trical or heat energy pursuant to section 103 or 104b, INDEX TO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAW 92-314 (S. 3607) (Page references are to the Congressional Record, 92d Cong., 2d sess.) S. 3103 introduced by Chairman Pastore (by request) February 1, 1972, 1924. Hearings: Full Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, January 26 and February 3 and 17, 1972 (pt. 1). February 22 and 23, 1972 (pt. 2). March 7, 8, and 9, 1972 (pt. 4). Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation, February 29 and March 1, 1972 (pt. 3). Published in six volumes under title "AEC Authorizing Legislation Fiscal Year 1973." Record of executive hearings, February 8, 1972, published in separate volume "Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program1972." S. 3607 introduced by Chairman Pastore as "clean" bill to supersede S. 3103, May 16, 1972, 17467. Senate Report filed (S. Rept. No. 92-802), May 23, 1972, 18353. S. 3607 considered and passed in the Senate with amendment, May 25, 1972, 18993. S. 3607, as amended, considered and passed in the House, June 7, 1972, 19934. Examined and signed by the Speaker of the House, June 12, 1972, 20428. Examined and signed by the President pro tempore, June 12, 1972, 20505. Presented to the President, June 12, 1972, 20516. S. 3607 approved by the President on June 16, 1972, as Public Law 92-314, S10375 [June 27, 1972] 22702. COMPANION BILL-H.R. 14990 H.R. 12826 introduced by Vice Chairman Price, for himself, Mr. Holifield and Mr. Hosmer (by request), February 1, 1972, 2113. Hearings: As listed above. H.R. 14990 introduced by Vice Chairman Price, for himsel, Mr. Holifield and Mr. Hosmer, as "clean" bill to supersede H.R. 12826, May 16, 1972, 17459. House Report filed (H. Rept. No. 92-1066), May 16, 1972, 17459. Atomic Energy PUBLIC LAW 93-60 (AEC AUTHORIZATION ACT [93D CONGRESS, S. 1994] [JULY 6, 1973] AN ACT To authorize appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SEC. 101. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended: (a) For "Operating expenses", $1,751,450,000 not to exceed $128,800,000 in operating costs for the high energy physics program category.92 (b) For "Plant and capital equipment", including construction, acquisition, or modification of facilities, including land acquisition; and acquisition and fabrication of capital equipment not related to construction, a sum of dollars equal to the total of the following: (1) NUCLEAR MATERIALS. Project 74-1-a, additional facilities, high level waste. storage, Savannah River, South Carolina, $17,500,000.92 Project 74-1-b, replacement ventilation, air filter, F chemical separations area, Savannah River, South Carolina, $5,200,000. Project 74-1-c, calcined solids storage and plant safety improvements, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, $3,000,000. Project 74-1-d, cooling tower fire protection, gaseous diffusion plants, $3,300,000. Project 74-1-e, new purge cascade, gaseous diffusion plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $5,900,000. Project 74-1-f, plant liquid effluent pollution control, gaseous diffusion plants, $8,000,000. Project 74-1-g, cascade uprating program, gaseous diffusion plants $183,000,000.92b Project 74-1-h, transuranium contaminated solid waste treatment development facility, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $1,650,000. 2 Public Law 93-158 (87 Stat. 627) (1973). sec. 1, increased this amount from the originally authorized $1,740,750,000. 92a Public Law 93-276 (88 Stat. 115) (1974), subsec. 107 (e), increased this amount from the originally authorized $14.000.000 2b Public Law 93-276 (88 Stat. 115) (1974), subsec. 107(e), amended this project by striking the words "(partial AE and limited component procurement only)" and by increasing the figure from the previously authorized $6.000.000. Project 74-1-i, additional waste concentration and salt cake storage facilities, Richland, Washington, $30,000,000.93 (2) ATOMIC WEAPONS. Project 74-2-a, weapons production, development, and test installation, $10,000,000. Project 74-2-b, acid waste neutralization and recycle. facilities, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $1,700,000. Project 74-2-c, high energy laser facility, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, California, $20,000,000. Project 74-2-d, national security and resources study center, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $4,600,000.94 (3) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.— Project 74-3-a, Liquid Metal Engineering Center (LMEC) facility modifications, Santa Susana, California. $3,000,000. Project 74-3-b, modifications to EBR-II, National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, $2,000,000. Project 74-3-c, emergency process waste treatment facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, $1,300,000. Project 74-3-d, modifications to reactors, $2,000,000. Project 74-4-a, accelerator and reactor improvements, high energy physics, $1,700,000. Project 74-4-b, accelerator and reactor improvements, medium and low energy physics, $600,000. (5) PHYSICAL RESEARCH. Project 74-5-a, computation building, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, California, $2,900,000. (6) BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.— Project 74-6-a, addition to physics building (human radiobiology facility), Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, $1,300,000. (7) GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.-$47,825,000. (8) CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND DESIGN.-$1,000,000. (9) CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.-Acquisition and fabrication of capital equipment not related to construction, $172,300,000. SEC. 102. LIMITATIONS.-(a) The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101 (b) (1), (2), (3), and (4) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 25 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. 87 Stat 143. 87 Stat. 144. 93 Public Law 93-158 (87 Stat. 627), (1973), sec. 2, added this project. Public Law 93-276 (88 stat. 115) (1974). subsec. 107 (e), amended this project by substituting the words "Las Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico" for the words "(AE only), site undesignated" and by increasing the figure from the previously authorized $350,000. 77 Stat. 88. Construction design services. Transfer of amounts. 87 Stat. 145. 86 Stat. 225. (b) The Commission is authorized to start any project under subsections 101(b), (5), (6), and (8) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 10 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. (c) The Commission is authorized to start any project under subsection 101 (b) (7) only if it is in accordance with the following: (1) The maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $500,000 and the maximum currently estimated cost of any building included in such project shall be $100,000, provided that the building cost limitation may be exceeded if the Commission determines that it is necessary in the interest of efficiency and economy. (2) the total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 101 (b) (7) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth in that subsection by more than 10 per centum. (d) The total cost of any project authorized under subsections 101 (b) (1), (2), (3), and (4) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth for that project by more than 25 per centum, unless and until additional appropriations are authorized under section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. (e) The total cost of any project authorized under subsections 101(b) (5), (6), (7), and (8) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth for that project by 10 pe! centum unless and until additional appropriations are authorized under section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. SEC. 103. The Commission is authorized to perform construction design services for any Commission construction project whenever (1) such construction project has been included in a proposed authorization bill transmitted to the Congress by the Commission and (2) the Commission determines that the project is of such urgency that construction of the project should be initiated promptly upon enactment of legislation appropriating funds for its construction. SEC. 104. When so specified in an appropriation Act, transfers of amounts between "Operating expenses" and "Plant and capital equipment" may be made as provided in such appropriation Act. SEC. 105. AMENDMENT OF PRIOR YEAR ACTS.-(a) Section 101 of Public Law 91-273, as amended, is further amended by (1) striking from subsection (b) (1), project 71-1-e, gaseous diffusion production support facilities, the figure "$72,020,000" and substituting therefor the 84 Stat. 1565: figure "$105,900,000", (2) striking from subsection (b) (1), project 71-1-f, process equipment modifications, gaseous diffusion plants, the figure "$34,400,000" and 86 Stat. 225. substituting therefor the figure $172,100,000", and (3) striking from subsection (b) (9), project 71-9, fire, safety, and adequacy of operating conditions projects, various locations, the figure "$69,000,000" and substituting therefor the figure "$193,000,000". (b) Section 106 of Public Law 91-273, as amended, is 84 Stat. 300; further amended by adding the following sentence at the 85 Stat. 306. end of the present text of subsection (a) thereof: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, authorization of additional appropriations for the conduct of Project Definition Phase activities subsequent to the execution of the aforementioned cooperative arrangement, in the amount of $2,000,000, is hereby authorized.". (c) Section 101 of Public Law 92-314 is amended by (1) striking from subsection (b) (1), project 73-1-d, com- 88 Stat. 223. ponent test facility, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the figure "$20,475,000" and substituting therefor the figure "$26,675,000", and (2) striking from subsection (b)(5), project 73-5-h, S8G prototype nuclear propulsion plant, West Milton, New York, the figure "$56,000,000" and substituting therefore the figure "$125,000,000". SEC. 106. RESCISSION.-(a) Public Law 91-273, as amended, is further amended by rescinding therefrom authorization for a project, except for funds heretofore obligated, as follows: Project 71-5-a, addition to physics building (human radiobiology facility), Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, $2,000,000. (b) Public Law 92-314 is amended by rescinding therefrom authorization for a project, except for funds heretofore obligated, as follows: Project 73-1-i, radioactive solid waste reduction facility, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $750,000. Approved July 6, 1973. INDEX TO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAW 93-60 (S. 1994) (Page references are to the Congressional Record, 93d Cong., 1st sess.) S. 1994 introduced by Vice Chairman Pastore, June 13, 1973, 19405. Hearings: Full Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, January 30, 1973 (Part 1); February 6, 21, and 22, 1973 (Part 2): March 14, 1973 (Part 3); March 20 and 22, 1973 (Part 4); and (environmental statements (Part 5)). Published in 5 volumes under title, "AEC Authorizing Legislation Fiscal Year 1974." Record of executive hearing, March 28, 1973, published in separate volume "Naval Nuclear Propulsion program-1972-1973, Part II." |