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EMD-80-15 1 (1979-11-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaazzf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASEOMROIE GENEAL O . THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20543 RESTRICTED N Pot to be releraed oh7C!'de fhi Generaf -1 205 ythe Ofeo C es o~i B.eia~o~ ~.s. NOf approval B-i 7820 by the Office of Congresslosial Relations.NOMBR2,97 The Honorable Henry M. Jackson- Chairman, Committee on Energy : . and Natural Resources United States Senate 0I l t 110985 Dear Mr. Chairman: jews on Legislation to Continue State and Local overnment Involvement in Promoting National Energy Objectives) (EMD-80-15) The legislative authority to fund State energy conservation programs authorized by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) (Public Law 94-163) and the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) (Public Law 94-385) expired at the end of fiscal year 1979. However, authority to fund the programs in 1980 is being considered in the Congress. This scheduled expiration provides an opportunity for the Congress to reevaluate the role States should play in furthering the objectives of the Nation's energy program. As requested by you, this letter provides our views on an administration bill, S. 1280, 96th Congress, to continue State and local government involvement in promoting national energy objectives based on our past and ongoing energy con- servation work as it relates to the appropriate State and local government role in achieving greater levels of energy conservation. Overall, we agree with the thrust of the bill. We be- lieve legislation of this type is necessary to develop the Federal/State partnership needed to adequately address na- tional energy problems. We also believe that such a part- nership is necessary to achieve an energy conservation ethic within the Nation. However, we have comments and suggestions for improving certain bill provisions which we discuss on the following pages. BACKGROUND Three major Federal programs provide financial assist- ance to States for promoting energy conservation activities-- the Base and Supplemental State Energy Conservation Programs authorized by EPCA and ECPA, respectively, and the Energy 5 7g9 7 (003380) 0M I110115

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