2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 99 - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (Sections 9101 - 9168)
Subchapter I - Regulation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Facilities and Plantships (Sections 9111 - 9127)
Sec. 9126 - Exempt operations

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 99 - OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
SUBCHAPTER I - REGULATION OF OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION FACILITIES AND PLANTSHIPS
Sec. 9126 - Exempt operations
Containssection 9126
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 96-320, title I, §116, Aug. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 991; Pub. L. 98-623, title VI, §602(e)(4), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3412.
Statutes at Large References94 Stat. 991
98 Stat. 3412
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 96-320, Public Law 98-623

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42 U.S.C. § 9126 (2014)
§9126. Exempt operations(a) Test platforms

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any test platform which will not operate as an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship after conclusion of the testing period.

(b) Commercial demonstration ocean thermal energy conversion facilities or plantships

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to ownership, construction, or operation of any ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship which the Secretary of Energy has designated in writing as a demonstration project for the development of alternative energy sources for the United States which is conducted by, participated in, or approved by the Department of Energy. The Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Administrator, shall require such demonstration projects to abide by as many of the substantive requirements of this subchapter as he deems to be practicable without damaging the nature of or unduly delaying such projects.

(Pub. L. 96–320, title I, §116, Aug. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 991; Pub. L. 98–623, title VI, §602(e)(4), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3412.)

AMENDMENTS

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–623 substituted "facility or plantship" for "facility or platform".

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