2013 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 100 - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS (§§ 9201 - 9213)
Section 9204 - Research, development, and demonstration
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 100 - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS Sec. 9204 - Research, development, and demonstration |
| Contains | section 9204 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 96-345, §5, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1141. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 94 Stat. 1141 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 96-345 |
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The Secretary shall initiate research and development or accelerate existing research and development in areas in which the lack of knowledge limits the widespread utilization of wind energy systems in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Development of system prototypes and improvements(1) The Secretary shall continue an aggressive program for the development of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems.
(2) As often as he deems appropriate, the Secretary shall solicit and evaluate proposals for the research and development of any new or improved technologies, which, in the Secretary's opinion, will contribute to the development of improvements in current wind energy systems.
(c) Acquisition of economic, scientific, and technological information of system operations under various circumstances and conditionsThe Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with public and private entities for the purchase, fabrication, installation, and testing to obtain scientific, technological, and economic information from the demonstration of a variety of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems under a variety of circumstances and conditions.
(d) Other provisions inapplicableIn carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the Secretary is not subject to the requirements of section 553 of title 5 or section 7191 of this title.
(Pub. L. 96–345, §5, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1141.)
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