Congress: What's Ahead

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• The atomic energy industry is pushing Congress toward a separate provision that would allow the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue operating licenses to new power plants before public hearings on the utilities are completed. The House has already passed this legislation, and the Senate is expected to approve the provision also, as part of the reauthorization process of the NRC.

• Finally, a bill (HR 4230) allowing access of coal slurry pipelines through private lands by right of eminent domain is up before the House this year. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, coal slurry is pulverized coal that's mixed with water and transported from place to place through pipelines. Proponents of the measure argue that the lines will provide competition for the railroads and that the end result will be lower coal costs.

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This article is not, by any means, a complete listing of the sensitive environmental, health, and energy bills due to be discussed in the coming months. However, it should give you an idea of the direction in which the 97th Congress may be taking our country in 1982. Those who are interested in following the issues as they are tackled in Congress will be glad to know that two periodicals provide just such on-the-spot coverage.

One is a weekly publication titled Congressional Quarterly. Subscription rates will be quoted, upon request, to those who write to Congressional Quarterly Inc., Dept. TMEN, 1414 22nd Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 or call 202/887-8500. Copies are also on file at many "depository" libraries (most college libraries fall into this category).

The second publication is the privately owned monthly Congressional Digest (Dept. TMEN, 3231 P Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007). A one-year subscription costs $20.

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