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‘‘(B) hydrogen-based infrastructure for buses
and other fleet transportation systems that in-
clude zero-emission vehicles; and
‘‘(C) hydrogen-based distributed power gen-
eration, including the generation of combined
heat, power, and hydrogen.
‘‘SEC. 203. COOPERATIVE AND COST-SHARING AGREE-
MENTS.
‘‘The Secretary shall enter into cooperative and cost-
sharing agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies
for participation by the agencies in demonstrations at fa-
cilities administered by the agencies, with the aim of inte-
grating high efficiency hydrogen systems using fuel cells
into the facilities to provide immediate benefits and pro-
mote a smooth transition to hydrogen as an energy source.
‘‘SEC. 204. INTEGRATION AND DISSEMINATION OF TECH-
NICAL INFORMATION.
‘‘The Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) integrate all the technical information that
becomes available as a result of development and dem-
onstration projects under this title;
‘‘(2) make the information available to all Fed-
eral and State agencies for dissemination to all inter-
ested persons; and
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‘‘(3) foster the exchange of generic, nonpropri-
etary information and technology developed under
this title among industry, academia, and Federal,
State, and local governments, to help the United
States economy attain the economic benefits of the in-
formation and technology.
‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, for activities
under this title—
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
‘‘(3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’.
Subtitle C—Fossil Energy
SEC. 1231. ENHANCED FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT.
(a) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a balanced energy research, development, demonstra-
tion, and technology deployment program to enhance fossil
energy.
(b) PROGRAM GOALS.—
(1) CORE
FOSSIL
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.—The goals of the core fossil research and devel-
opment program shall be to reduce emissions from fos-
sil fuel use by developing technologies, including
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precombustion technologies, by 2015 with the capa-
bility of realizing—
(A) electricity generating efficiencies of 60
percent for coal and 75 percent for natural gas;
(B) combined heat and power thermal effi-
ciencies of more than 85 percent;
(C) fuels utilization efficiency of 75 percent
for the production of liquid transportation fuels
from coal;
(D) near zero emissions of mercury and of
emissions that form fine particles, smog, and
acid rain;
(E) reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
by at least 40 percent through efficiency im-
provements and 100 percent with sequestration;
and
(F) improved reliability, efficiency, reduc-
tions of air pollutant emissions, or reductions in
solid waste disposal requirements.
(2) OFFSHORE
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS
RE-
SOURCES.—The goal of the offshore oil and natural
gas resources program shall be to develop technologies
to—
(A) extract methane hydrates in coastal wa-
ters of the United States, and
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(B) develop natural gas and oil reserves in
the ultra-deepwater of the Central and Western
Gulf of Mexico.
(3) ONSHORE
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS
RE-
SOURCES.—The goal of the onshore oil and natural
gas resources program shall be to advance the science
and technology available to domestic onshore petro-
leum producers, particularly independent operators,
through—
(A) advances in technology for exploration
and production of domestic petroleum resources,
particularly those not accessible with current
technology;
(B) improvement in the ability to extract
hydrocarbons from known reservoirs and classes
of reservoirs; and
(C) development of technologies and prac-
tices that reduce the threat to the environment
from petroleum exploration and production and
decrease the cost of effective environmental com-
pliance.
(4) TRANSPORTATION FUELS.—The goals of the
transportation fuels program shall be to increase the
price elasticity of oil supply and demand by focusing
research on—
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(A) reducing the cost of producing transpor-
tation fuels from coal and natural gas; and
(B) indirect liquefaction of coal and bio-
mass.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary for carrying out research,
development, demonstration, and technology deploy-
ment activities under this section—
(A) $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(B) $508,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(C) $532,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
(D) $558,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
(2) LIMITS
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—None of the
funds authorized in paragraph (1) may be used for—
(A) fossil energy environmental restoration;
(B) import/export authorization;
(C) program direction; or
(D) general plant projects.
(3) COAL-BASED
PROJECTS.—The coal-based
projects funded under this section shall be consistent
with the goals in subsection (b). The program shall
emphasize carbon capture and sequestration tech-
nologies and gasification technologies, including gas-
ification combined cycle, gasification fuel cells, gasifi-
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cation co-production, hybrid gasification/combustion,
or other technology with the potential to address the
goals in subparagraphs (D) or (E) of subsection
(b)(1).
SEC. 1232. POWER PLANT IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a balanced energy research, development, demonstra-
tion, and technology deployment program to demonstrate
commercial applications of advanced lignite and coal-based
technologies applicable to new or existing power plants (in-
cluding co-production plants) that advance the efficiency,
environmental performance, and cost-competitiveness sub-
stantially beyond technologies that are in operation or have
been demonstrated by the date of enactment of this subtitle.
(b) TECHNICAL MILESTONES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall set tech-
nical milestones specifying efficiency and emissions
levels that projects shall be designed to achieve. The
milestones shall become more restrictive over the life
of the program.
(2) 2010 EFFICIENCY MILESTONES.—The mile-
stones shall be designed to achieve by 2010 interim
thermal efficiency of—
(A) forty-five percent for coal of more than
9,000 Btu;