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(Comments on H.R. 6831, The National Energy Act]. EMD-77-45;
B-179851. June 6, %977. 6 pp. + 3 enclosures (9 pp.).
Report to Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairman, House Committee on
Government Operations; by Elmer B. Staais, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: Energy (1600); Transportation Systems and Policies
(2400).
Contact: Energy and Minerais Div.
Budget Function: Naturml Resources, Environment, and Energy:
Energy (305); Commerce and Transportation: Ground
Transportation (404).
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Government
Operations.
Authority: Naticnal Energy Act; H.R. 6831 (95th Cong.).
Comments on two sections of the proposed National
Energy Act (H.R. 6831) dealing with national energy goals and
Federal vanpooling were requested. Findings/Conclusions: Based
on the Administration's own estimates, with few excepti-ns, the
plan will fall short of its goals, even if fully implemented.
The conservation provision of the plan will not much reduce
energj demand, nor significantly stimulate domestic energy
production. The most significant iteis in terms of energy impact
are the oil and gas pricing actions ani the oil and gas users'
tax. The effect of the pricing provision would be to transfer a
large amount of oil use to natural gas, and the users' tax would
shift large amounts of industrial oil and gas use to coal.
Natural gas would be shifted from industry to
residential/commercial use. The largest impact will be the
residential conservation tax credit coupled with the utility
insulati-- service program. Voluntary actions in the residential
sector wi... be hard to achieve and sustain. Vanpooling seems to
be desirable, but could be more effective if extended beyond
Federal vehicles to the private sector. Recommendations: The
plan should be redesigned to provide a reasonable opportunity of
achieving tVie stated goals. Congress should require that the
Administration establish milestones on which to judge the rate
of progress. (DJM)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaacik0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)