Omnibus Geothermal Energy Legislation: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Production of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, November 2, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 241 pages |
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Page 240 - ... hold unlawful and set aside agency action, findings, and conclusions found to be A. arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; B. contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity; C. in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right; D.
Page 217 - Corporation shall determine that suitable arrangements exist for protecting the interest of the Corporation in connection with any insurance or guaranty issued under this title, including arrangements concerning ownership, use, and disposition of the currency, credits, assets, or investments on account of which payment under such insurance or guaranty is to be made, and any right, title, claim, or cause of action existing in connection therewith.
Page 185 - ... known geothermal resources area" means an area in which the geology, nearby discoveries, competitive interests, or other indicia would, in the opinion of the Secretary, engender a belief in men who are experienced in the subject matter that the prospects for extraction of geothermal steam or associated geothermal resources are good enough to warrant expenditures of money for that purpose.
Page 227 - ... electric cooperative" means any cooperative association eligible to receive loans under section 4 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 USC 904); (3) "industrial development agency" means any agency which is permitted to issue obligations the interest on which is excludable from gross income under section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954...
Page 240 - No court of the United States, of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, shall have jurisdiction of any action or proceeding...
Page 240 - Any such proceeding shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest possible date, shall take precedence over all other matters pending on the docket of the district court at that time, and shall be expedited in every way by such court.
Page 228 - ... (but only with respect to a trade or business carried on by such organization which is not an unrelated trade or business, determined by applying section 513 (a) to such organization) . (4) Certain exempt activities.
Page 237 - For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands...
Page 235 - ... byproduct" means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium) which are found in solution or in association with geothermal steam and which have a value of less than 75 per centum of the value of the geothermal steam or are not, because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties in extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant extraction and production by themselves; (e) "known geothermal resources area...
Page 233 - ... (c) The Secretary is authorized to make a loan to any 13 qualified applicant, pursuant to subsection (a), to defray the 14 costs of up to 75 per centum of the costs directly related to 15 the construction of systems for nonelectric geothermal devel16 opment pursuant to subsection (a), where the Secretary 17 finds— 18 "(i) all necessary licenses and other required Fed19 eral, State, and local approvals for construction of sys20 terns have or will be issued, 21 "(ii) the project...