AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1984 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:20 p.m., in room SD-366, Dirksen Office Building, Hon. Pete V. Domenici presiding. Present: Senators Domenici and Levin. Also present: Paul Gilman, professional staff member; D. Michael Harvey, chief counsel for the minority; and Benjamin S. Cooper, professional staff member for the minority. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. PETE V. DOMENICI, A U.S. Senator DOMENICI. We are going to start the hearing. I do not know how long it will be before we have another vote. I have voted. I understand there may be 25 or 30 minutes intervening before the next vote. So rather than delay during that time, I understand there will be a speech by Senator Metzenbaum on the floor, I will get started. I hope nobody construes that to mean that I am not interested in listening to Senator Metzenbaum's speech, but if any of you are, you might go down there. In any event, good afternoon. Today's hearing is on a section of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorization bill, S. 2846, which amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. This bill was referred to us because this is the committee of principal jurisdiction for that law. Our referral of this bill is relatively short. Therefore, our efforts to broaden this hearing to include a discussion of the Department of Energy's draft mission plan, as had been expected, will be minimized, if not curtailed. Hopefully, if we want to discuss the Energy Department's draft mission plan, we would take another opportunity sometime in September to hear that plan in more detail. We have several statements which we have been asked to insert in the record, including that of Governor Matheson from the State of Utah. We are waiting for a statement from the attorney general from the State of Vermont. In any event, those that are received will be made a part of the record. [The text of S. 2846 and a statement from Governor Matheson follow:] (1) II 98TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2846 [Report No. 98-546] To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 29 (legislative day, JUNE 25), 1984 Mr. SIMPSON, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, reports an original bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources until no later than August 10, 1984, by unanimous consent A BILL To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 TITLE I-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 4 5 FOR FISCAL YEARS 1984 AND 1985 SEC. 101. There are hereby authorized to be appropri 6 ated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance 1 with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act 2 of 1954 and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 3 1974, for the fiscal years 1984 and 1985 to remain available 4 until expended, $466,800,000 for fiscal year 1984 and 5 $460,000,000 for fiscal year 1985. 6 SEC. 102. (a) The sums authorized to be appropriated in 7 this Act for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 shall be allocated as 8 follows: (1) not more than $91,490,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $87,140,000 for fiscal year 1985, may be used for "Nuclear Reactor Regulation", of which an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 is authorized each such fiscal year to be used to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled thermal reactor preapplication review; (2) not more than $70,910,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $74,770,000 for fiscal year 1985, may be used for "Inspection and Enforcement"; (3) not more than $36,280,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $35,710,000 for fiscal year 1985, may be used for "Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards"; (4) not more than $199,740,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $193,290,000 for fiscal year 1985, may be used for "Nuclear Regulatory Research", of which an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 is authorized each 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 བ 8 4 such fiscal year to be used to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled thermal reactor safety research; (5) not more than $27,520,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $27,470,000 for fiscal year 1985, may be used for "Program Technical Support"; (6) not more than $40,860,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $41,620,000 for fiscal year 1985, may be used for "Program Direction and Administration". 9 (b) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may use not 10 more than 1 per centum of the amounts authorized to be 11 appropriated under paragraph 102(a)(4) to exercise its au12 thority under section 31a. of the Atomic Energy of 1954 (42 13 U.S.C. 2051(a)) to enter into grants and cooperative agree14 ments with universities pursuant to such paragraph. Grants 15 made by the Commission shall be made in accordance with 16 the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 17. (41 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) and other applicable law. 18 (c) Any amount appropriated for a fiscal year to the Nu19 clear Regulatory Commission pursuant to any paragraph of 20 subsection 102(a) for purposes of the program referred to in 21 such paragraph, may be reallocated by the Commission for 22 use in a program referred to in any other paragraph of such 23 subsection, or for use in any other activity within a program, 24 except that the amount available from appropriations for such 25 fiscal year for use in any program or specified activity may 1 not, as a result of reallocations made under this subsection, 2 be increased or reduced by more than $500,000 unless(1) a period of thirty calendar days (excluding any 3 5 6 4 day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain or an adjournment sine die) passes after the receipt, by the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Senate, of notice submitted by the Commission containing a full and complete statement of the reallocation proposed to be made and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed reallocation; or (2) each such committee, before the expiration of such period, transmits to the Commission a written no tification that such committee does not object to such proposed reallocation. 19 SEC. 103. Moneys received by the Nuclear Regulatory 20 Commission for the cooperative nuclear research program 21 and the material access authorization program may be re22 tained and used for salaries and expenses associated with 23 such programs, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), and shall 25 remain available until expended. 40-586 0-84--2 |