A bill to authorize a vigorous Federal program or research and development to assure the utilization of solar energy as a major source for our national energy needs, to provide for the development of suitable incentives for rapid commercial use of solar technology and to establish an Office of Solar Energy Research in the U.S. Government.
Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that it is the policy of the United States to pursue a vigorous and adequately funded program with the objective of utilizing solar energy as a major source for our national energy needs. Defines the terms used in this Act.
Establishes the Solar Energy Coordination and Management Project to have responsibility for management and coordination of a national solar energy research development and demonstration program. Directs the Project to carry out its duties in cooperation with specified Federal agencies, including the Atomic Energy Commission and the Federal Power Commission.
Instructs the Chairman of the Project to initiate a solar energy resource determination and assessment program, emphasizing identification of promising areas for commercial exploitation and development. Enumerates the specific goals of the determination and assessment program.
Directs the Chairman of the Project: (1) to initiate a research and development program for resolving the major technical problems inhibiting commercial utilization of solar energy in the United States; (2) to implement a research and development program to demonstrate the technological means for securing and utilizing the solar energy resource base; and (3) to initiate a program to design and construct facilities to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing the various forms of solar energy. Details the goals of each such program.
Authorizes the National Science Foundation to support, coordinate, and encourage the development of policies set forth in this Act.
Establishes a Solar Energy Research Institute to perform research functions in connection with the Project activities under this Act. Calls for the creation of a Solar Energy Information Data Bank, specifying the content of data to be collected and compiled.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 3234 passed in lieu.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-1151.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-1151.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 16371.
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 16371.
Conference scheduled in Senate.
Conference scheduled in House.
Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1428.
Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1428.
Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
House agreed to conference report.
Enacted as Public Law 93-473
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Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
Senate agreed to conference report.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public law 93-473.
Public law 93-473.