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sands, petroleum coke-to-liquids, Alaska natural gas- 
to-liquids, and LRCWF. 
(4) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall implement 
the grant program established by this subsection 
with such funds as shall be needed from the Free-
dom Fuels Fund. 
(h) RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM OCEAN WAVE, 
TIDE, CURRENT, AND THERMAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a grant program for the production of 
renewable energy from ocean waves, tides, currents, 
and thermal resources. 
(2) GRANT PROVISIONS.—All grants under this 
subsection shall require a 50 percent non-Federal 
cost share. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this grant program with funds from the Freedom 
Fuels Fund for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018, and in each fiscal year thereafter in the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, in the amount of 
$50,000,000 each fiscal year. 
(i) AMENDMENT TO THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL 
AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977.—Section 507 of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
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U.S.C. 1257) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Any person who provides the regulatory authority 
with a map under subsection (b)(13) or (b)(14) shall not 
be liable to any other person in any way for the accuracy 
or completeness of any such map which was not prepared 
and certified by or on behalf of such person.’’. 
(j) SUPPORT OF GEOTHERMAL AND GEOPRESSURE 
ENERGY PRODUCTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a grant program in support of geothermal and 
geopressure energy production. The program shall 
include grants for a total of not less than nine as-
sessments of the use of innovative geothermal tech-
niques such as organic Rankine cycle systems at 
marginal, unproductive, and productive oil and gas 
wells, and not less than three assessments of the use 
of innovative geopressure techniques. The Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable and in the public in-
terest, make awards that— 
(A) use a range of hot water source tem-
peratures from 150 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 
degrees Fahrenheit; 
(B) cover a range of sizes from 175 kilo-
watts to one megawatt; 
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(C) are located at a range of sites includ-
ing tribal lands, Federal lease, State, or pri-
vately owned sites; 
(D) can be replicated at a wide range of 
sites; 
(E) facilitate identification of optimum 
techniques among competing alternatives; 
(F) include business commercialization 
plans that have the potential for production of 
equipment at high volumes and operation and 
support at a large number of sites; and 
(G) satisfy other criteria that the Sec-
retary determines are necessary to carry out the 
program. 
The Secretary shall give preference to assessments 
that address multiple elements contained in subpara-
graphs (A) through (G). 
(2) GRANT AWARDS.—Each grant award for as-
sessment of innovative geothermal or geopressure 
technology such as organic Rankine cycle systems 
made by the Secretary under this section shall in-
clude— 
(A) necessary and appropriate site engi-
neering study; 
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(B) detailed economic assessment of site 
specific conditions; 
(C) appropriate feasibility studies to deter-
mine ability for replication; 
(D) design or adaptation of existing tech-
nology for site specific circumstances or condi-
tions; 
(E) installation of equipment, service, and 
support; and 
(F) monitoring for a minimum of one year 
after commissioning date. 
(3) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—Not less 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a national solic-
itation for applications for grants under the pro-
gram. Grant recipients shall be selected on a com-
petitive basis based on criteria in subsection (b). 
(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
costs of grants under this subsection shall be pro-
vided from funds made available to carry out this 
section. The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out with such a grant shall not exceed 50 
percent of such cost. 
(5) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the grant program under this subsection with funds 
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from the Freedom Fuels Fund in each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2018, and in each fiscal year 
thereafter in the discretion of the Secretary, in the 
amount of not less than $50,000,000 each fiscal 
year. 
(k) RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM WIND AND SOLAR 
RESOURCES.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a grant program for the production of 
renewable energy from wind and solar resources. 
(2) GRANT PROVISIONS.—All grants under this 
subsection shall require a 50 percent non-Federal 
cost share. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this grant program with funds from the Freedom 
Fuels Fund for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018, and in each fiscal year thereafter in the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, in the amount of 
$50,000,000 each fiscal year. 
(l) RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM HYDROPOWER RE-
SOURCES.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a grant program for the production of 
hydroelectric power from low-head hydropower on 
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canals and small streams and the installation of 
power facilities in currently nonpowered dams. 
(2) GRANT PROVISIONS.—All grants under this 
subsection shall require a 50 percent non-Federal 
cost share. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this grant program with funds from the Freedom 
Fuels Fund for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018, and in each fiscal year thereafter in the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, in the amount of 
$50,000,000 each fiscal year. 
(m) RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM BIOMASS.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a grant program for the production of 
energy, including power, natural gas, and liquid 
fuels, from biomass. 
(2) GRANT PROVISIONS.—All grants under this 
subsection shall require a 50 percent non-Federal 
cost share. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this grant program with funds from the Freedom 
Fuels Fund for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2018, and in each fiscal year thereafter in the dis-
cretion of the Secretary, in the amount of 
$50,000,000 each fiscal year. 
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