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42 U.S.C. § 5912 — Water resource assessments
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**(a) Assessments by Water Resources Council of water resource requirements and water supply availability for nonnuclear energy technologies; preparation requirements** The Water Resources Council shall undertake assessments of water resource requirements and water supply availability for any nonnuclear energy technology and any probable combinations of technologies which are the subject of Federal research and development efforts authorized by this chapter, and the commercial development of which could have significant impacts on water resources. In the preparation of its assessment, the Council shall—
(1) utilize to the maximum extent practicable data on water supply and demand available in the files of member agencies of the Council;
(2) collect and compile any additional data it deems necessary for complete and accurate assessments;
(3) give full consideration to the constraints upon availability imposed by treaty, compact, court decree, State water laws, and water rights granted pursuant to State and Federal law;
(4) assess the effects of development of such technology on water quality;
(5) include estimates of cost associated with production and management of the required water supply, and the cost of disposal of waste water generated by the proposed facility or process;
(6) assess the environmental, social, and economic impact of any change in use of currently utilized water resource that may be required by the proposed facility or process; and
(7) consult with the Council on Environmental Quality.
**(b) Request by Secretary that Water Resources Council prepare assessment of availability of adequate water resources for proposed demonstration projects; report; publication** For any proposed demonstration project which may involve a significant impact on wa
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**(a) Assessments by Water Resources Council of water resource requirements and water supply availability for nonnuclear energy technologies; preparation requirements** The Water Resources Council shall undertake assessments of water resource requirements and water supply availability for any nonnuclear energy technology and any probable combinations of technologies which are the subject of Federal research and development efforts authorized by this chapter, and the commercial development of which could have significant impacts on water resources. In the preparation of its assessment, the Council shall—
(1) utilize to the maximum extent practicable data on water supply and demand available in the files of member agencies of the Council;
(2) collect and compile any additional data it deems necessary for complete and accurate assessments;
(3) give full consideration to the constraints upon availability imposed by treaty, compact, court decree, State water laws, and water rights granted pursuant to State and Federal law;
(4) assess the effects of development of such technology on water quality;
(5) include estimates of cost associated with production and management of the required water supply, and the cost of disposal of waste water generated by the proposed facility or process;
(6) assess the environmental, social, and economic impact of any change in use of currently utilized water resource that may be required by the proposed facility or process; and
(7) consult with the Council on Environmental Quality.
**(b) Request by Secretary that Water Resources Council prepare assessment of availability of adequate water resources for proposed demonstration projects; report; publication** For any proposed demonstration project which may involve a significant impact on water resources, the Secretary shall, as a precondition of Federal assistance to that project, request the Water Resources Council to prepare an assessment of water requirements and availability for such project. A report on the assessment shall be published in the Federal Register for public review thirty days prior to the expenditure of Federal funds on the demonstration.
**(c) Assessment by Water Resources Council of availability of adequate water resources as precondition for Federal assistance for commercial application of nonnuclear energy technologies** For any proposed Federal assistance for commercial application of energy technologies pursuant to this chapter, the Water Resource 11 So in original. Probably should be “Resources”. Council shall, as a precondition of such Federal assistance, provide to the Secretary an assessment of the availability of adequate water resources for such commercial application and an evaluation of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the dedication of water to such uses.
**(d) Publication of reports of assessments and evaluations by Water Resources Council in Federal Register; public review and comments** Reports of assessments and evaluations prepared by the Council pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) shall be published in the Federal Register and at least ninety days shall be provided for public review and comment. Comments received shall accompany the reports when they are submitted to the Secretary and shall be available to the public.
**(e) Inclusion of survey and analysis of regional and national water resource availability in biennial assessment by Water Resources Council** The Council shall include a broad survey and analysis of regional and national water resource availability for energy development in the biennial assessment required by [section 1962a–1(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1962a–1/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Secretary as member of Water Resources Council** The Secretary shall, upon enactment of this subsection, be a member of the Council.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–577, § 11, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1892; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607; 1977 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 5E, 42 F.R. 56101, 91 Stat. 1634, related to environmental evaluations by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency.
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**(a)** The Congress authorizes and directs that the comprehensive program in research, development, and demonstration required by this chapter shall be designed and executed according to the following principles:
(1) Energy conservation shall be a primary consideration in the design and implementation of the Federal nonnuclear energy program. For the purposes of this chapter, energy conservation means both improvement in efficiency of energy production and use, and reduction in energy waste.
(2) The environmental and social consequences of a proposed program shall be analyzed and considered in evaluating its potential.
(3) Any program for the development of a technology which may require significant consumptive use of water after the technology has reached the stage of commercial application shall include thorough consideration of the impacts of such technology and use on water resources pursuant to the provisions of [section 5912 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5912&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) Heavy emphasis shall be given to those technologies which utilize renewable or essentially inexhaustible energy sources.
(5) The potential for production of net energy by the proposed technology at the stage of commercial application shall be analyzed and considered in evaluating proposals.
**(b)** The Congress further directs that the execution of the comprehensive research, development, and demonstration program shall conform to the following principles:
(1) Research and development of nonnuclear energy sources shall be pursued in such a way as to facilitate the commercial availability of adequate supplies of energy to all regions of the United States.
(2) In determining the appropriateness of Federal involvemen
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5912
er of rights or grant of exclusive or partially exclusive
license.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 96–517 struck out subsec. (i) which
related to publication in the Federal Register by the
Administrator of waiver or license termination hearing
requirements and availability of records.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–517 effective July 1, 1981,
but implementing regulations authorized to be issued
earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517, set out as a
note under section 41 of Title 35, Patents.
§ 5909. Relationship to antitrust laws
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to
convey to any individual, corporation, or other
business organization immunity from civil or
criminal liability, or to create defenses to ac-
tions, under the antitrust laws.
(b) As used in this section, the term ‘‘antitrust
law’’ means—
(1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies’’, approved July 2, 1890 (15 U.S.C. 1
et seq.), as amended;
(2) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to supplement
existing laws against unlawful restraints and
monopolies, and for other purposes’’, approved
October 15, 1914 (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) as amend-
ed;
(3) the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 41 et seq.), as amended;
(4) sections 73 and 74 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for
the Government, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 27, 1894 (15 U.S.C. 8 and 9), as
amended; and
(5) the Act of June 19, 1936, chapter 592 (15
U.S.C. 13, 13a, 13b, and 21a).
(Pub. L. 93–577, § 10, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1891.)
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