42 U.S.C. § 9004 — Pilot and demonstration plants

Page 7671 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 of this title. Specific technical areas to be addressed shall include, but not be limited to— (1) interface requirements between the plat- form 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 tech- nologies The Secretary shall, for the purpose of per- forming his responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, solicit proposals and evaluate any rea- sonable new or improved technology, a descrip- tion of which is submitted to the Secretary in writing, which could lead or contribute to the development of ocean thermal energy conver- sion system technology. (Pub. L. 96–310, § 4, July 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 943.) § 9004. Pilot and demonstration plants (a) Initiation of program The Secretary is authorized to initiate a pro- gram to design, construct, and operate well in- strumented ocean thermal energy conversion fa- cilities of sufficient size to demonstrate the technical feasibility and potential economic fea- sibility of utilizing the various forms of ocean thermal energy conversion to displace non- renewable fuels. To achieve the goals of this sec- tion 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 pro- gram shall include at a minimum— (1) the demonstration of ocean thermal en- ergy 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 pe- riod of time to collect and analyze system per- formance 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 pro- vide energy to United States offshore States, its territories, and its possessions and (2) seek sat- isfactory cost-sharing arrangements when he deems such arrangements to be appropriate. (Pub. L. 96–310, § 5, July 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 943.) § 9005. Technology application (a) Technology application and market develop- ment plan The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Adminis- trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Technical Panel estab- lished under section 9007 of this title, prepare a comprehensive technology application and mar- ket development plan that will permit realiza- tion of the ten-thousand-megawatt national goal by the year 1999. Such plans shall include at a minimum— (1) an assessment of those Government ac- tions required to achieve a two-hundred- to four-hundred-megawatt electrical-commercial demonstration of ocean thermal energy con- version systems in time to have industry meet the goal contained in section 9001(b)(2) of this title including a listing of those financial, property, and patent right packages most like- ly to lead to early commercial demonstration at minimum cost to the Federal Government; (2) an assessment of further Government ac- tions required to permit expansion of the do- mestic ocean thermal energy conversion in- dustry to meet the goal contained in section 9001(b)(3) of this title; (3) an analysis of further Government ac- tions necessary to aid the industry in mini- mizing and removing any legal and institu- tional barriers such as the designation of a lead agency; and