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It reviews budget and appropriations outcomes for 1979 and outlook for early 1980, noting only three wildlife-focused resource proposals were enacted. 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The session also closed shortly before Christmas, leaving little time for additional natural-resources bills.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Which wildlife-oriented natural resource proposals were enacted?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Three were enacted: expansion of the Water Bank wetlands program, reauthorization of an amended Endangered Species Act, and extension/expansion of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act for three years.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What energy-related issues dominated congressional discussions?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"Discussions centered on a windfall profits tax on oil company profits, development of synthetic fuels, creation of an Energy Mobilization Board with broad powers, mandatory conservation controls, and a nationwide gas rationing 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attention focused mainly on inflation,unemployment,and internationa1problems,members of the 96th Congress had 1ittle time for environmental or natura1resources 1egislation during the first session which came to an end shortly beforeChristmas.Compared to some years,relatively little natura1 resource legislation made itthrough the Congressional mill to become law although several additional bills are poisedfor passage in early 1980.  \nMany members,sensing a \"proposition 13\"austerity mood among their constituents,expected to slash federal controls and spending in 1979.However,their resolution failedin the face of 1ong gasoline 1ines,an Iranian crisis,and the need to step up nationa1defense.At year's end,they had voted more money for defense than some had wanted andwere about to approve massive federal support for energy programs,in addition to theChrysler Corporation.The overall result:  proposals setting budget targets ran intotrouble and three appropriations bills were not even cleared.The final budget for 1980is 15.6 bi1lion higher than the spring target.Nearly every deadline in the 1974 BudgetAct was missed.  \nOnly three resource proposals,all wildlife-oriented,were enacted.One expands theWater Bank wet1ands program.Another reauthorizes an amended Endangered Species Act.Thethird extends and expands the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act for three years.  \nMost natural resource agencies fared fairly well in funding for fiscal 1980.Onemajor disappointment:a proviso in the Interior Appropriatfons bi1l which again placesrestrictions on the conversion to steel shot from lead shot in hunting waterfow1.  \nConcerns about energy shortfalls and the impacts upon economic development,publichealth,and modes of 1iving dominated discussions in the Congress.The discussionscentered upon a \"windfa11\"profits tax on oil company profits,development of newsynthetic fuels,creat1on of an Energy Mobi1ization Board with widespread powers tooverride other laws,mandatory conservation controls,and a nationwide gas rationing plan.Enactment of some of the proposals may come early in 1980.  \nHere is a thumbnail sketch of the standing of major resources legislation in theCongress:  \nEnergy:  \nWhile consideration of energy issues occupied much of the time in the first session,comparatively 1ittle legislation was actually sent to the White House.  \nEfforts to speed the commercial availability of synthetic fuels moved as far as aconference committee,where it quickly bogged down.At session's end,the conferees hadagreed in principle to establish a quas1-governmental Synthetic Fuels Corporationcontained in the Senate bill and somewhat smilar to one requested by the President.Thespecifics of what powers the corporation wou1d have,its charter,and other issues remainto be worked out and some observers were expecting a long conference.In addition to thesynfuels provisions,other titles of S.932 estab11sh loan grants and other incentiveprograms to encourage energy conservat1on,increased use of solar and renewable energy,and energy self-sufficiency in the agricultural and timber industries.  \nTHIISJISALEREE SERVICE TO  \nDecember 31,1979  \nEfforts to compromise two different versions of bills to establish an EnergyMobilization Board also hit a snag in the closing days of the_session.The Hovse versionprovided for the waiver of substantive laws while the Senate rejected that concept.Neither side seemed w11ling to give in.Other significant issues,such as the extent ofjudicia1 review over the Board's actions and the hand1ing of National Environmental PolicyAct(NEPA)requirements,are yet to be considered.  \nThe Senate version of the windfall profits tax will contain significant incentivesfor energy conservation and use of alternative energy sources such as solar and geothermalpover.The conference committee considering this legislation has reached agreement on thetax provisions,but has not 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The session also closed shortly before Christmas, leaving little time for additional natural-resources bills.\"},{\"question\":\"Which wildlife-oriented natural resource proposals were enacted?\",\"answer\":\"Three were enacted: expansion of the Water Bank wetlands program, reauthorization of an amended Endangered Species Act, and extension/expansion of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act for three years.\"},{\"question\":\"What energy-related issues dominated congressional discussions?\",\"answer\":\"Discussions centered on a windfall profits tax on oil company profits, development of synthetic fuels, creation of an Energy Mobilization Board with broad powers, mandatory conservation controls, and a nationwide gas rationing plan.\"}]","SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP | PDF",1789969344,13]