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EMD-77-25 1 (1977-02-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabsu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 00174 - [AO8914771 Ways to Strengthen Congressional Control of Energy Construction Projects Other Than Nuclear. £iD-77-25; a-178726. February 25, 1977. Released March 10, 1977. 3 pp. + enclorures 21 pp.). Report to Sen. Henry 8. Jackson, Chairman, Senate Committeo on Energy and Natural Resources; Rep. Olin E. Teague, Chairman, House CoRmittee on Science and Technology; by Robert F. Kpiler, Actizng Comptroller General. Issue Area: Energy: Executive Branch Organization and Processes for Dealing with Energy Problems (1611). Contact: Energy and Minerals Div. Budget Function: Natural Resocrces, Environment, and Energy: Energy (3;,3). Organization oncerned: Energy Research and Development Administration. Congressional relevance: House Committee on Scierce ad Technology; Senate Committee on Energy and Natura' Resources. Authority: Federal NonDuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-577), The Fnergy Research and Development Administration's (ERDA) budgeting, accounting, and reporting procedures associated with construction-related activities for nonnucleaL energy research end development 2rojects were reviewed. The purpose of the review was to determine the extent to which existing legislative reporting requirements provide Conqressional committees with information necessary for effective control over the funding of such Frojects. Of particular interest was ERDA's compliance with the reporting and specific authorization requirements of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974. Findings/Conclusions: These roquirements are inadequate because they are vague and allow selective interpretation, thus limiting the ability of Congress to control nonnuclear energy projects. ERDA has not established any specific criteria fcr use in identifying the types of nonnuclear energy projects subject to the reporting or specific authorization requirements. The 1974 act is not clear about which type of projects must be reported or specifically authorized. Nowhere in the act are types of projects specifically defined. Recommendaticns: ERDA should develop legislation which would clarify the act on the types of projects requiring reports or specific authorizations. ERDA should develop and provide the authorization committees vith its definitions of the various project ph&ses together with an identification of the phase of each nonnuclear energy project meeting the minimum cost criteria for reports er specific authorization. (RRS)

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