The National Coal Production Distribution And Utilization Act Of 1980

Excerpt from Coal Distribution and Utilization Act: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session on S. 318, to Facilitate the National Distribution and Utilization of Coal; April 20, 1989 The chairman. Good morning. Today the Committee will hear testimony on S. 318, the Coal Distribution and Utilization Act, which would facilitate the construction of coal slurry pipelines by providing Federal eminent domain authority. I have introduced this bill because I believe it would enhance competition, improve our position in the world marketplace and put people to work. This is legislation whose time has come as was dramatically illustrated just last month, when a jury awarded the now-defunct etsi pipeline billion in damages against the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Railroad for blocking its coal slurry pipeline project. The railroads had refused to grant etsi pipeline needed rights of way across railroad lands in violation of the antitrust laws. My bill addresses the problem 'of obtaining rights of way for coal slurry pipelines by providing for Federal eminent domain authority. A report issued by the National Coal Council states that the total cost of transporting export coal is the most significant factor a ing the international competitiveness of the us. Coal industry. The Energy Information Administration estimates that by 1995, coal pipeline rates would be anywhere from $12 to $20 per ton less than railroad rates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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