‘‘(E) Increasing performance, reliability, 
and survivability of technologies, devices, sys-
tems, and facilities. 
‘‘(F) Integrating technologies into the na-
tional electric grid. 
‘‘(G) 
Identifying, 
developing, 
dem-
onstrating, and transferring to the private sec-
tor advanced systems engineering and system 
integration methods to identify critical inter-
faces. 
‘‘(H) Developing numerical and physical 
tools, including models and monitoring tech-
nologies, to assist industry in device and system 
design and operation. 
‘‘(I) Determining the potential availability, 
extractability, and cost-effectiveness of marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy generation 
in the United States. 
‘‘(J) Supporting material sciences, includ-
ing the development of corrosive-resistant mate-
rials. 
‘‘(K) Designing and developing evaluation 
and performance standards domestically and 
with international partners. 
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‘‘(L) Applying model predictions of rel-
evant oceanic and atmospheric variables on time 
scales necessary for development and operation 
of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy 
technologies, including for integration onto the 
electricity grid. 
‘‘(M) Identifying opportunities to transfer 
knowledge from existing marine and other in-
dustries to technology developers. 
‘‘(N) Identifying opportunities and benefits 
from colocated development of multiple renew-
able energy technologies or other activities. 
‘‘(O) Identifying the potential impacts on 
navigation of marine and hydrokinetic renew-
able energy technologies, and identifying meas-
ures to avoid and minimize adverse impacts on 
these uses. 
‘‘(P) Improving interagency collaboration 
to address challenges associated with the devel-
opment of marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
energy technologies. 
‘‘(Q) Any other area of marine and 
hydrokinetic renewable energy technology devel-
opment that the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
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‘‘(2) SEPARATION.—The program established 
under paragraph (1) shall be separate from the 
Wind and Hydropower Program at the Department 
of Energy.’’. 
SEC. 4. ENERGY GENERATION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRA-
TION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out section 633 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17212), the Secretary shall establish a competitive 
marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology 
demonstration grant program to— 
(1) verify the performance, reliability, maintain-
ability, environmental impact, and cost of technology 
components, devices, and system designs in an oper-
ating environment; and 
(2) facilitate the commercial application of tech-
nology components, devices, and systems at a variety 
of scales. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Activities that may be funded 
under this section include the following: 
(1) Providing stakeholders and industry with an 
opportunity to test and evaluate, including by con-
necting to the national electrical grid, marine and 
hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies at a vari-
ety of scales, including full-scale prototypes. 
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(2) Documenting and communicating technical, 
environmental and, economic information from 
projects for the benefit of utilities, independent 
power producers, other nonutility generators, device 
suppliers, and other stakeholders. 
(3) Obtaining operating, maintenance, and cost 
data sufficiently rigorous to evaluate demonstrated 
technologies, components, devices, and systems. 
(4) Providing information to the public on po-
tential positive and negative environmental impacts, 
effective monitoring techniques, and engineering de-
sign improvements to reduce environmental impacts 
throughout demonstration projects. 
(5) Conducting research, development, and 
monitoring activities necessary to support the dem-
onstration project. 
SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
DEMONSTRATION GRANTS. 
In carrying out section 633 of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17212), the 
Secretary shall establish a competitive research, develop-
ment, and demonstration grant program to identify, as-
sess, and find ways to avoid and minimize environmental 
impacts potentially arising from marine and hydrokinetic 
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renewable energy technologies, devices, and systems. The 
program shall— 
(1) measure such potential impacts; 
(2) evaluate any environmental risks associated 
with marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy tech-
nologies, devices, and systems; 
(3) research and evaluate the effectiveness of 
strategies, including adaptive management, to avoid, 
minimize, or eliminate such potential impacts; 
(4) develop and demonstrate monitoring and 
other technologies needed to identify such potential 
impacts; 
(5) support baseline environmental research, in-
cluding ecological characterization of marine eco-
systems, for specific demonstration projects; 
(6) facilitate public-private cooperation, includ-
ing identification and assessment of relevant existing 
private sector technologies; and 
(7) communicate and disseminate to the public 
information generated from a grant awarded under 
this section to aid in efficient and environmentally 
responsible technology development, except to the ex-
tent that the information is protected from disclo-
sure under applicable law. 
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SEC. 6. TEST FACILITIES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—In 
carrying 
out 
section 
633(a)(1)(C) of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17212(a)(1)(C)), not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to support 3 or more 
geographically dispersed marine and hydrokinetic renew-
able energy technology research, development, and dem-
onstration test facilities for the demonstration of multiple 
technologies in actual operating environments. These 
grants may support modification of an existing facility, in-
cluding a Center established under section 634 of the En-
ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17213), or construction of a new test facility. 
(b) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall provide for— 
(1) the demonstration of a variety of tech-
nologies at each test facility; 
(2) the demonstration of a variety of tech-
nologies among all of the test facilities established; 
and 
(3) the demonstration of technologies at a vari-
ety of scales. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—Each test facility established under 
this section shall— 
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(1) provide infrastructure and resources for the 
evaluation and technical viability testing of marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; and 
(2) conduct and support research, development, 
and demonstration activities with respect to marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, in-
cluding in support of the program and activities de-
scribed in sections 4 and 5. 
(d) APPLICANTS.—An applicant for a grant under 
this section shall be a nonprofit institution, State or local 
government, institution of higher education, National Lab-
oratory, or Center established under section 634 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17213), which can demonstrate to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary the ability and intention to— 
(1) combine expertise from relevant academic 
fields, including those related to the environment, 
marine sciences, energy, and electrical, mechanical, 
and civil engineering; and 
(2) partner with other entities that have exper-
tise in advancing marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
energy technologies. 
(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall provide 
no more than a total of $50,000,000 in Federal assistance, 
under this or any other Act, for each test facility. 
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(f) AMENDMENTS.—Section 634 of the Energy Inde-
pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17213) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘marine re-
newable energy technologies’’ and inserting ‘‘marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies’’; 
and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The Centers shall advance re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy 
technologies and— 
‘‘(1) shall serve as information clearinghouses 
for the marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy 
industry, collecting and disseminating information 
on best practices in all areas related to developing 
and managing marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
energy technologies; and 
‘‘(2) may serve as technology test facilities es-
tablished under section 6 of the Marine and 
Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 
2010.’’. 
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SEC. 7. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.—In car-
rying out this Act the Secretary shall coordinate and avoid 
duplication of activities across programs of the Depart-
ment of Energy and with other relevant Federal agencies, 
including with those of the National Laboratories. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this Act the 
Secretary shall collaborate with industry, stakeholders, the 
National Laboratories, other relevant Federal agencies, 
relevant academic institutions, and international bodies 
with relevant scientific expertise. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall ob-
tain from the recipient of assistance under this Act and 
make available to the public, through Department 
websites, reports, and databases, any research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application informa-
tion generated with respect to the technology supported 
under this Act, including information discovered after the 
completion of activities supported under this Act, except 
to the extent that the information is protected from disclo-
sure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least once 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to 
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the Congress a report on the findings and activities under 
this Act. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act— 
(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, to re-
main available until expended, of which— 
(A) $40,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
section 4; 
(B) $40,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
section 5; and 
(C) $100,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
section 6; and 
(2) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2015, to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
(A) $70,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
section 4; and 
(B) $60,000,000 shall be for carrying out 
section 5. 
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