(3) In order to carry out his responsibilities under subsection (a) of this section, the Federal Energy Administrator shall require, pursuant to subsection (b) (1) (A) of this section, that persons engaged, in whole or in part, in the production of crude oil or natural gas

(A) keep energy information in accordance with the accounting practices developed pursuant to section 6383 of Title 42, and

(B) submit reports with respect to energy information kept in accordance with such practices. The Administrator shall file quarterly reports with the President and the Congress compiled from accounts kept in accordance with such section 6383 of Title 42 and submitted to the Administrator in accordance with this paragraph. Such reports shall present energy information in the categories specifled in subsection (c) of such section 6383 of Title 42 to the extent that such information may be compiled from such accounts. Such energy information shall be collected and such quarterly reports made for each calendar quarter which begins 6 months after the date on which the accounting practices developed pursuant to such section 6383 of Title 42 are made effective.

(d) Confidential information.

Upon a showing satisfactory to the Federal Energy Administrator by any person that any energy information obtained under this section from such person would, if made public, divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets or other proprietary information of such person, such information, or portion thereof, shall be confidential in accordance with the provisions of section 1905 of Title 18; except that such information, or part thereof, shall not be deemed confidential for purposes of disclosure, upon request, to (1) any delegate of the Federal Energy Administrator for the purpose of carrying out this chapter and the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, (2) the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Power Commission, or the General Accounting Office, when necessary to carry out those agencies' duties and responsibilities under this and other statutes, and (3) the Congress, or any committee of Congress upon request of the Chairman.

(e) Definitions.

As used in this section:

(1) The term "energy information" includes (A) all information in whatever form on (i) fuel reserves, exploration, extraction, and energy resources (including petrochemical feedstocks) wherever located; (ii) production, distribution, and consumption of energy and fuels wherever carried on; and (B) matters relating to energy and fuels, such as corporate structure and proprietary relationships, costs, prices, capital investment, and assets, and other matters directly related thereto, wherever they exist.

(2) The term "person" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, association, consortium, or any entity organized for a common business purpose, wherever situated, domiciled, or

doing business, who directly or through other persons subject to their control does business in any part of the United States.

(3) The term "United States" when used in the geographical sense means the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States.

(f) Availability of energy information.

Information obtained by the Administration under authority of this chapter shall be available to the public in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of Title 5.

(g) Independent nature of authority to gather energy information; expiration date.

(1) The authority contained in this section is in addition to, independent of, not limited by, and not in limitation of, any other authority of the Federal Energy Administrator.

(2) The provisions of this section expire at midnight, December 31, 1979, but such expiration shall not affect any administrative or judicial proceeding which relates to any act or failure to act if such act or failure to act was not in compliance with the requirements and authorities of this section and occurred prior to midnight, December 31, 1979. (Pub. L. 93-319, § 11, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 262, amended Pub. L. 94-163, title V, §§ 505(a), 506, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 960.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This "chapter", referred to in text, was in the original this "Act" meaning Pub. L. 93-319 which, in addition to enacting this chapter, enacted sections 1857c-10 and 1857f-6f and amended sections 1857b-1, 1857c-5, 1857c-8, 1857c-9, 1857d-1, 18571-1, 18571-6e, 1857h-5, and 18571 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

The Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, referred to in subsec. (a), (c) (2) (C), and (d), is Pub. L. 93-159, Nov. 27, 1974, 87 Stat. 628, which is classified to section 751 et seq. of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1975 Subsec. (c) (3). Pub. L. 94-163, § 505(a), added subsec. (c) (3).

Subsec. (g) (2). Pub. L. 94–163, § 506, substituted "December 31, 1979" for "June 30, 1975" in two places.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENT Section 505(b) of Pub. L. 94-163 provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) to section 11(c) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 [enacting subsec. (c)(3) of this section] shall take effect on the first day of the first accounting quarter to which such practices apply."

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 797 of this title; title 42 sections 5917, 6274, 6299, 6346, 6381.

§ 797. Enforcement.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of section 792 of this title (relating to coal conversion and allocation) or section 796 of this title (relating to energy information) or to violate any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to any such provision.

(b) (1) Whoever violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for each violation.

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(2) Whoever willfully violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale or distribute in commerce any coal in violation of an order or regulation issued pursuant to section 792 (d) of this title. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates this paragraph after having been subjected to a civil penalty for a prior violation of the same provision of any order or regulation issued pursuant to section 792(d) of this title shall be fined not more than $50,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(4) Whenever it appears to the Federal Energy Administrator or any person authorized by the Federal Energy Administrator to exercise authority under section 792 of this title or section 796 of this title that any individual or organization has engaged, is engaged, or is about to engage in acts or practices constituting a violation of subsection (a) of this section the Federal Energy Administrator or such person may request the Attorney General to bring a civil action to enjoin such acts or practices, and upon a proper showing, a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction shall be granted without bond. In such action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with any provision, the violation of which is prohibited by subsection (a) of

this section.

(5) Any person suffering legal wrong because of any act or practice arising out of any violation of subsection (a) of this section may bring a civil action for appropriate relief, including an action for a declaratory judgment or writ of injunction. United States district courts shall have jurisdiction of actions under this paragraph without regard to the amount in controversy. Nothing in this paragraph shall authorize any person to recover damages. (Pub. L. 93-319, § 12, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 264.) § 798. Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this chapter and the Clean Air Act the term "Federal Energy Administrator" means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration established by Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; except that until such Administrator takes office and after such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the United States designated as Federal Energy Administrator by the President for purposes of this chapter and section 1857c-10 of Title 42.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the term "petroleum product" means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product (as defined in section 752(5) of this title. (Pub. L. 93-319, § 14, June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 265.)

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jurisdiction over environmental matters and shall report the results of such investigation and study together with his recommendations to Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 18, 1972]."

1531. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose. 1532. Environmental education programs.

(a) Office of environmental education; establishment; functions; Director; compensation; definition of "environmental education".

(b) Grants and contracts implementing programs; authority of Commissioner of Education; eligible institutions; purposes of programs; uses of funds; applications for financial assistance; procedure, contents, and standards for approval of applications; limitations on Federal assistance; non-Federal contributions.

(c) Advisory Council on Environmental Education; establishment; Chairman; membership; functions.

1533. Technical assistance to eligible agencies and

organizations.

1534. Additional grants.

(a) Authority of Commissioner; maximum amount; eligible organizations, etc.; purposes of grants.

(b) Priority of grants.

(c) Length of existence of interested organization or group; submission of annual report on Federal funds expended.

(d) Requirements for proposals submitted by organizations and groups.

1535. Administration by Commissioner: utilization of services and facilities of Federal agencies and public or private agencies or institutions; agreements; compensation; annual publication and distribution of list of supported projects. 1536. Authorization of appropriations.

§ 1531. Congressional declaration of findings and

purpose.

(a) The Congress of the United States finds that the deterioration of the quality of the Nation's environment and of its ecological balance poses a serious threat to the strength and vitality of the people of the Nation and is in part due to poor understanding of the Nation's environment and of the need for ecological balance; that presently there do not exist adequate resources for educating and informing citizens in these areas, and that concerted efforts in educating citizens about environmental quality and ecological balance are therefore necessary.

(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage and support the development of new and improved curricula to encourage understanding of policies,

and support of activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance; while giving due consideration to the economic considerations related thereto to demonstrate the use of such curricula in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; to provide support for the initiation and maintenance programs in environmental education at the elementary and secondary levels; to disseminate curricular materials and other information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; to provide training programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community, labor, and industrial and business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; to provide for the planning of outdoor ecological study centers; to provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance; and to provide for the preparation and distribution of materials by mass media in dealing with the environment and ecology. (As amended Pub. L. 93-278, § 4, May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 121.)

AMENDMENTS

1974-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-278 qualified the declared purpose of the chapter by requiring that due weight be given to the economic considerations involved in enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological

balance.

§ 1532. Environmental education programs.

(a) Office of environmental education; establishment; functions; Director; compensation; definition of "environmental education".

(1) There is established, within the Office of Education, an office of environmental education (referred to in this section as the "office") which, under the supervision of the Commissioner, through regulations promulgated by the Secretary, shall be responsible for (A) the administration of the program authorized by subsection (b) of this section and (B) the coordination of activities of the Office of Education which are related to environmental education. The office shall be headed by a Director who shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed that prescribed for grade GS-17 in section 5332 of Title 5.

(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the term "environmental education" means the educational process dealing with man's relationship with his natural and manmade surroundings, and includes the relation of population, pollution, resource allocation and depletion, conservation, transportation, technology, economic impact, and urban and rural planning to the total human environment.

(b) Grants and contracts implementing programs; authority of Commissioner of Education; eligible institutions; purposes of programs; uses of funds; applications for financial assistance; procedure, contents, and standards for approval of applications; limitations on Federal assistance; nonFederal contributions.

(1) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education, State and local educational agencies, regional educational research organizations, and other public and private agencies, orga

(2) Funds apprpriated for grants and contracts under this section shall be available for such activities as

(A) the development of curricula (including interdisciplinary curricula) in the preservation and enhancement of environmental quality and ecological balance;

(B) dissemination of information relating to such curricula and to environmental education, generally;

(C) in the case of grants to State and local educational agencies, for the support of environmental education programs at the elementary and secondary educational levels;

(D) preservice and inservice training programs and projects (including fellowship programs, institutes, workshops, symposiums, and seminars) for educational personnel to prepare them to teach in subject matter areas associated with environmental quality and ecology, and for public service personnel, government employees, and business, labor, and industrial leaders and employees;

(E) planning of outdoor ecological study centers;

(F) community education programs on environmental quality, including special programs for adults; and

(G) preparation and distribution of materials suitable for use by the mass media in dealing with the environment and ecology.

In addition to the activities specified in the first sentence of this paragraph, such funds may be used for projects designed to demonstrate, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of any such activities, whether or not assisted under this section.

(3) (A) Financial assistance under this subsection may be made available only upon application to the Commissioner. Applications under this subsection shall be submitted at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation and shall be approved only if it

(i) provides that the activities and services for which assistance is sought will be administered by, or under the supervision of, the applicant;

(ii) describes a program for carrying out one or more of the purposes set forth in the first sentence of paragraph (2) which holds promise of making a substantial contribution toward attaining the purposes of this section;

(ii) sets forth such policies and procedures as will insure adequate evaluation of the activities intended to be carried out under the application;

(iv) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this chapter for any fiscal year will be so used as

to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available by the applicant for the purposes described in this section, and in no case supplant such funds.

(v) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this title'; and

(vi) provides for making an annual report and such other reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require and for keeping such records, and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports.

(B) Applications from local educational agencies for financial assistance under this chapter may be approved by the Commissioner only if the State educational agency has been notified of the application and been given the opportunity to offer recommendations.

(C) Amendments of applications shall, except as the Secretary may otherwise provide by or pursuant to regulation, be subject to approval in the same manner as original applications.

(4) Federal assistance to any program or project under this section, other than those involving curriculum development, dissemination of curricular materials, and evaluation, shall not exceed 80 percentum of the cost of such program for the first fiscal year of its operation, including costs of administration, unless the Commissioner determines, pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the Secretary establishing objective criteria for such determinations, that assistance in excess of such percentages is required in furtherance of the purposes of this section. The Federal share for the second year shall not exceed 60 per centum, and for the third year 40 per centum. Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, and services.

(c) Advisory Council on Environmental Education; establishment; Chairman; membership; functions. (1) There is hereby established an Advisory Council on Environmental Education consisting of twenty-one members appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint one member as Chairman. The Council shall consist of persons appointed from the public and private sector with due regard to their fitness, knowledge, and experience in mat-. ters of, but not limited to, academic, scientific, medical, economic, legal, resource conservation and production, urban and regional planning, and information media activities as they relate to our society and affect our environment, and shall give due consideration to geographical representation in the appointment of such members: Provided, however, That the Council shall consist of not less than three

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(A) advise the Commissioner and the office concerning the administration of, preparation of general regulations for, and operation of programs assisted under this section;

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(B) make recommendations to the office with respect to the allocation of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (d) 2 among the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this section and the criteria to be used in approving applications, which criteria shall insure an appropriate geographical distribution of approved programs and projects throughout the Nation;

(C) develop criteria for the review of applications and their disposition; and

(D) evaluate programs and projects assisted under this section and disseminate the results thereof.

(As amended Pub. L. 93-278, §§ 2, 5, 6, May 10, 1974, 83 Stat. 121.)

AMENDMENTS

1974 Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93-278, § 5. substituted "transportation, technology, economic impact," for "transportation, technology,".

Subsec. (c) (1). Pub. L. 93-278, §§ 2, 6, substituted "scientific, medical, economic, legal" for "scientific, medical, legal" in the sentence dealing with the qualifications of persons to be appointed to the Council, and extended the life of the Council until July 1, 1977.

TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COUNCILS Advisory Councils in existence on January 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the two-year period following January 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a Council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such Council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such two-year period, or in the case of a Council established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law, see sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§ 1533. Technical assistance to eligible agencies and organizations.

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, in cooperation with the heads of other agencies with relevant jurisdiction, shall, insofar as practicable upon request, render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, agencies of local, State, and Federal governments and other agencies deemed by the Secretary to play a role in preserving and enhancing enviromental quality and maintaining ecological balance. The technical assistance shall be designed to enable the recipient agency to carry on education programs which are related to environmental quality and ecological balance. (Pub. L. 91-516, § 4, Oct. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1315.)

§ 1534. Additional grants.

(a) Authority of Commissioner; maximum amount; eligible organizations, etc.; purposes of grants. So in original.

§ 1535. Administration by Commissioner; utilization of services and facilities of Federal agencies and public or private agencies or institutions; agreements; compensation; annual publication and distribution of list of supported projects.

In administering the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and of any other public or private agency or institution in accordance with appropriate agreements, and to pay for such services either in advance or by way of reimbursements, as may be agreed upon. The Commissioner shall publish annually a list and description of projects supported under this chapter and shall distribute such list and description to interested educational institutions, citizens' groups, conservation organizations, and other organizations and individuals involved in enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance. (Pub. L. 91-516, 6, Oct. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1315.)

§ 1536. Authorization of appropriations.

There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $25.000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977, for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (As amended Pub. L. 93-278, § 3, May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 121.)

AMENDMENTS

1974-Pub. L. 93-278 authorized appropriation of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $10,OC0.000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1976, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977.

SEC. 141. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall, not later than forty-five days after the date of enactment of this section, complete all necessary action on (1) the environmental impact statement pursuant to section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and (2) the application for approval under the General Bridge Act of 1946, with respect to the proposal for construction by the Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey of a bridge over the Raritan River in such State for the purpose of such State's Highway Route 18.

(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall(1) by October 1, 1973

(A) complete the draft environmental

impact statement pursuant to section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act and his determination under section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act and section 138 of title 23 of the United States Code, on the project for Interstate Route Numbered 66 in the State of Virginia from the National Capital Beltway to the Potomac River, which project is described in the 1972 estimate of the cost of completing the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as estimate section termini E 10.4.2 at the Beltway to E 10.11.1 in Rosslyn,

(B) circulate such statement to all