2. Reports and other congressional documents a. House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974, Report No. 93-1346, September 11, 1974 93D CONGRESS 2d Session } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES { REPORT No. 93-1346 SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1974 SEPTEMBER 10, 1974.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. TEAGUE, from the Committee on Science and Astronautics, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 16371] The Committee on Science and Astronautics, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 16371) to further the conduct of research, development, and demonstrations in solar energy technologies, to establish a solar energy coordination and management project, to provide for scientific and technical training in solar energy, to establish a Solar Energy Research Institute, to provide for the development of suitable incentives to assure the rapid commercial utilization of solar energy, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. Solar Energy Coordination and Management Project_ Objective of the legislation__ Resource determination and assessment.. Scientific and technical education_. Solar Energy Research Institute.. Solar energy technology utilization.... Regulations Transfer of functions.- Information to Congress_ Comprehensive program definition. 9 9 Funding history of solar energy research and development__ Funding solar energy research and development in future years. Reports and congressional activity related to solar research and Project Independence Blueprint. Final Report of the Solar Energy Task Force to the Federal, Energy Administration. August 19. Legislative history of H.R. 16371__ June 5, 1973-Hearing on solar energy for the terrestrial generation June 7 and 12, 1973-Hearings on solar energy for heating and November 13, 14, and 15, 1973-Hearings on H.R. 10952, the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act.... May-June 1974 background bearings. Legislation identical to H.R. 15612. 4 Committee views__ Opportunities for demonstration projects_ Provisions for disposition of demonstration projects.. Functions of the solar energy incentives task force-- Section-by-section summary of the bill.. Department recommendations_ Page 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 41 41 41 b. House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Subcommittee on Energy, Review of Selected Federal and Private Solar Energy Activities, prepared by the General Accounting Office, June 1974 [COMMITTEE PRINT] REVIEW OF SELECTED FEDERAL AND PRIVATE SOLAR ENERGY ACTIVITIES REPORT PREPARED FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION BY THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Serial S JUNE 1974 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science and Astronautics U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Contents Page FEDERAL FUNDING OF SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 1 OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF FEDERAL SOLAR HEATING AND 3 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF FEDERAL SOLAR HEATING 5 PRIVATE-SECTOR SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING ACTIVITIES 6 10 14 I Schedule of Federal contracts and grants for solar 20 23 24 II National Science Foundation solar heating and 28 28 III National Aeronautics and Space Administration solar 29 IV Department of Defense Solar heating and cooling 30 56-516 O 75 Pt. 1C - 72 |