Statement Submitted by Roger W.A. Legassie, Assistant Secretary (Acting) for Fossil Energy, to the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, US Senate March 23, 1981

摘要

The revised budget request for Fossil Energy for FY 1982 is explained. This budget reflects the present administration's philosophy of the Federal government's role in the field of energy. Proposals of specific actions to take in FY 1981 and 1982 in regard to program functions are outlined. Budget recommendations in the following program areas are present: coal mining research and development; underground mining; surface mining; coal preparation; coal liquefaction; coal gasification; in-situ gasification; advanced research and control technology; environmental control technology; combustion systems; heat engines and heat recovery; magnetohydrodynamics; enhanced oil recovery; advanced process technology; oil shale R and D; enhanced gas recovery; coal resource management; oil shale industrialization; and Federal leasing. The greatest cutbacks appear to be in the coal program. The least amount of change is in the petroleum enhanced recovery and advanced process technology programs. (ERA citation 06:016920)