42 USC 5556a. Solar photovoltaic systems at Federal installations, study. Preliminary report to Congress. Solar photovoltaic industry growth study, report to Congress. Foreign countries' use, study. Cooperation. and in accordance with, such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury shall require.". SEC. 208. (a) The Secretary of Energy shall (1) initiate and conduct an "application and system design study", cooperatively with appropriate Federal agencies, to determine the potential for the use of solar photovoltaic systems at specific Federal installations; and this study shall (A) include an analysis of those sites that are currently cost-effective for solar photovoltaic energy systems, using life-cycle costing techniques, as well as those which would be costeffective at expected future market prices; (B) identify potential sites and uses of solar photovoltaic energy systems at the following agencies as well as any others which the Secretary of Energy deems necessary: (i) the Department of Defense; (ii) the Department of Transportation (including the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration); (iii) the Department of Commerce; (iv) the Department of Agriculture; and (v) the Department of the Interior; (C) provide a preliminary report to Congress within nine months following the enactment of this Act; (D) include the presentation of a detailed plan for the implementation of solar photovoltaic energy systems for power generation at specific sites in Federal Government agencies to Congress within twelve months following the enactment of this Act; (2) initiate and conduct a study of the options available to the Federal Government to provide for the adequate growth of the solar photovoltaic industry and to include such possible incentives as government funding, loan guarantees, tax incentives, the operation of pilot plants or production lines and other incentives deemed worthy of consideration by the Secretary of Energy. A preliminary report shall be submitted to Congress within six months following the enactment of this Act; (3) initiate and conduct a study involving the prospects for applications of solar photovoltaic energy systems for power generation in foreign countries, particularly lesser developed countries, and the potential for the exportation of these energy systems. This study shall involve the cooperation of the Department of State and the Department of Commerce, as well as other Federal agencies which Congress. the Secretary of Energy deems appropriate. A final Report to systems authorization. (4) be authorized to acquire up to an additional Additional 4.0 megawatts (peak) of the solar photovoltaic acquisition. energy systems. The sum of $13,000,000 is hereby Appropriation authorized to be appropriated (in addition to any other amounts authorized by this Act to be appropriated) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for delivery in the following twelve months. Such sums shall remain available until expended. The solar photovoltaic energy systems acquired shall be available for use for power generation by Federal agencies, provided that no procurement takes place until their application on Federal sites is determined to be life cycle cost effective. Appropriation (b) For technology development, particularly for en- Technology gineering design and development of the manufacturing development. process of solar photovoltaic energy systems (primarily authorization. for the implementation of automated processes and other cost reducing production technologies), the sum of $6,000,000 is hereby authorized by this Act to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. SEC. 209. (a) Nothing in this title shall apply with respect to any authorization or appropriation for any military application of nuclear energy, for research and development in support of the Armed Forces, or for the common defense and security of the United States. (b) (1) The term "military application" means any activity authorized or permitted by chapter 9 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 83-703, as amended: 42 U.S.C. 2121, 2122). (2) The term "research and development," as used in this section, is defined by section 11 x., of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 83-703, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 2014). (3) The term "common defense and security" means the common defense and security of the United States as used in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 83-703, as amended). SEC. 210. (a) In order to provide economic farm units to qualifying farmers whose land is economically infeasible to reclaim from damages resulting from the Teton flood of June 5, 1976, and who are unable to find suitable replacement land for their flood damaged farm, and in order to restore the economic and agricultural base of the flood damaged region, there is hereby transferred 5,955 acres of land, hereinafter described, in the State of Idaho presently under the jurisdiction of the Department of Energy, to the Secretary of the Interior who, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall make such lands available for sale to qualifying farmers according to the terms hereafter provided. Military applications, 42 USC 5821 note prohibition. Definitions. note. 42 USC 2011 Idaho flood damages. availability to Land transfers, farmers. Definitions. Lands, purchase. Irrigative certification. Land purchases, fair market value. Single ownership acreage limitation. (b) As used in this section, the term: (1) "Teton flood" means the flood resulting from the collapse of Teton Dam of the Lower Teton Division of the Teton Basin Federal Reclamation Project on June 5, 1976. (2) "Department of Energy land" means those public and acquired lands in the State of Idaho identified as sections numbered fourteen (14), twentythree (23), twenty-four (24), twenty-five (25), and thirty-six (36), in township six (6) north, or range thirty-three (33) east of Boise meridian; sections numbered nineteen (19), thirty (30), and thirty-one (31) in township six (6) north, of range thirty-four (34) east of the Boise meridian; and the southeast quarter, the south half of the northeast quarter, the east half of the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, of section numbered eight (8) and the south half of the north half of section numbered nine (9) in township five (5) north, of range thirty-four (34) cast of the Boise meridian, all situated in the county of Jefferson and State of Idaho, and containing 5,955 acres, more or less, which would be transferred for the purposes of this Act. (3) "Qualifying farmer" means the resident, owner-operator of a farm who resides in the immediate locality, whose livelihood is derived from his farming operation and whose land was damaged due to the collapse of the Teton Dam on June 5, 1976, to the extent that in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, it is not economically feasible to reclaim such land so that it produces an income commensurate with that earned prior to the Teton flood. (4) "Irrigable land" means farm land that is suitable for irrigated agriculture and has been certified as irrigable by the Secretary of the Interior. (c) For a period of not more than five years after transfer to the Bureau of Reclamation, the land heretofore described shall be available for purchase by those who, on or before October 1, 1978, are determined to be qualifying farmers pursuant to regulations issued in accordance with subsection (f) of this section by the Secretary of the Interior. (d) Department of Energy land as described in subsection (b) (2) of this section shall be certified as irrigable by the Secretary of the Interior, and lands so certified shall be made available in a manner to be prescribed to Secretary for purchase by qualifying farmers at its current fair market value as determined by a board of appraisers composed of a Federal appraiser, a Stateappraiser, and one appraiser from the disaster region: Provided, That irrigable land transferred to a single ownership shall not exceed 160 acres of class I land as defined by the Secretary or the equivalent thereof in other land classes as determined by the Secretary. The United States, through the Secretary, shall convey fee simple title of the Title Department of Energy land to the qualifying farmer. conveyance. The cost of developing the replacement land for farming Development shall be borne by the qualifying farmer who purchases the land. costs. lands, (e) Any part of the Department of Energy land re- Remaining maining in the possession of the Bureau of Reclamation disposition. at the end of the five year period, except land needed for public rights-of-way, as determined by the Secretary, shall be returned to the Department of Energy. regulations, (f) Within ninety days after the enactment of this Act Rules and the Secretary shall prescribe and publish in the Federal publication in Register such rules and regulations as may be necessary Register. and proper to carry out the provisions of this section. (g) Full recovery for the loss of all or part of flooddamaged farms shall be obtained by owners pursuant to the Teton Dam Disaster Assistance Act of 1976. Public Law 94-400, 90 Stat. 1211, and the Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1976, Public Law 94-438, 90 Stat. 1415. Federal Farm losses, recovery. authorization. (h) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated Appropriation such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of administration of this section. TITLE III-AUTOMOTIVE PROPULSION RE- Automotive SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SHORT TITLE Propulsion note. SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the "Automotive 15 USC 2701 Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1978". FINDINGS AND PURPOSES SEC. 302. (a) The Congress finds that (1) existing automobile propulsion systems, on the average, fall short of meeting the long-term goals of the Nation with respect to environmental protection, and energy conservation; (2) advanced alternatives to existing automobile propulsion systems could, with sufficient research and development effort, meet these long-term goals, and have the potential to be mass produced at reasonable cost; and advanced automobile propulsion systems. could operate with significantly less adverse environmental impact and fuel consumption than existing automobiles, while meeting all of the other requirements of Federal law; (3) insufficient resources are being devoted to both research on and development of advanced automobile propulsion system technology; 15 USC 2701. 15 USC 2702. (4) an expanded research and development effort with respect to advance automobile propulsion system technology would complement and stimulate corresponding efforts by the private sector and would encourage automobile manufacturers to consider seriously the incorporation of such advanced technology into automobiles and automobile components; and (5) the Nation's energy and environmental problems are urgent, and therefore advanced automobile propulsion system technology should be developed, tested, demonstrated, and prepared for manufacture within the shortest practicable time. (b) It is therefore the purpose of the Congress, in this title to (1) (A) direct the Department of Energy to make contracts and grants for research and development leading to the development of advanced automobile propulsion systems within 5 years of the date of enactment of this Act, or within the shortest practicable time consistent with appropriate research and development techniques, and (B) evaluate and disseminate information with respect to advanced automobile propulsion system technology; (2) preserve, enhance, and facilitate competition in research, development, and production with respect to existing and alternative automobile propulsion systems; and (3) supplement, but neither supplant nor duplicate, the automotive propulsion system research and development efforts of private industry. DEFINITIONS SEC. 303. As used in this title, the term (1) "advanced automobile propulsion system" means an energy conversion system, including engine and drive train, which utilizes advanced technology and is suitable for use in an advanced automobile; (2) "developer" means any person engaged in whole or in part in research or other efforts directed toward the development of advanced automobile technology; (3) "fuel" means any energy source capable of propelling an automobile; (4) "fuel economy" refers to the average distance traveled in representative driving conditions by an automobile per unit of fuel consumed, as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with test procedures. which shall be established by rule and shall require that fuel economy tests be conducted in conjunction |