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07098 - (B2567584]
(Department of ELergy Expenditures in Connection with Solar
Energy Programs]. EMD-78-107; B-178726. September 7, 1978. 10
pp.
Report to Rep. Tom Bevill, Chairman, House Committee on
Appropriations: Public Works Suhcommittee; Rep. John 1. Myers,
Ran-king Minority Sembex; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller
General.
Issue Area: Prospects for Transition to Essentially
Inexhaustible Enerqy Resources. (1612).
Contact: Energy and minerals Div.
Budget Function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy:
Energy (305).
Organizaticn Concerned: Department of Energy.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on XIterior and Insular
Affairs; Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Re;. Tcm Bevill; Rep. John T. Byers.
Authority: Treasury, Pcstal Service and Gvneral Government
Apfropriation Act JP.L. 95-81; 91 Stat. 355). repartment of
Energy Organization Act (P.L. 95-91). (P.L. 95-2!3; 92
Stat. 186). 42 0.S.C. 5813. 42 U.S.C. 5903,. 15 U.S.C. 779.
42 U.S.C. p555(b). 31 U.S.C. 628. 31 u.S.c. 673. 18 U.S.C.
1913. EaJ. Res. 715 (95tb Cong.).
Concern was expressed about the appropriateness of
Department of Energy (DOE) expenditures which were reportedly
made to influence natinnal policy and legislation. These
expenditures related to $187,000 granted to the organizer of Sun
Day an, for travel by advocacy groups to meetings hold in
Washington on August 4-6 and 8-9, 1978. The purpose of the grant
was to obtain for each State public interest group views on
sclar energy potential, barriers to the realization of that
potentia' and methods !or eliminating those barriers. There was
no basis tor concluding that the expenditures viclated any
legislation with regard to appropriated funds with the exception
of payment of per diem for part of August 6. DOE questioned the
activities carried out during that portion of the meeting
because they may not have been directly relevant to the grant
and may have involved preparations for a new group using
lobbying as part of its functions. (RRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaaxym0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)