Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 7277 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 7277 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 99-58, title II, Sec. 202, July 2, 1985, 99 Stat. 107.)
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Amendments Act of 1985, and also as part of the National Coal
Imports Reporting Act of 1985, and not as part of the Department of
Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
SHORT TITLE
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 99-58 provided that: "This
title [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note
below] may be cited as the 'National Coal Imports Reporting Act of
1985'."
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in this
section requiring submittal of reports to Congress, see section
3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section
1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 14th item on page 90
of House Document No. 103-7.
ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES COAL IMPORT MARKET; REPORT BY SECRETARY
OF ENERGY TO CONGRESS
Section 203 of Pub. L. 99-58 provided that:
"(a) In General. - The Secretary of Energy shall, through the
Energy Information Administration, conduct a comprehensive analysis
of the coal import market in the United States and report the
findings of such analysis to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the appropriate committees of the House
of Representatives, within nine months of the date of enactment of
this Act [July 2, 1985].
"(b) Contents. - The report required by this section shall -
"(1) contain a detailed analysis of potential domestic markets
for foreign coals, by producing nation, between 1985 and 1995;
"(2) identify potential domestic consuming sectors of imported
coal and evaluate the magnitude of any potential economic
disruptions for each impacted State, including analysis of direct
and indirect employment impact in the domestic coal industry and
resulting income loss to each State;
"(3) identify domestically produced coal that potentially could
be replaced by imported coal;
"(4) identify contractual commitments of domestic utilities
expiring between 1985 and 1995 and describe spot buying practices
of domestic utilities, fuel cost patterns, plant modification
costs required to burn foreign coals, proximity of navigable
waters to utilities, demand for compliance coal, availability of
less expensive purchased power from Canada, and State and local
considerations;
"(5) evaluate increased coal consumption by domestic electric
utilities resulting from increased power sales and analyze the
potential coal import market represented by this increased coal
consumption, including consumption by existing coal-fired plants,
new coal-fired plants projected up to the year 1995, and plants
planning to convert to coal by 1995;
"(6) identify existing authorities available to the Federal
Government relating to coal imports, assess the potential impact
of exercising each of these authorities, and describe executive
branch plans and strategies to address coal imports;
"(7) identify and characterize the coal export policies of all
major coal exporting nations, including the United States,
Australia, Canada, Colombia, Poland, and South Africa, with
specific analysis of -
"(A) direct or indirect Government subsidies to coal
exporters;
"(B) health, safety, and environmental regulations imposed on
each coal producer; and
"(C) trade policies relating to coal exports;
"(8) evaluate the excess capacity of foreign producers,
potential development of new export-oriented coal mines in
foreign nations, operating costs of foreign coal mines, capacity
of ocean vessels to transport foreign coal, and constraints on
importing coal into the United States because of port and harbor
availability;
"(9) identify specifically the participation of all United
States corporations involved in mining and exporting coal from
foreign nations; and
"(10) identify the policies governing coal imports of all coal-
importing industrialized nations (including the United States,
Japan, and European nations) by considering such factors as
import duties or tariffs, import quotas, and other governmental
restrictions or trade policies impacting coal imports."