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(3) PARTNERS.—An applicant for a grant under paragraph 
(1) may carry out a project under a pilot program in partnership 
with 1 or more other public or private entities. 
(4) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In evaluating applications under 
this subsection, the Secretary of Energy shall— 
(A) consider the previous experience with similar 
projects of each applicant; and 
(B) give priority consideration to applications that— 
(i) are most likely to maximize production of oil 
and gas in a cost-effective manner; 
(ii) sequester significant quantities of carbon 
dioxide from anthropogenic sources; 
(iii) demonstrate the greatest commitment on the 
part of the applicant to ensure funding for the proposed 
project and the greatest likelihood that the project 
will be maintained or expanded after Federal assist-
ance under this section is completed; and 
(iv) minimize any adverse environmental effects 
from the project. 
(5) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
not provide more than $3,000,000 in Federal assistance 
under this subsection to any applicant. 
(B) COST
SHARING.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
require cost-sharing under this subsection in accordance 
with section 988. 
(C) PERIOD OF GRANTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A project funded by a grant under 
this subsection shall begin construction not later than 
2 years after the date of provision of the grant, but 
in any case not later than December 31, 2010. 
(ii) TERM.—The Secretary shall not provide grant 
funds to any applicant under this subsection for a 
period of more than 5 years. 
(6) TRANSFER OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE.—The Sec-
retary of Energy shall establish mechanisms to ensure that 
the information and knowledge gained by participants in the 
program under this subsection are transferred among other 
participants and interested persons, including other applicants 
that submitted applications for a grant under this subsection. 
(7) SCHEDULE.— 
(A) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall publish in the Federal Register, and elsewhere, as 
appropriate, a request for applications to carry out projects 
under this subsection. 
(B) DATE
FOR
APPLICATIONS.—An application for a 
grant under this subsection shall be submitted not later 
than 180 days after the date of publication of the request 
under subparagraph (A). 
(C) SELECTION.—After the date by which applications 
for grants are required to be submitted under subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary of Energy, in a timely manner, shall 
select, after peer review and based on the criteria under 
paragraph (4), those projects to be awarded a grant under 
this subsection.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 355. ASSESSMENT OF DEPENDENCE OF STATE OF HAWAII ON 
OIL. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall assess the 
economic implications of the dependence of the State of Hawaii 
on oil as the principal source of energy for the State, including— 
(1) the short- and long-term prospects for crude oil supply 
disruption and price volatility and potential impacts on the 
economy of Hawaii; 
(2) the economic relationship between oil-fired generation 
of electricity from residual fuel and refined petroleum products 
consumed for ground, marine, and air transportation; 
(3) the technical and economic feasibility of increasing the 
contribution of renewable energy resources for generation of 
electricity, on an island-by-island basis, including— 
(A) siting and facility configuration; 
(B) environmental, operational, and safety consider-
ations; 
(C) the availability of technology; 
(D) the effects on the utility system, including reli-
ability; 
(E) infrastructure and transport requirements; 
(F) community support; and 
(G) other factors affecting the economic impact of such 
an increase and any effect on the economic relationship 
described in paragraph (2); 
(4) the technical and economic feasibility of using liquefied 
natural gas to displace residual fuel oil for electric generation, 
including neighbor island opportunities, and the effect of the 
displacement on the economic relationship described in para-
graph (2), including— 
(A) the availability of supply; 
(B) siting and facility configuration for onshore and 
offshore liquefied natural gas receiving terminals; 
(C) the factors described in subparagraphs (B) through 
(F) of paragraph (3); and 
(D) other economic factors; 
(5) the technical and economic feasibility of using renewable 
energy sources (including hydrogen) for ground, marine, and 
air transportation energy applications to displace the use of 
refined petroleum products, on an island-by-island basis, and 
the economic impact of the displacement on the relationship 
described in paragraph (2); and 
(6) an island-by-island approach to— 
(A) the development of hydrogen from renewable 
resources; and 
(B) the application of hydrogen to the energy needs 
of Hawaii. 
(b) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Energy may 
carry out the assessment under subsection (a) directly or, in whole 
or in part, through 1 or more contracts with qualified public or 
private entities.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 300 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall prepare (in consulta-
tion with agencies of the State of Hawaii and other stakeholders, 
as appropriate), and submit to Congress, a report describing the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from the 
assessment. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 356. DENALI COMMISSION. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF COMMISSION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Commission’’ means the Denali Commission established by the 
Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 
105–277). 
(b) ENERGY PROGRAMS.—The Commission shall use amounts 
made available under subsection (d) to carry out energy programs, 
including— 
(1) energy generation and development, including— 
(A) fuel cells, hydroelectric, solar, wind, wave, and 
tidal energy; and 
(B) alternative energy sources; 
(2) the construction of energy transmission, including 
interties; 
(3) the replacement and cleanup of fuel tanks; 
(4) the construction of fuel transportation networks and 
related facilities; 
(5) power cost equalization programs; and 
(6) projects using coal as a fuel, including coal gasification 
projects. 
(c) OPEN MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
meeting of the Commission shall be open to the public if— 
(A) the Commission members take action on behalf 
of the Commission; or 
(B) the deliberations of the Commission determine, 
or result in the joint conduct or disposition of, official 
Commission business. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
portion of a Commission meeting for which the Commission, 
in public session, votes to close the meeting for the reasons 
described in paragraph (2), (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) 
of section 552b of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At least 1 week before a meeting 
of the Commission, the Commission shall make a public 
announcement of the meeting that describes— 
(i) the time, place, and subject matter of the 
meeting; 
(ii) whether the meeting is to be open or closed 
to the public; and 
(iii) the name and telephone number of an appro-
priate person to respond to requests for information 
about the meeting. 
(B) ADDITIONAL NOTICE.—The Commission shall make 
a public announcement of any change to the information