42 U.S.C. § 17212

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 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.

42 U.S.C. § 17212

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.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1 7212,Pub. L. 110-140, title VI, §6337212,, 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.

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,