§779 Coordination with, and technical assistance to, State governments

Summary

The Administrator must coordinate federal energy programs with state governments. Within sixty days he must send Congress and the states a report explaining how he set up the Administration. Within one hundred and twenty days he must give the public, the states, and Congress an easy-to-understand report that explains what the agency does, how it is organized and where its offices are, who to call, how state and federal roles will work, and what people’s duties and rights are under its programs. Before making major rules or starting programs that affect state authority, he must, when possible, give states a reasonable time to send written comments. He must also share, on request, up-to-date information about energy shortages and supplies of crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and coal for the areas serving each state, and set up a central clearinghouse for federal and state energy information and help. The Administrator must give technical help to states, including advice, consultation, and task forces when needed. He must hold meetings of state and federal officials (and others he chooses) and may pay reasonable expenses for participants. He must prepare model state energy laws and encourage common rules, procedures, and forms for state grant or contract applications for energy projects.