PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980
94 STAT. 661
continue to pursue the purposes of such project; and the probable net benefit to the Corporation in paying the principal and interest due under a loan guarantee agreement will be greater than that which would result in the event of a default; (2) the amount of any payment which the Corporation would be required to pay shall be no greater than the amount of principal and interest which the borrower is obligated to pay at that time; and (3) the borrower agrees to reimburse the Corporation for such payment on terms and conditions, including interest, which are satisfactory to the Corporation, then the Corporation is authorized to pay the lender under a loan guarantee agreement, an amount not greater than the principal and interest which the borrower is obligated to pay and which the Corporation has guaranteed under such agreement. (c) No loan guaranteed under this section shall have a maturity Maturity date. date of more than 30 years or the useful life of the synthetic fuel project involved, whichever is less. PRICE GUARANTEES MADE BY THE CORPORATION
SEC. 134. The Corporation is authorized, on such terms and condi- 42 USC 8734. tions as the Board of Directors may prescribe, to commit to, or enter into, price guarantees providing that the price that a concern will receive for all or part of the proKduction from a synthetic fuel project shall not be less than a specified sales price determined as of the date of execution of the commitment or the price guarantee: Provided, That no such price guarantee may be based upon a "cost plus" arrangement or variant thereof which guarantees a profit to the concern, except that the use of a "cost of service" pricing mechanism by a concern pursuant to law, or by a regulatory body establishing rates for a regulated concern, shall not be deemed to be a "cost plus" arrangement or variant thereof: Provided further. That if the Corporation determines in its sole discretion that such project would not otherwise be satisfactorily completed or continued and that completion or continuation of such project would be necessary to achieve the purposes of this title, the sales price set forth in the price guarantee may be renegotiated. In awarding financial assistance under this section, the Corporation shall establish such specified sales price at the level which will provide the minimum subsidy determined by the Board of Directors to be necessary to provide an adequate incentive, in light of projected prices of competing fuels and the requirements for economic and financial viability of the synthetic fuel project. PURCHASE A G R E E M E N T S MADE BY THE CORPORATION
SEC. 135. (a) The Corporation is authorized, on such terms and 42 USC 8735. conditions as the Board of Directors may prescribe, to commit to, or enter into purchase agreements for all or part of the production from a synthetic fuel project. The sales price specified in a purchase agreement shall not exceed the estimated prevailing market price as of the date of delivery, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, unless the Corporation determines that such sales price must exceed such estimated prevailing market price in order to insure the production of s)mthetic fuel to achieve the purposes of this title. (b) The Corporation in entering into, or committing to enter into a purchase agreement shall require—
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