A bill to reform the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to encourage a reduction of air pollution and oil consumption by existing electric powerplants and to aid utilities in converting to alternate fuels.
Petroleum Displacement Act of 1981 - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to repeal certain prohibitions and limitations on the use of natural gas as a primary energy source in electric powerplants. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Energy to prohibit the use of petroleum or natural gas or both: (1) as a primary energy source in electric powerplants where coal or alternate fuel capability exists; and (2) in excess of a minimal amount in an electric powerplant where feasible to use a mixture of petroleum or natural gas or an alternate fuel as a primary energy source.
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Regulation.
Subcommittee on Energy Regulation. Hearings held.
Subcommittee on Energy Regulation. Hearings held.
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