Vernal Express | 1976-06-03 | Page 24 | Regulatory Overkill

Regulatory Overkill Nearly federal agencies or bureaus 35 congressional committees and state agen agen- agencies agencies agencies cies have some jurisdiction over energy matters mattera according to Rep Dill Archer The Texas Republican said It has been estimated that regulations regulations regulations reg reg- promulgated by the Federal Energy Administration alone have added bureaucratic costs of some 10 billion a year to the nations nation's expenditures for petroleum products The real question is whether these thes and other regulations have been effective effective ef ef- festive in providing term long-term solutions to the nations nation's energy shortage clearly clearly clearly clear clear- ly has made the situation worse worse