ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 272

A BILL TO REQUIRE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THAT ELECTRIC
POWERPLANTS AND MAJOR FUEL BURNING INSTALLATIONS UTILIZE
OTHER THAN NATURAL GAS AS THEIR PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

S. 273

A BILL TO REQUIRE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THAT NEW
ELECTRIC POWERPLANTS AND NEW MAJOR FUEL BURNING INSTALLA-
TIONS, IN CATEGORIES TO BE DETERMINED, BE CONSTRUCTED WITH
THE CAPABILITY TO UTILIZE AND UTILIZE OTHER THAN NATURAL
GAS OR PETROLEUM AS THEIR PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

S. 977

A BILL TO REQUIRE THAT NEW AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
EXISTING ELECTRIC POWERPLANTS AND MAJOR FUEL-BURNING
INSTALLATIONS, IN CATEGORIES TO BE DETERMINED, UTILIZE OTHER
THAN NATURAL GAS OR PETROLEUM AS THEIR PRIMARY ENERGY
SOURCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL
REQUIREMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

MARCH 21 AND 29, 1977

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COAL CONVERSION LEGISLATION

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

ENERGY PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 272

A BILL TO REQUIRE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THAT ELECTRIC
POWERPLANTS AND MAJOR FUEL BURNING INSTALLATIONS UTILIZE
OTHER THAN NATURAL GAS AS THEIR PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

S. 273

A BILL TO REQUIRE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THAT NEW
ELECTRIC POWERPLANTS AND NEW MAJOR FUEL BURNING INSTALLA-
TIONS, IN CATEGORIES TO BE DETERMINED, BE CONSTRUCTED WITH
THE CAPABILITY TO UTILIZE AND UTILIZE OTHER THAN NATURAL
GAS OR PETROLEUM AS THEIR PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

S. 977

A BILL TO REQUIRE THAT NEW AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
EXISTING ELECTRIC POWERPLANTS AND MAJOR FUEL-BURNING
INSTALLATIONS, IN CATEGORIES TO BE DETERMINED, UTILIZE OTHER
THAN NATURAL GAS OR PETROLEUM AS THEIR PRIMARY ENERGY
SOURCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL
REQUIREMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington, Chairman

GRENVILLE GARSIDE, Staff Director and Counsel
DANIEL A. DREYFUS, Deputy Staff Director for Legislation
D. MICHAEL HARVEY, Chief Counsel
W. O. CRAFT, Jr., Minority Counsel

Bartlett, Hon. Dewey F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma---

Haskell, Hon. Floyd K., a U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado_----

Jackson, Hon. Henry M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington----

Metzenbaum, Hon. Howard M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Ohio____

O'Leary, Hon. John F., Administrator, Federal Energy Administration, ac-

companied by Robert Hanfling, Acting Assistant Administrator, Energy

Research Development Division, FEA_.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

"Costly Conversion-Utility's Forced Switch From Gas to Coal Leads To a

Series of Pitfalls," from the Wall Street Journal, March 16, 1977, by

David P. Garino__

"Plan Eyed to Force Conversion to Coal," from the Washington Post,

March 12, 1977, by J. P. Smith---

127

APPENDIX I-For March 21, 1977

Additional materia's and responses to questions from the Federal Energy

Administration

133

APPENDIX II

Additional FEA materials on the Energy Supply and Coordination Act of

1974

223

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1977

STATEMENTS

327, 331

326

325

326

Dowd, A. Joseph, senior vice president and general counsel, American Elec-
tric Power Service Corp__

Hansen, Hon. Clifford P., a U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming___.
Haskell, Hon. Floyd K., a U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado____.
Jackson, Hon. Henry M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington_-_.
Marx, William B., executive director, American Boiler Manufacturers As-
sociation, accompanied by Charles L. Hedrick, Zurn Industries; Walter
F. Coles, Gilbert Associates; Charles L. Richards, Combustion Engineer-
ing; George Miron, Esq., counsel to ABMA; and Robert B. Guilda, Bab-
cock & Wilcox_.

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