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technologies that are being or have been field
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tested;
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(D) the use of new transmission tech-
3
nologies, including flexible alternating current
4
transmission systems, composite conductor mate-
5
rials, advanced protection devices, controllers,
6
and other cost-effective methods and technologies;
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(E) the use of superconducting materials in
8
power delivery equipment such as transmission
9
and distribution cables, transformers, and gen-
10
erators;
11
(F) energy management technologies for en-
12
terprises with aggregated loads and distributed
13
generation, such as power parks;
14
(G) economic and system models to measure
15
the costs and benefits of improved system per-
16
formance;
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(H) hybrid distributed energy systems to
18
optimize two or more distributed or on-site gen-
19
eration technologies; and
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(I) real-time transmission and distribution
21
system control technologies that provide for con-
22
tinual exchange of information between genera-
23
tion, transmission, distribution, and end-user fa-
24
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(c) S
PECIAL
P
ROJECTS
.—In carrying out this section,
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the Secretary shall demonstrate—
2
(1) the use of advanced wind power technology,
3
biomass, geothermal energy systems, and other renew-
4
able energy technologies to assist in delivering elec-
5
tricity to rural and remote locations;
6
(2) the combined use of wind power and coal
7
gasification technologies; and
8
(3) the use of high temperature superconducting
9
technology in projects to demonstrate the development
10
of superconductors that enhance the reliability, oper-
11
ational flexibility, or power-carrying capability of
12
electric transmission systems or increase the electrical
13
or operational efficiency of electric energy generation,
14
transmission, distribution and storage systems.
15
(d) F
INANCIAL
A
SSISTANCE TO
R
URAL
A
REAS
.—In
16
carrying out special projects under subsection (c), the Sec-
17
retary may provide financial assistance to rural electric co-
18
operatives and other rural entities.
19
(e) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—There are
20
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying
21
out research, development, demonstration, and technology
22
deployment activities under this subtitle—
23
(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
24
(2) $595,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
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(3) $683,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
1
(4) $733,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which
2
$100,000,000 may be allocated to meet the goals of
3
subsection (b)(1).
4
SEC. 1222. BIOENERGY PROGRAMS.
5
(a) P
ROGRAM
D
IRECTION
.—The Secretary shall carry
6
out research, development, demonstration, and technology
7
development activities related to bioenergy, including pro-
8
grams under paragraphs (4) and (6) of section 1221(b).
9
(b) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—
10
(1)
B
IOPOWER
ENERGY
SYSTEMS
.—From
11
amounts authorized under section 1221(e), there are
12
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
13
biopower energy systems—
14
(A) $60,300,000 for fiscal year 2003;
15
(B) $69,300,000 for fiscal year 2004;
16
(C) $79,600,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
17
(D) $86,250,000 for fiscal year 2006.
18
(2)
B
IOFUELS
ENERGY
SYSTEMS
.—From
19
amounts authorized under section 1221(e), there are
20
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
21
biofuels energy systems—
22
(A) $57,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;
23
(B) $66,125,000 for fiscal year 2004;
24
(C) $76,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
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(D) $81,400,000 for fiscal year 2006.
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(3) I
NTEGRATED BIOENERGY RESEARCH AND DE
-
2
VELOPMENT
.—The Secretary may use funds author-
3
ized under paragraph (1) or (2) for programs,
4
projects, or activities that integrate applications for
5
both biopower and biofuels, including cross-cutting re-
6
search and development in feedstocks and economic
7
analysis.
8
SEC. 1223. HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
9
(a) S
HORT
T
ITLE
.—This section may be cited as the
10
‘‘Hydrogen Future Act of 2003’’.
11
(b) P
URPOSES
.—Section 102(b) of the Spark M. Mat-
12
sunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstra-
13
tion Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12401(b)) is amended by strik-
14
ing paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
15
‘‘(2) to direct the Secretary to develop a program
16
of technology assessment, information transfer, and
17
education in which Federal agencies, members of the
18
transportation, energy, and other industries, and
19
other entities may participate;
20
‘‘(3) to develop methods of hydrogen production
21
that minimize production of greenhouse gases, includ-
22
ing developing—
23
‘‘(A) efficient production from nonrenewable
24
resources; and
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‘‘(B) cost-effective production from renew-
1
able resources such as biomass, geothermal, wind,
2
and solar energy; and
3
‘‘(4) to foster the use of hydrogen as a major en-
4
ergy source, including developing the use of hydrogen
5
in—
6
‘‘(A) isolated villages, islands, and commu-
7
nities in which other energy sources are not
8
available or are very expensive; and
9
‘‘(B) foreign economic development, to avoid
10
environmental damage from increased fossil fuel
11
use.’’.
12
(c) R
EPORT TO
C
ONGRESS
.—Section 103 of the Spark
13
M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Dem-
14
onstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12402) is amended—
15
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘January 1,
16
1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year after the date of enact-
17
ment of the Hydrogen Future Act of 2003, and bien-
18
nially thereafter,’’;
19
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1)
20
and (2) and inserting the following:
21
‘‘(1) an analysis of hydrogen-related activities
22
throughout the United States Government to identify
23
productive areas for increased intragovernmental col-
24
laboration;
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‘‘(2) recommendations of the Hydrogen Technical
1
Advisory Panel established by section 108 for any im-
2
provements in the program that are needed, including
3
recommendations for additional legislation; and
4
‘‘(3) to the extent practicable, an analysis of
5
State and local hydrogen-related activities.’’; and
6
(3) by adding at the end the following:
7
‘‘(c) C
OORDINATION
P
LAN
.—The report under sub-
8
section (a) shall be based on a comprehensive coordination
9
plan for hydrogen energy prepared by the Secretary in con-
10
sultation with other Federal agencies.’’.
11
(d) H
YDROGEN
R
ESEARCH AND
D
EVELOPMENT
.—Sec-
12
tion 104 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research,
13
Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
14
12403) is amended—
15
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘market-
16
place;’’ and inserting ‘‘marketplace, including foreign
17
markets, particularly where an energy infrastructure
18
is not well developed;’’;
19
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘this chapter’’
20
and inserting ‘‘this Act’’;
21
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the
22
following:
23
‘‘(g) C
OST
S
HARING
.—
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‘‘(1) I
NABILITY
TO
FUND
ENTIRE
COST
.—The
1
Secretary shall not consider a proposal submitted by
2
a person from industry unless the proposal contains
3
a certification that—
4
‘‘(A) reasonable efforts to obtain non-Fed-
5
eral funding in the amount necessary to pay 100
6
percent of the cost of the project have been made;
7
and
8
‘‘(B) non-Federal funding in that amount
9
could not reasonably be obtained.
10
‘‘(2) N
ON
-
FEDERAL SHARE
.—
11
‘‘(A) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary shall re-
12
quire a commitment from non-Federal sources of
13
at least 25 percent of the cost of the project.
14
‘‘(B) R
EDUCTION
OR
ELIMINATION
.—The
15
Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-shar-
16
ing requirement under subparagraph (A) for the
17
proposed research and development project, in-
18
cluding for technical analyses, economic anal-
19
yses, outreach activities, and educational pro-
20
grams, if the Secretary determines that reduction
21
or elimination is necessary to achieve the objec-
22
tives of this Act.’’;
23
(4) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘this chapter’’
24
and inserting ‘‘this Act’’.
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(e) D
EMONSTRATIONS
.—Section 105 of the Spark M.
1
Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Dem-
2
onstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12404) is amended by
3
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
4
‘‘(c) N
ON
-F
EDERAL
S
HARE
.—
5
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Except as provided in para-
6
graph (2), the Secretary shall require a commitment
7
from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the
8
costs directly relating to a demonstration project
9
under this section.
10
‘‘(2) R
EDUCTION
.—The Secretary may reduce
11
the non-Federal requirement under paragraph (1) if
12
the Secretary determines that the reduction is appro-
13
priate considering the technological risks involved in
14
the project and is necessary to meet the objectives of
15
this Act.’’.
16
(f) T
ECHNOLOGY
T
RANSFER
.—Section 106 of the
17
Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development,
18
and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12405) is
19
amended—
20
(1) in subsection (a)—
21
(A) in the first sentence—
22
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall
23
conduct a program designed to accelerate
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wider application’’ and inserting the fol-
1
lowing:
2
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary shall conduct
3
a program designed to—
4
‘‘(A) accelerate wider application’’; and
5
(ii) by striking ‘‘private sector’’ and
6
inserting ‘‘private sector; and
7
‘‘(B) accelerate wider application of hydro-
8
gen technologies in foreign countries to increase
9
the global market for the technologies and foster
10
global economic development without harmful en-
11
vironmental effects.’’; and
12
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The
13
Secretary’’ and inserting the following:
14
‘‘(2) A
DVICE AND ASSISTANCE
.—The Secretary’’;
15
and
16
(2) in subsection (b)—
17
(A) in paragraph (2), by redesignating sub-
18
paragraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i)
19
through (iv), respectively, and indenting appro-
20
priately;
21
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and
22
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively,
23
and indenting appropriately;
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(C) by striking ‘‘The Secretary, in’’ and in-
1
serting the following:
2
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary, in’’;
3
(D) by striking ‘‘The information’’ and in-
4
serting the following:
5
‘‘(2) A
CTIVITIES
.—The information’’; and
6
(E) in paragraph (1) (as designated by sub-
7
paragraph (C))—
8
(i) in subparagraph (A) (as redesig-
9
nated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
10
‘‘an inventory’’ and inserting ‘‘an update of
11
the inventory’’; and
12
(ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
13
nated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
14
‘‘develop’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to
15
improve’’ and inserting ‘‘develop with the
16
National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
17
tration, the Department of Energy, other
18
Federal agencies as appropriate, and indus-
19
try, an information exchange program to
20
improve’’.
21
(g) T
ECHNICAL
P
ANEL
R
EVIEW
.—
22
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Section 108 of the Spark M.
23
Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and
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Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12407) is
1
amended—
2
(A) in subsection (b)—
3
(i) by striking ‘‘(b) M
EMBERSHIP
.—
4
The technical panel shall be appointed’’ and
5
inserting the following:
6
‘‘(b) M
EMBERSHIP
.—
7
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The technical panel shall be
8
comprised of not fewer than 9 nor more than 15
9
members appointed’’;
10
(ii) by striking the second sentence and
11
inserting the following:
12
‘‘(2) T
ERMS
.—
13
‘‘(A) I
N GENERAL
.—The term of a member
14
of the technical panel shall be not more than 3
15
years.
16
‘‘(B) S
TAGGERED
TERMS
.—The Secretary
17
may appoint members of the technical panel in
18
a manner that allows the terms of the members
19
serving at any time to expire at spaced intervals
20
so as to ensure continuity in the functioning of
21
the technical panel.
22
‘‘(C) R
EAPPOINTMENT
.—A member of the
23
technical panel whose term expires may be re-
24
appointed.’’; and
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