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42 U.S.C. § 13341 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13341. Magnetohydrodynamics
(a) Program
The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program in magnetohydrodynamics. The purpose of this program shall be to determine the adequacy of the engineering and design information completed to date under Department of Energy contracts related to magnetohydrodynamics retrofit systems and to determine whether any further Federal investment in this technology is warranted.
(b) Solicitation of proposals
In order to carry out the program authorized in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may solicit proposals from the private sector and seek to enter into an agreement with appropriate parties.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1311, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2976.)
42 U.S.C. § 13342 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13342. Oil substitution through coal liquefaction
(a) Program direction
The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for the purpose of developing economically and environmentally acceptable advanced technologies for oil substitution through coal liquefaction.
(b) Program goals
The goals of the program established under subsection (a) of this section shall include—
(1) improved resource selection and product quality;
(2) the development of technologies to increase net yield of liquid fuel product per ton of coal;
(3) an increase in overall thermal efficiency; and
(4) a reduction in capital and operating costs through technology improvements.
(c) Proposals
Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall solicit proposals for conducting activities under this section.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1312, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2976.)
42 U.S.C. § 13343 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13343. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this part $278,139,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1994 through 1997.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1313, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2976.)
42 U.S.C. § 13351 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13351. Additional clean coal technology solicitations
(a) Program design
Additional clean coal technology solicitations described in subsection (b) of this section shall be designed to ensure the timely development of cost-effective technologies or energy production processes or systems utilizing coal that achieve greater efficiency in the conversion of coal to useful energy when compared to currently commercially available technology for the use of coal and the control of emissions from the combustion of coal. Such program shall be designed to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the availability for commercial use of such technologies by the year 2010.
(b) Additional solicitations
In conducting the Clean Coal Program established by Public Law 98–473, the Secretary shall consider the potential benefits of conducting additional solicitations pursuant to such program and, based on the results of that consideration, may carry out such additional solicitations, which shall be similar in scope and percentage of Federal cost sharing as that provided by Public Law 101–121.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1321, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2976.)
heading: References in Text
text: Public Law 98–473, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 98–473, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Public Law 101–121, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 101–121, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 701, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 13363 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13363. Conventional coal technology transfer
If the Secretary determines that the utilization of a clean coal technology is not practicable for a proposed project and that a United States conventional coal technology would constitute a substantial improvement in efficiency, costs, and environmental performance relative to the technology being used in a developing country or country making the transition from nonmarket to market economies, with significant indigenous coal resources, such technology shall, for purposes of sections 13361 and 13362 1 of this title, be considered a clean coal technology. In the case of combustion technologies, only the retrofit, repowering, or replacement of a conventional technology shall constitute a substantial improvement for purposes of this section. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give highest priority to promoting the most environmentally sound and energy efficient technologies.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1333, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2984.)
heading: References in Text
text: Sections 13361 and 13362 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “sections 1321 and 1322” and was translated as reading “sections 1331 and 1332” meaning sections 1331 and 1332 of Pub. L. 102–486, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 102–486 does not contain a section 1322 and sections 1331 and 1332 of Pub. L. 102–486 relate to export of clean coal technology.
42 U.S.C. § 13364 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13364. Study of utilization of coal combustion byproducts
(a) “Coal combustion byproducts” defined
As used in this section, the term “coal combustion byproducts” means the residues from the combustion of coal including ash, slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials.
(b) Study and report to Congress
(1) The Secretary shall conduct a detailed and comprehensive study on the institutional, legal, and regulatory barriers to increased utilization of coal combustion byproducts by potential governmental and commercial users. Such study shall identify and investigate barriers found to exist at the Federal, State, or local level, which may have limited or may have the foreseeable effect of limiting the quantities of coal combustion byproducts that are utilized. In conducting this study, the Secretary shall consult with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, appropriate State and local governments, and the private sector.
(2) Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress containing the results of the study required by paragraph (1) and the Secretary’s recommendations for action to be taken to increase the utilization of coal combustion byproducts. At a minimum, such report shall identify actions that would increase the utilization of coal combustion byproducts in—
(A) bridge and highway construction;
(B) stabilizing wastes;
(C) procurement by departments and agencies of the Federal Government and State and local governments; and
(D) federally funded or federally subsidized procurement by the private sector.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1334, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2984.)
42 U.S.C. § 13365 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13365. Coal fuel mixtures
Within one year following October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate on the status of technologies for combining coal with other materials, such as oil or water fuel mixtures. The report shall include—
(1) a technical and economic feasibility assessment of such technologies;
(2) projected developments in such technologies;
(3) an assessment of the market potential of such technologies, including the potential to displace imported crude oil and refined petroleum products;
(4) identification of barriers to commercialization of such technologies; and
(5) recommendations for addressing barriers to commercialization.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1336, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2985.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
42 U.S.C. § 13366 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13366. National clearinghouse
(a) Feasibility
(1) The Secretary shall assess the feasibility of establishing a national clearinghouse for the exchange and dissemination of technical information on technology relating to coal and coal-derived fuels.
(2) In assessing the feasibility, the Secretary shall consider whether such a clearinghouse would be appropriate for purposes of—
(A) collecting information and data on technology relating to coal, and coal-derived fuels, which can be utilized to improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
(B) disseminating to appropriate individuals, governmental departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, institutions of higher education, and other entities, information and data collected pursuant to this section;
(C) maintaining a library of technology publications and treatises relating to technology information and data collected pursuant to this section;
(D) organizing and conducting seminars for government officials, utilities, coal companies, and other entities or institutions relating to technology using coal and coal-derived fuels that will improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
(E) gathering information on research grants made for the purpose of improving or enhancing technology relating to the use of coal, and coal-derived fuels, which will improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
(F) translating into English foreign research papers, articles, seminar proceedings, test results that affect, or could affect, clean coal use technology, and other documents;
(G) encouraging, during the testing of technologies, the use of coal from a variety of domestic sources, and collecting or developing, or both, complete listings of test results using coals from all sources;
(H) establishing and maintaining an index or compilation of research projects relating to clean coal technology carried out throughout the world; and
(I) conducting economic modeling for feasibility of projects.
(b) Authority to establish clearinghouse
Based upon the assessment under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may establish a clearinghouse.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1337, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2985.)
42 U.S.C. § 13367 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13367. Coal exports
(a) Plan
Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a plan for expanding exports of coal mined in the United States.
(b) Plan contents
The plan submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall include—
(1) a description of the location, size, and projected growth in potential export markets for coal mined in the United States;
(2) the identification by country of the foreign trade barriers to the export of coal mined in the United States, including foreign coal production and utilization subsidies, tax treatment, labor practices, tariffs, quotas, and other nontariff barriers;
(3) recommendations and a plan for addressing any such trade barriers;
(4) an evaluation of existing infrastructure in the United States and any new infrastructure requirements in the United States to support an expansion of exports of coal mined in the United States, including ports, vessels, rail lines, and any other supporting infrastructure; and
(5) an assessment of environmental implications of coal exports and the identification of export opportunities for blending coal mined in the United States with coal indigenous to other countries to enhance energy efficiency and environmental performance.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1338, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2986.)
42 U.S.C. § 13370 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13370. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this part, other than section 13362 1 of this title, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 through 1998.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1341, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2993.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 13362 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “section 1322” and was translated as reading “section 1332” meaning section 1332 of Pub. L. 102–486, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 102–486 does not contain a section 1322.
42 U.S.C. § 13381 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13381. Report
Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that includes an assessment of—
(1) the feasibility and economic, energy, social, environmental, and competitive implications, including implications for jobs, of stabilizing the generation of greenhouse gases in the United States by the year 2005;
(2) the recommendations made in chapter 9 of the 1991 National Academy of Sciences report entitled “Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming”, including an analysis of the benefits and costs of each recommendation;
(3) the extent to which the United States is responding, compared with other countries, to the recommendations made in chapter 9 of the 1991 National Academy of Sciences report;
(4) the feasibility of reducing the generation of greenhouse gases;
(5) the feasibility and economic, energy, social, environmental, and competitive implications, including implications for jobs, of achieving a 20 percent reduction from 1988 levels in the generation of carbon dioxide by the year 2005 as recommended by the 1988 Toronto Scientific World Conference on the Changing Atmosphere;
(6) the potential economic, energy, social, environmental, and competitive implications, including implications for jobs, of implementing the policies necessary to enable the United States to comply with any obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or subsequent international agreements.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XVI, § 1601, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2999.)
42 U.S.C. § 13383 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13383. Director of Climate Protection
Within 6 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall establish, within the Department of Energy, a Director of Climate Protection (in this section referred to as the “Director”). The Director shall—
(1) in the absence of the Secretary, serve as the Secretary’s representative for interagency and multilateral policy discussions of global climate change, including the activities of the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences as established by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–606) [15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.] and the Policy Coordinating Committee Working Group on Climate Change;
(2) monitor, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, domestic and international policies for their effects on the generation of greenhouse gases; and
(3) have the authority to participate in the planning activities of relevant Department of Energy programs.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XVI, § 1603, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3001.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Global Change Research Act of 1990, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 101–606, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3096, which is classified generally to chapter 56A (§ 2921 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2921 of Title 15 and Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 13384 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13384. Assessment of alternative policy mechanisms for addressing greenhouse gas emissions
Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress containing a comparative assessment of alternative policy mechanisms for reducing the generation of greenhouse gases. Such assessment shall include a short-run and long-run analysis of the social, economic, energy, environmental, competitive, and agricultural costs and benefits, including costs and benefits for jobs and competition, and the practicality of each of the following policy mechanisms:
(1) Various systems for controlling the generation of greenhouse gases, including caps for the generation of greenhouse gases from major sources and emissions trading programs.
(2) Federal standards for energy efficiency for major sources of greenhouse gases, including efficiency standards for power plants, industrial processes, automobile fuel economy, appliances, and buildings, and for emissions of methane.
(3) Various Federal and voluntary incentives programs.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XVI, § 1604, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3002.)
42 U.S.C. § 13385 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13385. National inventory and voluntary reporting of greenhouse gases
(a) National inventory
Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, through the Energy Information Administration, shall develop, based on data available to, and obtained by, the Energy Information Administration, an inventory of the national aggregate emissions of each greenhouse gas for each calendar year of the baseline period of 1987 through 1990. The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall annually update and analyze such inventory using available data. This subsection does not provide any new data collection authority.
(b) Voluntary reporting
(1) Issuance of guidelines
Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall, after opportunity for public comment, issue guidelines for the voluntary collection and reporting of information on sources of greenhouse gases. Such guidelines shall establish procedures for the accurate voluntary reporting of information on—
(A) greenhouse gas emissions—
(i) for the baseline period of 1987 through 1990; and
(ii) for subsequent calendar years on an annual basis;
(B) annual reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon fixation achieved through any measures, including fuel switching, forest management practices, tree planting, use of renewable energy, manufacture or use of vehicles with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, appliance efficiency, energy efficiency, methane recovery, cogeneration, chlorofluorocarbon capture and replacement, and power plant heat rate improvement;
(C) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions achieved as a result of—
(i) voluntary reductions;
(ii) plant or facility closings; and
(iii) State or Federal requirements; and
(D) an aggregate calculation of greenhouse gas emissions by each reporting entity.
Such guidelines shall also establish procedures for taking into account the differential radiative activity and atmospheric lifetimes of each greenhouse gas.
(2) Reporting procedures
The Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall develop forms for voluntary reporting under the guidelines established under paragraph (1), and shall make such forms available to entities wishing to report such information. Persons reporting under this subsection shall certify the accuracy of the information reported.
(3) Confidentiality
Trade secret and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential shall be protected as provided in section 552(b)(4) of title 5.
(4) Establishment of data base
Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, shall establish a data base comprised of information voluntarily reported under this subsection. Such information may be used by the reporting entity to demonstrate achieved reductions of greenhouse gases.
(c) Consultation
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XVI, § 1605, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3002.)
42 U.S.C. § 13386 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13386. Export of domestic energy resource technologies to developing countries
The Secretary, through the Trade Promotion Coordinating Council, shall develop policies and programs to encourage the export and promotion of domestic energy resource technologies, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean coal technologies, to developing countries.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XVI, § 1607, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3003.)
42 U.S.C. § 13388 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13388. Global Climate Change Response Fund
(a) Establishment of Fund
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a Global Climate Change Response Fund to act as a mechanism for United States contributions to assist global efforts in mitigating and adapting to global climate change.
(b) Restrictions on deposits
No deposits shall be made to the Global Climate Change Response Fund until the United States has ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
(c) Use of Fund
Moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used by the President, to the extent authorized and appropriated under section 2222 of title 22, solely for contributions to a financial mechanism negotiated pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including all protocols or agreements related thereto.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Fund to carry out the purposes of this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XVI, § 1609, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3007.)
42 U.S.C. § 13401 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13401. Goals
It is the goal of the United States in carrying out energy supply and energy conservation research and development—
(1) to strengthen national energy security by reducing dependence on imported oil;
(2) to increase the efficiency of the economy by meeting future needs for energy services at the lowest total cost to the Nation, including environmental costs, giving comparable consideration to technologies that enhance energy supply and technologies that improve the efficiency of energy end uses;
(3) to reduce the air, water, and other environmental impacts (including emissions of greenhouse gases) of energy production, distribution, transportation, and utilization, through the development of an environmentally sustainable energy system;
(4) to maintain the technological competitiveness of the United States and stimulate economic growth through the development of advanced materials and technologies;
(5) to foster international cooperation by developing international markets for domestically produced sustainable energy technologies, and by transferring environmentally sound, advanced energy systems and technologies to developing countries to promote sustainable development;
(6) to consider the comparative environmental and public health impacts of the energy to be produced or saved by the specific activities;
(7) to consider the obstacles inherent in private industry’s development of new energy technologies and steps necessary for establishing or maintaining technological leadership in the area of energy and energy efficiency resource technologies; and
(8) to consider the contribution of a given activity to fundamental scientific knowledge.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, § 2001, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3057.)