42 USC 17212: Water power technology research, development, and demonstration
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42 USC 17212: Water power technology research, development, and demonstration Text contains those laws in effect on April 24, 2024
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 152-ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITYSUBCHAPTER V-ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTPart C-Water Power Research and Development
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§17212. Water power technology research, development, and demonstration

The Secretary shall carry out a program to conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of water power technologies in support of each of the following purposes:

(1) To promote research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of water power generation technologies in order to increase capacity and reduce the cost of those technologies.

(2) To promote research and development to improve the environmental impact of water power technologies.

(3) To provide grid reliability and resilience, including through technologies that facilitate new market opportunities, such as ancillary services, for water power.

(4) To promote the development of water power technologies to improve economic growth and enhance cross-institutional foundational workforce development in the water power sector, including in coastal communities.

(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, §633, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, §3001(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2480 .)


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Prior Provisions

A prior section 17212, Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, §633, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1686 , related to marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 116–260.