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Show FACT BOOK-1972 22 technology development alone would require a federal gov $255 million between 1968 and 1972 in or der to have available an adequate sulfur oxide control capability by 1975. In a similar study the National Air Pollution Control Admin istration concluded the amount needed should be $395 million. For FY-69, the Congress appropriated $18.7 million for sulfur research in the Environmental Protection Agency but expenditures only totalled $3.6 million. The next year the appropriation was $45 mil lion while the expenditure was only $14.3 million. The expenditures for the next two fiscal years averaged $2 million under the appro priations.s" control ernment commitment of "The nation has been without an integrated energy policy in the past. One of the major advantages of consolidating energy re sponsibilities would be the broader scope and greater balance this would give to research and development work in the energy field." PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON Message to Congress June 4, 1971 No Coordination Currently, there is little or no coordination of national policies affecting energy. Tax provisions come under the jurisdiction of tax committees in Congress and the Treasury Department. Important policies with respect to oil are determined by the executive, influ enced largely by the Office of Energy Preparedness. Natural gas prices are regulated by the Federal Power Commission. Coal min ing is regulated primarily by the Bureau of Mines. The promotion of atomic power is administered by the Atomic Energy Commission. The environmental effects of energy use is regulated by the Envi ronmental Protection Agency, without, however, any coordination between those regulations and the need for increased amounts of energy. Transportation of coal falls under the jurisdiction of the • Interstate Commerce Commission. Efforts to increase future ex ports of coal are under the jurisdiction of the Commerce Depart ment, and the State Department influences decisions as to which nations shall be permitted to export oil to the United States.s" Randolph's energy polley bill • Recognizing the need for a comprehensive federal energy pol icy, Senator W. Jennings Randolph (D W. Va.) introduced a bill (S 4092) to establish a Commission on Fuels and Energy. This Commission would make a thorough investigation and study of the energy requirements and fuel resources and policies of the United States. The Commission would also suggest proposals, policies, and |
