About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

EMD-78-98 1 (1979-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayst0001 and id is 1 raw text is:            _                                                       Iotl3


BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES                                         w,


Unique Helium Resources Are Wasting:

A New Conservation Policy Is Needed





Large amounts of unique, nonrenewable heli-
um are lost each year as its most economical
source, natural gas, is used as fuel. The Gov-
ernment should act on available alternatives
to conserve helium because of its large con-
tinuing investment in  helium-dependent,
energy-related, technologies. These
technologies may sharply increase demand
after the year 2000 when helium resources
are expected to be scarce.


Before available conservation alternatives can
be  adequately considered, the Congress
needs to legislate a policy which would
establish Federal responsibility for conserv-
ing helium for national needs. The present
helium program is at a standstill, limited in
scope, and hampered by legal and financial
problems to such an extent that no new
helium conservation efforts are likely to
occur without congressional action.









o_            o


108773


0 03864


    EMD-78-98
MARCH 7, 1979

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most