PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



91 STAT. 603 



Assistant Administrator, as the case may be, as tlie principal conserva- 

 tion ofiicer of such Depattment or of tlio Administration. Such 

 designated principal conservation ollicer shall be principally respon- 

 sible for i)lanning and implementation of energy conservation pro- 

 giams by such I)ei)artment or Administiation and principally 

 responsible for cooidination with the Department of Energy with 

 respect to energy matters. Each agency, Department or Administration 

 required to designate a principal conservation officer pursuant to this 

 section shall peiiodically inform the Secretary of the identity of such 

 conservation ofiicer, and the Secretary sliall periodically publish a list 

 identifying such officers. 



List, publication. 



ANNUAL RErORT 



Skc. 657. The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the 

 end of each fiscal year, conunencing with the first complete fiscal year 

 following the effective date of this Act, make a report to the President 

 for submission to the Congress on the activities of the Department 

 during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include a state- 

 ment of the Secretary's goals, priorities, and plans for the Department, 

 together with an assessment of the progress made toward the attain- 

 ment of those goals, the effective and efficient management of the 

 Department, and progress made in coordination of its functions with 

 other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. In addi- 

 tion, such report shall include tlie information required by section 

 15 of the Federal Eneigy Administration Act of 1974, section 307 of 

 the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and section 15 of tlie Federal 

 Noiinuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, and shall 

 include : 



(1) projected energy needs of the United States to meet the 

 re(|uirements of the general welfare of the people of the United 

 States and the commercial and industrial life of the Nation, 

 including a comprehensive summary of data pertaining to all fuel 

 and energy needs of residents of the United States residing in — 



(A) areas outside standard metropolitan statistical areas; 

 and 



(B) areas within such areas which are unincorporated or 

 are sjiecified bv the Bureau of tlie Census, Department of 

 Commerce, as rural areas; 



(2) an estimate of (A) the domestic and foreign energy sup- 

 ply on which the United States will be expected to rely to meet 

 such needs in an economic manner with due regard for the pro- 

 tection of tlie environment, the conservation of natural resources, 

 and the implementation of foreign jiolicy objectives, and (B) 

 the quantities of energy expected to be provided by different 

 sources (including petroleum, natui'al and synthetic gases, coal, 

 uranium, hydioelectric, solar, and other means) and the expected 

 means of obtaining such quantities; 



(3) current and foreseeable trends in the price, quality, man- 

 agement, and utilization of energy resources and the effects of 

 those trends on the social, environmental, economic, and other 

 requirements of the Nation; 



(4) a summary of research and development efforts funded by 

 the Federal Government to develop new technologies, to forestall 

 energy .shortages, to reduce waste, to foster recycling, to encour- 



Report to 



President for 



transmittal to 



Congress. 



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Contents. 



15 use 774. 

 42 use 5877. 

 42 use 5914. 



Energy needs. 



Energy supply. 



Trends. 



Research and 

 Development. 



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