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Show Moss Gives Support To Fuel Study Bill Senator Frank E. Moss CD-Utah) CD-Utah) has announced cosponsor-ship cosponsor-ship of a resolution to establish a Senate committee to conduct a national fuels sutdy. A bill to establish a committee for his purpose consisting of members of both Houses of Congress Con-gress was introduced earlier, Senator Moss explained, but the House Rules Comittee rejected this bill, and reported instead one calling for a House Select Committee Com-mittee only. "After this action, it would be inappropriate for the Senate to act on the bill," Senator Moss said. "Many Senators and certainly I, earnestly believe, however, that a fuels study must be made," he said, and continued: "Since the introduction of the original bill, several Senators, most of them from New England, Eng-land, have suggested amendments amend-ments to the language authorizing authoriz-ing the study. Their effect would be to assure consideration of the point of view of consumers of all fuels." Senator Moss said he hoped the national fuels study would lead to recommendations for adoption of a national policy on all energy fuels that would improve the position of the depressed coal industry. He said: "It is doubtful if gas, oil and nuclear power can supply all our energy requirements fifteen years from now. Coal will have to come to the rescue. But the coal industry cannot meet these 1975 goals unless it is kept operating oper-ating on a steady, year-round basis, with equipment and transportation trans-portation in good shape through regular use, and miners to bring the coal up. Once a coal mine is shut down it takes months and a large cash outlay to reopen it." The new bill authorizes a Senate Sen-ate Special Committee on a National Na-tional Fuels Study. It will consist con-sist of nine Senators, six from the majority and three from the minority, to be appointed by the president of the Senate. Its final report must be made to the Senate Sen-ate not later than January 2, 1963. |