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techniques for power flow through existing high voltage trans-
mission lines. 
Subtitle C—Renewable Energy 
SEC. 931. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall conduct programs of 
renewable energy research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application, including activities described in this 
subtitle. Such programs shall take into consideration the fol-
lowing objectives: 
(A) Increasing the conversion efficiency of all forms 
of renewable energy through improved technologies. 
(B) Decreasing the cost of renewable energy generation 
and delivery. 
(C) Promoting the diversity of the energy supply. 
(D) Decreasing the dependence of the United States 
on foreign energy supplies. 
(E) Improving United States energy security. 
(F) Decreasing the environmental impact of energy-
related activities. 
(G) Increasing the export of renewable generation 
equipment from the United States. 
(2) PROGRAMS.— 
(A) SOLAR ENERGY.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for solar energy, including— 
(i) photovoltaics; 
(ii) solar hot water and solar space heating; 
(iii) concentrating solar power; 
(iv) lighting systems that integrate sunlight and 
electrical lighting in complement to each other in 
common lighting fixtures for the purpose of improving 
energy efficiency; 
(v) manufacturability of low cost, high quality solar 
systems; and 
(vi) development of products that can be easily 
integrated into new and existing buildings. 
(B) WIND ENERGY.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for wind energy, including— 
(i) low speed wind energy; 
(ii) offshore wind energy; 
(iii) testing and verification (including construction 
and operation of a research and testing facility capable 
of testing wind turbines); and 
(iv) distributed wind energy generation. 
(C) GEOTHERMAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for geothermal energy. The program 
shall focus on developing improved technologies for 
reducing the costs of geothermal energy installations, 
including technologies for— 
(i) improving detection of geothermal resources; 
(ii) decreasing drilling costs;
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(iii) 
decreasing 
maintenance 
costs 
through 
improved materials; 
(iv) increasing the potential for other revenue 
sources, such as mineral production; and 
(v) increasing the understanding of reservoir life 
cycle and management. 
(D) HYDROPOWER.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application for cost competitive technologies 
that enable the development of new and incremental hydro-
power capacity, adding to the diversity of the energy supply 
of the United States, including: 
(i) Fish-friendly large turbines. 
(ii) Advanced technologies to enhance environ-
mental performance and yield greater energy effi-
ciencies. 
(E) MISCELLANEOUS
PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
conduct 
research, 
development, 
demonstration, 
and 
commercial application programs for— 
(i) ocean energy, including wave energy; 
(ii) the combined use of renewable energy tech-
nologies with one another and with other energy tech-
nologies, including the combined use of wind power 
and coal gasification technologies; 
(iii) renewable energy technologies for cogeneration 
of hydrogen and electricity; and 
(iv) kinetic hydro turbines. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out renewable energy 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 
activities, including activities authorized under this subtitle— 
(1) $632,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(2) $743,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
(3) $852,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
(c) BIOENERGY.—From the amounts authorized under sub-
section (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
section 932— 
(1) $213,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which $100,000,000 
shall be for section 932(d); 
(2) $251,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which $125,000,000 
shall be for section 932(d); and 
(3) $274,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which $150,000,000 
shall be for section 932(d). 
(d) SOLAR POWER.—From amounts authorized under subsection 
(b), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out activities 
under subsection (a)(2)(A)— 
(1) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which $40,000,000 
shall be for activities under section 935; 
(2) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which $50,000,000 
shall be for activities under section 935; and 
(3) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which $50,000,000 
shall be for activities under section 935. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the funds authorized under subsection 
(c), not less than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made 
available for grants to— 
(1) part B institutions;
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(2) Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 
316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b))); and 
(3) Hispanic-serving institutions. 
(f) RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall demonstrate the use of renewable energy technologies 
to assist in delivering electricity to rural and remote locations 
including — 
(1) advanced wind power technology, including combined 
use with coal gasification; 
(2) biomass; and 
(3) geothermal energy systems. 
(g) ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct analysis and 
evaluation in support of the renewable energy programs under 
this subtitle. These activities shall be used to guide budget 
and program decisions, and shall include— 
(A) economic and technical analysis of renewable 
energy potential, including resource assessment; 
(B) analysis of past program performance, both in 
terms of technical advances and in market introduction 
of renewable energy; and 
(C) any other analysis or evaluation that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may designate up to 1 percent 
of the funds appropriated for carrying out this subtitle for 
analysis and evaluation activities under this subsection. 
SEC. 932. BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BIOMASS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ means— 
(A) any organic material grown for the purpose of 
being converted to energy; 
(B) any organic byproduct of agriculture (including 
wastes from food production and processing) that can be 
converted into energy; or 
(C) any waste material that can be converted to energy, 
is segregated from other waste materials, and is derived 
from— 
(i) any of the following forest-related resources: 
mill residues, precommercial thinnings, slash, brush, 
or otherwise nonmerchantable material; or 
(ii) wood waste materials, including waste pallets, 
crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood 
wastes 
(other 
than 
pressure-treated, 
chemically-
treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or 
right-of-way tree trimmings, but not including munic-
ipal solid waste, gas derived from the biodegradation 
of municipal solid waste, or paper that is commonly 
recycled. 
(2) 
LIGNOCELLULOSIC
FEEDSTOCK.—The 
term 
‘‘lignocellulosic feedstock’’ means any portion of a plant or co-
product from conversion, including crops, trees, forest residues, 
and agricultural residues not specifically grown for food, 
including from barley grain, grapeseed, rice bran, rice hulls, 
rice straw, soybean matter, and sugarcane bagasse.