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42 U.S.C. § 15811 — Definitions
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Except as otherwise provided, in this Act:
(1) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.
(2) **Institution of higher education**
(A) *In general* — The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in [section 1001(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Inclusion* — The term “institution of higher education” includes an organization that—
(i) is organized, and at all times thereafter operated, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the functions of one or more organizations referred to in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) is operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with one or more of those organizations.
(3) **National Laboratory** — The term “National Laboratory” means any of the following laboratories owned by the Department:
(A) Ames Laboratory.
(B) Argonne National Laboratory.
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory.
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
(E) Idaho National Laboratory.
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory.
(I) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(J) National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
(L) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
(N) Sandia National Laboratories.
(O) Savannah River National Laboratory.
(P) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
(Q) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
(5) **Small business concern** — The term “small business concern” has th
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Except as otherwise provided, in this Act:
(1) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.
(2) **Institution of higher education**
(A) *In general* — The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in [section 1001(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Inclusion* — The term “institution of higher education” includes an organization that—
(i) is organized, and at all times thereafter operated, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the functions of one or more organizations referred to in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) is operated, supervised, or controlled by or in connection with one or more of those organizations.
(3) **National Laboratory** — The term “National Laboratory” means any of the following laboratories owned by the Department:
(A) Ames Laboratory.
(B) Argonne National Laboratory.
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory.
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
(E) Idaho National Laboratory.
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory.
(I) National Energy Technology Laboratory.
(J) National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
(L) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
(N) Sandia National Laboratories.
(O) Savannah River National Laboratory.
(P) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
(Q) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
(5) **Small business concern** — The term “small business concern” has the meaning given the term in [section 632 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Congress finds that—
(1) in order to promote energy independence and meet the increasing demand for energy, the United States will require a diversified portfolio of substantially increased quantities of electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuels;
(2) according to the report submitted to Congress by the National Research Council entitled “Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States”, the total United States resources of gas hydrates have been estimated to be on the order of 200,000 trillion cubic feet;
(3) according to the report of the National Commission on Energy Policy entitled “Ending the Energy Stalemate—A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenge”, and dated December 2004, the United States may be endowed with over one-fourth of the methane hydrate deposits in the world;
(4) according to the Energy Information Administration, a shortfall in natural gas supply from conventional and unconventional sources is expected to occur in or about 2020; and
(5) the National Academy of Sciences states that methane hydrate may have the potential to alleviate the projected shortfall in the natural gas supply.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, pt. III, § 318, as added Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 213, 49 Stat. 863, related to conflict of jurisdiction.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective 6 months after Aug. 8, 2005, with provisions relating to effect of compliance with certain regulations approved and made effective prior to such date, see section 1274 of Pub. L. 109–58, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 16451 of Title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16451&num=0&edition=prelim), The Public Health and Welfare.
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In this chapter:
(1) The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy.
(2) The term “Indian land” means—
(A) any land located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria;
(B) any land not located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held—
(i) in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian;
(ii) by an Indian tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or
(iii) by a dependent Indian community;
(C) land that is owned by an Indian tribe and was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ([43 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or that was conveyed by the United States to a Native Corporation in exchange for such land;
(D) any land located in a census tract in which the majority of residents are Natives (as defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ([43 U.S.C. 1602(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602/b&num=0&edition=prelim))); and
(E) any land located in a census tract in which the majority of residents are persons who are enrolled members of a federally recognized Tribe or village.
(3) The term “Indian reservation” includes—
(A) an Indian reservation in existence in any State or States as of August 8, 2005;
(B) a public domain Indian allotment; and
(C) a dependent Indian community located within the borders of the United States, regardless of whether the community is
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Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:
(1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) **Advisory Committee** — The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by [section 8108(d)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8108/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Advanced biofuel**
(A) *In general* — The term “advanced biofuel” means fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.
(B) *Inclusions* — Subject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes—
(i) biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin;
(ii) biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch);
(iii) biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste;
(iv) diesel-equivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat;
(v) biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass;
(vi) butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and
(vii) other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.
(4) **Biobased product** — The term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is—
(A) composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials, renewable chemicals, and forestry materials; or
(B) an intermediate in
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**(a) Leases**
(1) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to divide any lands subject to this chapter which have been classified for coal leasing into leasing tracts of such size as he finds appropriate and in the public interest and which will permit the mining of all coal which can be economically extracted in such tract and thereafter he shall, in his discretion, upon the request of any qualified applicant or on his own motion, from time to time, offer such lands for leasing and shall award leases thereon by competitive bidding: Provided, That notwithstanding the competitive bidding requirement of this section, the Secretary may, subject to such conditions which he deems appropriate, negotiate the sale at fair market value of coal the removal of which is necessary and incidental to the exercise of a right-of-way permit issued pursuant to title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [[43 U.S.C. 1761](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1761&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. No less than 50 per centum of the total acreage offered for lease by the Secretary in any one year shall be leased under a system of deferred bonus payment. Upon default or cancellation of any coal lease for which bonus payments are due, any unpaid remainder of the bid shall be immediately payable to the United States. A reasonable number of leasing tracts shall be reserved and offered for lease in accordance with this section to public bodies, including Federal agencies, rural electric cooperatives, or nonprofit corporations controlled by any of such entities: Provided, That the coal so offered for lease shall be for use by such entity or entities in implementing a definite plan to produce energy for their own use or for sale to their me
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The Commission may approve a participant funding plan that allocates costs related to transmission upgrades or new generator interconnection, without regard to whether an applicant is a member of a Commission-approved Transmission Organization, if the plan results in rates that—
(1) are just and reasonable;
(2) are not unduly discriminatory or preferential; and
(3) are otherwise consistent with sections 824d and 824e of title 16.
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**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are—
(1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells; and
(2) to support development of technologies relating to stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells.
**(b) Federal leases and purchases**
(1) **In general** — Not later than January 1, 2006, the head of any Federal agency that uses electrical power from stationary, portable, or microportable devices shall lease or purchase a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c).
(2) **Costs of leases and purchases**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph (1).
(B) *Competitive costs and management structures* — In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consultation with the agency, may use the General Services Administration or any commercial vendor to ensure—
(i) a cost-effective purchase of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell; or
(ii) a cost-effective management structure of the lease of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell.
(3) **Exception**
(A) *In general* — If the Secretary determines that the head of an agency described in paragraph (1) cannot find an appropriately efficient and reliable stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in accordance with paragraph (1), that agency shall be excepted from compliance with paragraph (1).
(B) *Consideration* — In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider—
(i) the needs of the agency; and
(ii) an evalua
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**(a) Definition of program** In this section, the term “program” means the Sugar Cane Ethanol Program established by subsection (b).
**(b) Establishment** There is established within the Environmental Protection Agency a program to be known as the “Sugar Cane Ethanol Program”.
**(c) Project**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), in carrying out the program, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a project that is—
(A) carried out in multiple States—
(i) in each of which is produced cane sugar that is eligible for loans under [section 7272 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7272&num=0&edition=prelim), or a similar subsequent authority; and
(ii) at the option of each such State, that have an incentive program that requires the use of ethanol in the State; and
(B) designed to study the production of ethanol from cane sugar, sugarcane, and sugarcane byproducts.
(2) **Requirements** — A project described in paragraph (1) shall—
(A) be limited to sugar producers and the production of ethanol in the States of Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Hawaii, divided equally among the States, to demonstrate that the process may be applicable to cane sugar, sugarcane, and sugarcane byproducts;
(B) include information on the ways in which the scale of production may be replicated once the sugar cane industry has located sites for, and constructed, ethanol production facilities; and
(C) not last more than 3 years.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $36,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Release of funds** — In order to ensure that the policies of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [[42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act (as specified in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most effectively implemented in connection with the expenditure of grant amounts provided under this chapter, and to ensure to the public undiminished protection of the environment, the Secretary, in lieu of the environmental protection procedures otherwise applicable, may by regulation provide for the release of amounts for particular projects to tribes which assume all of the responsibilities for environmental review, decisionmaking, and action pursuant to such Act, and such other provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify, that would apply to the Secretary were the Secretary to undertake such projects as Federal projects.
(2) **Regulations**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section only after consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality.
(B) *Contents* — The regulations issued under this paragraph shall—
(i) provide for the monitoring of the environmental reviews performed under this section;
(ii) in the discretion of the Secretary, facilitate training for the performance of such reviews; and
(iii) provide for the suspension or termination of the assumption of responsibilities under this section.
(3) **Effect on assumed responsibility** — The duty of the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be construed to limit or reduce any responsibility assumed by a recipient of grant amounts with resp
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**(a) Federal procurement of biobased products**
(1) **Definition of procuring agency** — In this subsection, the term “procuring agency” means—
(A) any Federal agency that is using Federal funds for procurement; or
(B) a person that is a party to a contract with any Federal agency, with respect to work performed under such a contract.
(2) **Procurement preference**
(A) *In general*
(i) *Procuring agency duties* — Except as provided in clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), after the date specified in applicable guidelines prepared pursuant to paragraph (3), each procuring agency shall—
(I) establish a procurement program, develop procurement specifications, and procure biobased products identified under the guidelines described in paragraph (3) in accordance with this section;
(II) with respect to items described in the guidelines, give a procurement preference to those items that—
(aa) are composed of the highest percentage of biobased products practicable; or
(bb) comply with the regulations issued under [section 6914b–1 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6914b–1&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(III) establish a targeted biobased-only procurement requirement under which the procuring agency shall issue a certain number of biobased-only contracts when the procuring agency is purchasing products, or purchasing services that include the use of products, that are included in a biobased product category designated by the Secretary.
(ii) *Exception* — The requirements of clause (i)(I) to establish a procurement program and develop procurement specifications shall not apply to a person described in paragraph (1)(B).
(B) *Flexibility* — Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
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