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(iii) by striking ‘‘The technical panel
1
shall have a chairman,’’ and inserting the
2
following:
3
‘‘(3) C
HAIRPERSON
.—The technical panel shall
4
have a chairperson,’’; and
5
(B) in subsection (d)—
6
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph
7
(1), by striking ‘‘the following items’’;
8
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking
9
‘‘and’’ at the end;
10
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking the
11
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
12
and
13
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
14
‘‘(3) the plan developed by the interagency task
15
force under section 202(b) of the Hydrogen Future Act
16
of 1996.’’.
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(2) N
EW APPOINTMENTS
.—Not later than 180
18
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
19
Secretary—
20
(A) shall review the membership composi-
21
tion of the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel;
22
and
23
(B) may appoint new members consistent
24
with the amendments made by subsection (a).
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(h) A
UTHORIZATION
OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—Section
1
109 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Devel-
2
opment, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12408)
3
is amended—
4
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’;
5
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and
6
inserting a semicolon; and
7
(3) by adding at the end the following:
8
‘‘(10) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
9
‘‘(11) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
10
‘‘(12) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
11
‘‘(13) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’.
12
(i) F
UEL
C
ELLS
.—
13
(1) I
NTEGRATION OF FUEL CELLS WITH HYDRO
-
14
GEN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
.—Section 201 of the Hy-
15
drogen Future Act of 1996 is amended—
16
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a) Not
17
later than 180 days after the date of enactment
18
of this section, and subject’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
19
I
N
G
ENERAL
.—Subject’’;
20
(B) by striking ‘‘with—’’ and all that fol-
21
lows and inserting ‘‘into Federal, State, and
22
local government facilities for stationary and
23
transportation applications.’’;
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(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘gas is’’
1
and inserting ‘‘basis’’;
2
(D) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘sys-
3
tems described in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2)’’
4
and inserting ‘‘projects proposed’’; and
5
(E) by striking subsection (d) and inserting
6
the following:
7
‘‘(d) N
ON
-F
EDERAL
S
HARE
.—
8
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Except as provided in para-
9
graph (2), the Secretary shall require a commitment
10
from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the
11
costs directly relating to a demonstration project
12
under this section.
13
‘‘(2) R
EDUCTION
.—The Secretary may reduce
14
the non-Federal requirement under paragraph (1) if
15
the Secretary determines that the reduction is appro-
16
priate considering the technological risks involved in
17
the project and is necessary to meet the objectives of
18
this Act.’’.
19
(2) C
OOPERATIVE
AND
COST
-
SHARING
AGREE
-
20
MENTS
;
INTEGRATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
.—
21
Title II of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 (42
22
U.S.C. 12403 note; Public Law 104–271) is amended
23
by striking section 202 and inserting the following:
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‘‘SEC. 202. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.
1
‘‘(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—Not later than 120 days after
2
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
3
establish an interagency task force led by a Deputy Assist-
4
ant Secretary of the Department of Energy and comprised
5
of representatives of—
6
‘‘(1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
7
‘‘(2) the Department of Transportation;
8
‘‘(3) the Department of Defense;
9
‘‘(4) the Department of Commerce (including the
10
National Institute for Standards and Technology);
11
‘‘(5) the Environmental Protection Agency;
12
‘‘(6) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
13
ministration; and
14
‘‘(7) other agencies as appropriate.
15
‘‘(b) D
UTIES
.—
16
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The task force shall develop
17
a plan for carrying out this title.
18
‘‘(2) F
OCUS OF PLAN
.—The plan shall focus on
19
development and demonstration of integrated systems
20
and components for—
21
‘‘(A) hydrogen production, storage, and use
22
in Federal, State, and local government build-
23
ings and vehicles;
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‘‘(B) hydrogen-based infrastructure for buses
1
and other fleet transportation systems that in-
2
clude zero-emission vehicles; and
3
‘‘(C) hydrogen-based distributed power gen-
4
eration, including the generation of combined
5
heat, power, and hydrogen.
6
‘‘SEC. 203. COOPERATIVE AND COST-SHARING AGREE-
7
MENTS.
8
‘‘The Secretary shall enter into cooperative and cost-
9
sharing agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies
10
for participation by the agencies in demonstrations at fa-
11
cilities administered by the agencies, with the aim of inte-
12
grating high efficiency hydrogen systems using fuel cells
13
into the facilities to provide immediate benefits and pro-
14
mote a smooth transition to hydrogen as an energy source.
15
‘‘SEC. 204. INTEGRATION AND DISSEMINATION OF TECH-
16
NICAL INFORMATION.
17
‘‘The Secretary shall—
18
‘‘(1) integrate all the technical information that
19
becomes available as a result of development and dem-
20
onstration projects under this title;
21
‘‘(2) make the information available to all Fed-
22
eral and State agencies for dissemination to all inter-
23
ested persons; and
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‘‘(3) foster the exchange of generic, nonpropri-
1
etary information and technology developed under
2
this title among industry, academia, and Federal,
3
State, and local governments, to help the United
4
States economy attain the economic benefits of the in-
5
formation and technology.
6
‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
7
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, for activities
8
under this title—
9
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
10
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
11
‘‘(3) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
12
‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’.
13
Subtitle C—Fossil Energy
14
SEC. 1231. ENHANCED FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DE-
15
VELOPMENT.
16
(a) P
ROGRAM
D
IRECTION
.—The Secretary shall con-
17
duct a balanced energy research, development, demonstra-
18
tion, and technology deployment program to enhance fossil
19
energy.
20
(b) P
ROGRAM
G
OALS
.—
21
(1) C
ORE
FOSSIL
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP
-
22
MENT
.—The goals of the core fossil research and devel-
23
opment program shall be to reduce emissions from fos-
24
sil fuel use by developing technologies, including
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precombustion technologies, by 2015 with the capa-
1
bility of realizing—
2
(A) electricity generating efficiencies of 60
3
percent for coal and 75 percent for natural gas;
4
(B) combined heat and power thermal effi-
5
ciencies of more than 85 percent;
6
(C) fuels utilization efficiency of 75 percent
7
for the production of liquid transportation fuels
8
from coal;
9
(D) near zero emissions of mercury and of
10
emissions that form fine particles, smog, and
11
acid rain;
12
(E) reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
13
by at least 40 percent through efficiency im-
14
provements and 100 percent with sequestration;
15
and
16
(F) improved reliability, efficiency, reduc-
17
tions of air pollutant emissions, or reductions in
18
solid waste disposal requirements.
19
(2) O
FFSHORE
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS
RE
-
20
SOURCES
.—The goal of the offshore oil and natural
21
gas resources program shall be to develop technologies
22
to—
23
(A) extract methane hydrates in coastal wa-
24
ters of the United States, and
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(B) develop natural gas and oil reserves in
1
the ultra-deepwater of the Central and Western
2
Gulf of Mexico.
3
(3) O
NSHORE
OIL
AND
NATURAL
GAS
RE
-
4
SOURCES
.—The goal of the onshore oil and natural
5
gas resources program shall be to advance the science
6
and technology available to domestic onshore petro-
7
leum producers, particularly independent operators,
8
through—
9
(A) advances in technology for exploration
10
and production of domestic petroleum resources,
11
particularly those not accessible with current
12
technology;
13
(B) improvement in the ability to extract
14
hydrocarbons from known reservoirs and classes
15
of reservoirs; and
16
(C) development of technologies and prac-
17
tices that reduce the threat to the environment
18
from petroleum exploration and production and
19
decrease the cost of effective environmental com-
20
pliance.
21
(4) T
RANSPORTATION FUELS
.—The goals of the
22
transportation fuels program shall be to increase the
23
price elasticity of oil supply and demand by focusing
24
research on—
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(A) reducing the cost of producing transpor-
1
tation fuels from coal and natural gas; and
2
(B) indirect liquefaction of coal and bio-
3
mass.
4
(c) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—
5
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—There are authorized to be ap-
6
propriated to the Secretary for carrying out research,
7
development, demonstration, and technology deploy-
8
ment activities under this section—
9
(A) $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
10
(B) $508,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
11
(C) $532,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
12
(D) $558,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
13
(2) L
IMITS ON USE OF FUNDS
.—None of the
14
funds authorized in paragraph (1) may be used for—
15
(A) fossil energy environmental restoration;
16
(B) import/export authorization;
17
(C) program direction; or
18
(D) general plant projects.
19
(3) C
OAL
-
BASED
PROJECTS
.—The coal-based
20
projects funded under this section shall be consistent
21
with the goals in subsection (b). The program shall
22
emphasize carbon capture and sequestration tech-
23
nologies and gasification technologies, including gas-
24
ification combined cycle, gasification fuel cells, gasifi-
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cation co-production, hybrid gasification/combustion,
1
or other technology with the potential to address the
2
goals in subparagraphs (D) or (E) of subsection
3
(b)(1).
4
SEC. 1232. POWER PLANT IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE.
5
(a) P
ROGRAM
D
IRECTION
.—The Secretary shall con-
6
duct a balanced energy research, development, demonstra-
7
tion, and technology deployment program to demonstrate
8
commercial applications of advanced lignite and coal-based
9
technologies applicable to new or existing power plants (in-
10
cluding co-production plants) that advance the efficiency,
11
environmental performance, and cost-competitiveness sub-
12
stantially beyond technologies that are in operation or have
13
been demonstrated by the date of enactment of this subtitle.
14
(b) T
ECHNICAL
M
ILESTONES
.—
15
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary shall set tech-
16
nical milestones specifying efficiency and emissions
17
levels that projects shall be designed to achieve. The
18
milestones shall become more restrictive over the life
19
of the program.
20
(2) 2010
EFFICIENCY MILESTONES
.—The mile-
21
stones shall be designed to achieve by 2010 interim
22
thermal efficiency of—
23
(A) forty-five percent for coal of more than
24
9,000 Btu;
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(B) forty-four percent for coal of 7,000 to
1
9,000 Btu; and
2
(C) forty-two percent for coal of less than
3
7,000 Btu.
4
(3) 2020
EFFICIENCY MILESTONES
.—The mile-
5
stones shall be designed to achieve by 2020 thermal ef-
6
ficiency of—
7
(A) sixty percent for coal of more than
8
9,000 Btu;
9
(B) fifty-nine percent for coal of 7,000 to
10
9,000 Btu; and
11
(C) fifty-seven percent for coal of less than
12
7,000 Btu.
13
(4) E
MISSIONS
MILESTONES
.—The milestones
14
shall include near zero emissions of mercury and
15
greenhouse gases and of emissions that form fine par-
16
ticles, smog, and acid rain.
17
(5) R
EGIONAL AND QUALITY DIFFERENCES
.—The
18
Secretary may consider regional and quality dif-
19
ferences in developing the efficiency milestones.
20
(c) P
ROJECT
C
RITERIA
.—The demonstration activities
21
proposed to be conducted at a new or existing coal-based
22
electric generation unit having a nameplate rating of not
23
less than 100 megawatts, excluding a co-production plant,
24
shall include at least one of the following—
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(1) a means of recycling or reusing a significant
1
portion of coal combustion wastes produced by coal-
2
based generating units, excluding practices that are
3
commercially available by the date of enactment of
4
this subtitle;
5
(2) a means of capture and sequestering emis-
6
sions, including greenhouse gases, in a manner that
7
is more effective and substantially below the cost of
8
technologies that are in operation or that have been
9
demonstrated by the date of enactment of this subtitle;
10
(3) a means of controlling sulfur dioxide and ni-
11
trogen oxide or mercury in a manner that improves
12
environmental performance beyond technologies that
13
are in operation or that have been demonstrated by
14
the date of enactment of this subtitle—
15
(A) in the case of an existing unit, achieve
16
an overall thermal design efficiency improvement
17
compared to the efficiency of the unit as oper-
18
ated, of not less than—
19
(i) 7 percent for coal of more than
20
9,000 Btu;
21
(ii) 6 percent for coal of 7,000 to 9,000
22
Btu; or
23
(iii) 4 percent for coal of less than
24
7,000 Btu; or
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