a report to the Congress and he President containing the analysis required by this subsection, ncluding a detailed step-by-step description of the procedures by which the policies specified in paragraph (1)(C) would be accomlished in an emergency, along with such recommendations as the Secretary of Energy deems appropriate.

(b) STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND DISTRIBUION REPORT.-The President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress, at the time he transmits the drawdown plan pursuant to section 4(c), a report 2 containing—

(1) a description of the foreseeable situations (including selective and general embargoes, sabotage, war, act of God, or accident) which could result in a severe energy supply interruption or obligations of the United States arising under the international energy program necessitating distributions from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and

(2) a description of the strategy or alternative strategies of distribution which could reasonably be used to respond to each situation described under paragraph (1), together with the theory and justification underlying each such strategy.

The description of each strategy under paragraph (2) shall include an explanation of the methods which would likely be used to determine the price and distribution of petroleum products from the Reserve in any such distribution, and an explanation of the disposition of revenues arising from sales of any such petroleum products under the strategy.

(c) REGIONAL RESERVE REPORT.-The President or his delegate shall submit to the Congress no later than December 31, 1982, a report regarding the actions taken to comply with the provisions of section 157 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6237). Such report shall include an analysis of the economic benefits and costs of establishing Regional Petroleum Reserves, includang

(1) an assessment of the ability to transport petroleum products to refiners, distributors, and end users within the regions specified in section 157(a) of such Act;

(2) the comparative costs of creating and operating Regional Petroleum Reserves for such regions as compared to the costs of continuing current plans for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and

(3) a list of potential sites for Regional Petroleum Reserves. (d) STRATEGIC ALCOHOL FUEL RESERVE REPORT.-The Secretary of Energy shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, prepare and transmit to the Congress no later than December 31, 1982, a study of the potential for establishing a Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve.

(e) MEANING OF TERMS.-As used in this section, the terms "international emergency program", "petroleum product", "Reserve", "severe energy supply interruption", and "Strategic Petro

2 Such report was due on Dec. 1, 1982.