15 U.S.C. § 761: Congressional declaration of purpose

The Congress hereby declares that the general welfare and the common defense and security require positive and effective action to conserve scarce energy supplies, to insure fair and efficient distribution of, and the maintenance of fair and reasonable consumer prices for, such supplies, to promote the expansion of readily usable energy sources, and to assist in developing policies and plans to meet the energy needs of the Nation. The Congress finds that to help achieve these objectives, and to assure a coordinated and effective approach to overcoming energy shortages, it is necessary to reorganize certain agencies and functions of the executive branch and to establish a Federal Energy Administration. The sole purpose of this chapter is to create an administration in the executive branch, called the Federal Energy Administration, to vest in the Administration certain functions as provided in this chapter, and to transfer to such Administration certain executive branch functions authorized by other laws, where such transfer is necessary on an interim basis to deal with the Nation’s energy shortages. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $35,627,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978 , not to exceed $41,017,000. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $34,971,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978 , not to exceed $43,544,000. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $62,459,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978 , not to exceed $62,459,000. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $38,603,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978 , not to exceed $46,908,000. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $16,934,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978 , not to exceed $26,017,000. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $1,921,000; and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978 , not to exceed $1,846,000. subject to the restriction specified in subsection (c), to carry out a program to develop the policies, plans, implementation strategies, and program definitions for promoting accelerated utilization and widespread commercialization of solar energy and to provide overall coordination of Federal solar energy commercialization activities, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 , not to exceed $2,500,000. for the purpose of permitting public use of the Project Independence Evaluation System pursuant to section 31 of this Act [ section 787 of this title ], not to exceed the aggregate amount of the fees estimated to be charged for such use. amounts to carry out the functions identified as assigned to the Office of Communication and Public Affairs as of January 1, 1977 , shall not exceed $2,112,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 ; and no amounts authorized to be appropriated in such paragraph may be used to carry out the functions identified as assigned to the Office of Nuclear Affairs as of January 1, 1976 . No amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraphs (5) (B) and (7) of subsection (a) may be used to carry out solar energy research, development, or demonstration activities. Subject to the provisions of any other law enacted after the date of the enactment of this subsection [ July 21, 1977 ], if any function for which funds are authorized to be appropriated by this section is transferred by or pursuant to any such provision of law to any department, agency, or office, the unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such function shall be transferred to such department, agency, or office, but shall continue to be subject to any restriction to which they were subject before such transfer.”