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42 U.S.C. § 9004 — Pilot and demonstration plants
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**(a) Initiation of program** The Secretary is authorized to initiate a program to design, construct, and operate well instrumented ocean thermal energy conversion facilities of sufficient size to demonstrate the technical feasibility and potential economic feasibility of utilizing the various forms of ocean thermal energy conversion to displace nonrenewable fuels. To achieve the goals of this section and to facilitate development of a strong industrial basis for the application of ocean thermal energy conversion system technology, at least two independent parallel demonstration projects shall be competitively selected.
**(b) Demonstration program goals** The specific goals of the demonstration program shall include at a minimum—
(1) the demonstration of ocean thermal energy conversion technical feasibility through multiple pilot and demonstration plants with a combined capacity of at least one hundred megawatts of electrical capacity or energy product equivalent by the year 1986;
(2) the delivery of baseload electricity to utilities located on land or the production of commercially attractive quantities of energy product; and
(3) the continuous operation of each pilot and demonstration facility for a sufficient period of time to collect and analyze system performance and reliability data.
**(c) Financial assistance** In providing any financial assistance under this section, the Secretary shall (1) give full consideration to those projects which will provide energy to United States offshore States, its territories, and its possessions and (2) seek satisfactory cost-sharing arrangements when he deems such arrangements to be appropriate.
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**(a) Initiation of program** The Secretary is authorized to initiate a program to design, construct, and operate well instrumented ocean thermal energy conversion facilities of sufficient size to demonstrate the technical feasibility and potential economic feasibility of utilizing the various forms of ocean thermal energy conversion to displace nonrenewable fuels. To achieve the goals of this section and to facilitate development of a strong industrial basis for the application of ocean thermal energy conversion system technology, at least two independent parallel demonstration projects shall be competitively selected.
**(b) Demonstration program goals** The specific goals of the demonstration program shall include at a minimum—
(1) the demonstration of ocean thermal energy conversion technical feasibility through multiple pilot and demonstration plants with a combined capacity of at least one hundred megawatts of electrical capacity or energy product equivalent by the year 1986;
(2) the delivery of baseload electricity to utilities located on land or the production of commercially attractive quantities of energy product; and
(3) the continuous operation of each pilot and demonstration facility for a sufficient period of time to collect and analyze system performance and reliability data.
**(c) Financial assistance** In providing any financial assistance under this section, the Secretary shall (1) give full consideration to those projects which will provide energy to United States offshore States, its territories, and its possessions and (2) seek satisfactory cost-sharing arrangements when he deems such arrangements to be appropriate.
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**(a) Initiation of research** The Secretary shall initiate research or accelerate existing research in areas in which the lack of knowledge limits development of ocean thermal energy conversion systems in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Evaluations, tests, and dissemination of information, data, and materials** The Secretary shall conduct evaluations, arrange for tests, and disseminate to developers information, data, and materials necessary to support the design efforts undertaken pursuant to [section 9004 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9004&num=0&edition=prelim). Specific technical areas to be addressed shall include, but not be limited to—
(1) interface requirements between the platform and cold water pipe;
(2) cold water pipe deployment techniques;
(3) heat exchangers;
(4) control system simulation;
(5) stationkeeping requirements; and
(6) energy delivery systems, such as electric cable or energy product transport.
**(c) Consideration of new or improved technologies** The Secretary shall, for the purpose of performing his responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, solicit proposals and evaluate any reasonable new or improved technology, a description of which is submitted to the Secretary in writing, which could lead or contribute to the development of ocean thermal energy conversion system technology.
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**(a)** There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter the sum of $20,000,000 for operating expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, in addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated in the fiscal year 1981 Authorization Act pursuant to [section 7270 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7270&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter the sum of $60,000,000 for operating expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982.
**(c)** Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1981 to carry out the purposes of [section 9004 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9004&num=0&edition=prelim) for plant and capital equipment as follows:Project 81–ES–1, ocean thermal energy conversion demonstration plants with a combined capacity of at least one hundred megawatts electrical or the energy product equivalent, sites to be determined, conceptual and preliminary design activities only $5,000,000.
**(d)** Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1982 to carry out the purposes of [section 9004 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9004&num=0&edition=prelim) for plant and capital equipment as follows:Project 81–ES–1, ocean thermal energy conversion demonstration plants with a combined capacity of at least one hundred megawatts electrical or the energy product equivalent, sites to be determined, conceptual and preliminary design activities only $25,000,000.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 9005
retary shall transmit to the Congress a detailed de-
scription of modifications which may be necessary to
revise appropriately the comprehensive plan as then in
effect, setting forth any changes in circumstances
which may have occurred since the plan or the last pre-
vious modification thereof was transmitted in accord-
ance with this section.
‘‘(2) Such description shall also include a detailed jus-
tification of any such changes, a detailed description of
the progress made toward achieving the goals of this
chapter, a statement on the status of interagency co-
operation in meeting such goals, any comments on and
recommendations for improvements in the comprehen-
sive program management plan made by the Technical
Panel established under section 9007 of this title, and
any legislative or other recommendations which the
Secretary may have to help attain such goals.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Science and Technology of House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by
House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress,
Jan. 5, 2011.
§ 9003. Research and development
(a) Initiation of research
The Secretary shall initiate research or accel-
erate existing research in areas in which the
lack of knowledge limits development of ocean
thermal energy conversion systems in order to
achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Evaluations, tests, and dissemination of infor-
mation, data, and materials
The Secretary shall conduct evaluations, ar-
range for tests, and disseminate to developers
information, data, and materials necessary to
support the design efforts undertaken pursuant
to section 9004
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