s t r d h i University Daily Kansan Thursday, January 19, 1978 150 Conservation is dominant theme of energy bills Regardless of political party or philosophical persuasion, energy conservation is an issue that has come of age. The minister is her own decision for this legislative session makes that clear. TOPEKA (AP)—A single idea runs like a thread through the cluster of energy bills before the 1978 Kansas Legislature—conservation. There are bills that would set efficiency standards for all new buildings, bills that would encourage the use of solar and wind generating units, bills that would force carpooling and bids that would require cars to the state motor pool to get good gas mileage. But nowhere is there anything that would produce a single new drop of oil or an additional cubic foot of natural gas. Those are matters largely in the lap of congress, and the committee says he doesn't like it, there is only so much a state can do. "I HAVE REAL problems with the fact that we have received very few guidelines from the national government," Rep. Don Mainey, D-Topeka, said Tuesday. "I mean, who's got jurisdiction? We can move in the area of conservation, but in general, Kansas is preempted in what we can do. Because of that, a lot of people lay back and say let's wait until the national laws are passed before doing anything here," he said. Mainey said he was not ready to wait. Although the 90-day legislative session is but a week and one half old, Democrats and Republican Gov. Robert F. Bennett have already proposed broad energy programs. Differences, where they do exist, generally are in matters of form, not substance. The most potentially divisive issue facing lawmakers is a proposal by House Democrats to elevate the Kansas Energy Office to full department status, a suggestion reflecting energy's new importance. IN ITS CURRENT form, the three-person office is understaffed, underfunded and politically incapable of dealing with the problems facing the state, Mainey said. "We need a strong regulatory department of energy," he said. "We need that in order to coordinate state and federal activities, energy funding, conservation and the implementation of policies. Under the current system, that can't be done properly." Bennett, admitting the office is understaffed and underfunded, has recommended increasing the number of persons on the staff and giving them a bigger budget. However, he is expected to fight the push to elevate energy to the cabinet level, effective leaders in both chambers agree the outcome of the proposal is in doubt. Among other key pieces of energy legislation are bills aimed at slowing the rise of utility rates. They include measures that would forbid utilities from using certain expenses or costs of construction as a basis for rate increases. ANOTHER BILL, this one introduced by Sen. Arnold Berman, D-Lawrence, would forbid utilities from going into district court to overturn rate decisions by the Kansas Corporation Commission. Berman said he was trying to stop judge shopping by utility lawyers unhappy with KCC rulings and judges who would grant larger rate increases. Berman predicted more success for energy legislation during the 1978 session. "There's just too much pressure being built up," he said. "No longer can a committee chairman present bills he doesn't like from being introduced." Other energy-related bills before the legislature would give tax breaks to utilities that pay for equipment needed to offer weatherization programs and offer lifeline rates to the -income elderly. Under the concept, those eligible for the program must be certain minimum service for a lower price. "The general feeling is that we've got to do something in the field of energy production, conservation and so forth." We think some of the bills set to that problem. " Staff Photo by DONALD WALLER Leaky Muffler Extra layers of clothing can't always keep out the icy winds and blowing snow, Iranian special student Shohrhe Zandieh learned while she waited for a campus bus. The National Weather Service is calling for cloudy skies and continuing cold for the next two days, with a possibility of more snow late today and tomorrow. ADVENT - ALLISON - H H SCOTT Come Hear the Music Only at Ray Audio This system consists of a pair of Advent large speakers. They can reproduce foundation-sounding base and the most delicate highs very convincingly. You'll need to find two 15" speakers. To drive them, we have the Advent 300 receiver. Like the speakers, the 300 receiver is based on the idea that a moderate price does not have to place any limitation on the usable sound quality of receivers. 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DYNACO · SANSUI · SCOTCH · AKAI · DUAL HOUSTON (UPI)—A state appellate court yesterday threw out a lower court ban on American Nazi Party telephone messages offering a $5,000 prize for each non-white or Jew killed in the act of attacking a white. The 19th Court of Civil Appeals, a three-judge panel, said in its ruling the tape-recorded messages were vicious, disgusting and repugnant, but nonetheless reversed State District Judge Richard Millard's order to banning the offers of such boundies. The appeals court did not rule on the constitutionality of the ban. The party's attorney had contended that the messages were protected by the U.S. and Texas Constitutions' guarantees of free speech. Zindier that because he is Jewish, the messages might influence an unstable person. The court said it was unnecessary to rule on the constitutional question because it found that television personality Marvin Zindler, who sought the ban order, had failed to show that he would be personally injured by the messages. The court said the indignation and resentment which Zindler felt as a result of his actions against the lawyers was understandable and justified, but if the language of the messages constituted an illegal incitement to crime, then the lawyer was the proper mechanism to deal with it. Attorney Michael Maness, who represented the Nazis, said he also found the messages repugnant, but said the messages were political rhetoric. The messages in part said: "We are calling for an all-white war against Jews and other non-white, I am sure you realize that illegal non-white immigrants have overrun our borders and have made us flee to the suburbs of our cities. 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