DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND D. NEAL SIGMon, Kathleen R. JOHNSON, ROBERT S. KRIPOWICZ, and LORETTA BEAUMONT, For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-044458-6 Page 1 497 645 669 701 727 941 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi, Vice Chairman NEAL SMITH, Iowa SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina STENY H. HOYER, Maryland BOB CARR, Michigan RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina NITA M. LOWEY, New York RAY THORNTON, Arkansas JOSÉ E. SERRANO, New York ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia DOUGLAS "PETE" PETERSON, Florida JOHN W.OLVER, Massachusetts ED PASTOR, Arizona CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois JIM KOLBE, Arizona DEAN A. GALLO, New Jersey BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada RON PACKARD, California HELEN DELICH BENTLEY, Maryland CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma FREDERICK G. MOHRMAN, Clerk and Staff Director DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1995 PUBLIC WITNESSES ON ENERGY PROGRAMS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1994. WITNESS DR. FRANK DERBYSHIRE, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR APPLIED ENERGY RESEARCH Mr. YATES. This is the hearing on the budget for energy programs for fiscal year 1995. And this is the day that we have set aside to hear the testimony and the suggestions and recommendations of those who are interested in the budget for energy. The first of the witnesses we have this morning is Dr. Frank Derbyshire, who is with the Center for Applied Energy Research. Sir, we are very glad to welcome you. Mr. DERBYSHIRE. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, my testimonyMr. YATES. Your statement is in the record. Do we have the statement? Okay, it's in the record. Mr. DERBYSHIRE. My testimony concerns the Department of Energy's fossil energy research and development appropriations. I would like to present considerations for supporting research and development leading to the expanded and environmentally compatible use of coal. I would also request the subcommittee's permission to submit additional letters of support within the next few days for inclusion in the record. Mr. YATES. That may be done. Mr. DERBYSHIRE. Thank you. Coal is our most abundant indigenous fossil fuel resource, and provides the best energy value in terms of availability and low cost. The continued environmentally acceptable use of coal is vital to national competitiveness and economic security. Yet in the proposed fossil energy budget for 1995, there is a substantial decrease in funding for coal research and development which is completely inconsistent with the balance of national needs. We must continue to emphasize the clean use of coal for power generation, and to develop other options of coal utilization. The sustainment, for example, of research and development in coal preparation, direct and indirect liquefaction, and the use of coal as a resource for the production of advanced materials are of particular importance. |