42 U.S.C. § 15963 — Report

Page 8754 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 15963 (2) achievable for purposes of section 7479 of this title; or (3) achievable in practice for purposes of sec- tion 7501 of this title. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, § 402, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 653, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1695.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (i), is Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 594, known as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 15801 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (b)(1)(B)(ii)(I). Pub. L. 110–140 added subcl. (I) and struck out former subcl. (I) which read as follows: ‘‘to remove at least 99 percent of sulfur diox- ide;’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–140 effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. § 15963. Report Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, and once every 2 years thereafter through 2014, the Secretary, in consultation with other appro- priate Federal agencies, shall submit to Con- gress a report describing— (1) the technical milestones set forth in sec- tion 15962 of this title and how those mile- stones ensure progress toward meeting the re- quirements of subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of section 15962 of this title; and (2) the status of projects funded under this part. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, § 403, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 753.) § 15964. Clean coal centers of excellence (a) In general As part of the clean coal power initiative, the Secretary shall award competitive, merit-based grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment of centers of excellence for energy systems of the future. (b) Basis for grants The Secretary shall award grants under this section to institutions of higher education that show the greatest potential for advancing new clean coal technologies. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, § 404, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 753.) § 15965. Time limit for award; extension If a Clean Coal Power Initiative project se- lected after March 11, 2009, for negotiation under this or any other Act in any fiscal year, is not awarded within 2 years from the date the appli- cation was selected, negotiations shall cease and the Federal funds committed to the application shall be retained by the Department for future coal-related research, development and dem- onstration projects, except that the time limit may be extended at the Secretary’s discretion for matters outside the control of the applicant, or if the Secretary determines that extension of the time limit is in the public interest. (Pub. L. 111–8, div. C, title III, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 616.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, and also as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, and not as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter. PART B—CLEAN POWER PROJECTS § 15971. Integrated coal/renewable energy system (a) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide loan guarantees for a project to produce energy from coal of less than 7,000 Btu/lb. using appropriate advanced inte- grated gasification combined cycle technology, including repowering of existing facilities, that— (1) is combined with wind and other renew- able sources; (2) minimizes and offers the potential to se- quester carbon dioxide emissions; and (3) provides a ready source of hydrogen for near-site fuel cell demonstrations. (b) Requirements The facility— (1) may be built in stages; (2) shall have a combined output of at least 200 megawatts at successively more competi- tive rates; and (3) shall be located in the Upper Great Plains. (c) Technical criteria Technical criteria described in section 15962(b) of this title shall apply to the facility. (d) Investment tax credits (1) In general The loan guarantees provided under this sec- tion do not preclude the facility from receiv- ing an allocation for investment tax credits under section 48A of title 26. (2) Other funding Use of the investment tax credit described in paragraph (1) does not prohibit the use of other clean coal program funding. (Pub. L. 109–58, title IV, § 411, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 754.) § 15972. Loan to place Alaska clean coal tech- nology facility in service (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Borrower The term ‘‘borrower’’ means the owner of the clean coal technology plant.