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(B) in the case of a new unit, achieve the
1
efficiency milestones set for in subsection (b)
2
compared to the efficiency of a typical unit as
3
operated on the date of enactment of this subtitle,
4
before any retrofit, repowering, replacement, or
5
installation.
6
(d) S
TUDY
.—The Secretary, in consultation with the
7
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
8
Secretary of the Interior, and interested entities (including
9
coal producers, industries using coal, organizations to pro-
10
mote coal or advanced coal technologies, environmental or-
11
ganizations, and organizations representing workers), shall
12
conduct an assessment that identifies performance criteria
13
that would be necessary for coal-based technologies to meet,
14
to enable future reliance on coal in an environmentally sus-
15
tainable manner for electricity generation, use as a chem-
16
ical feedstock, and use as a transportation fuel.
17
(e) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—
18
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—There are authorized to be ap-
19
propriated to the Secretary for carrying out activities
20
under this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal
21
years 2003 through 2011.
22
(2) L
IMITATION ON FUNDING OF PROJECTS
.—
23
Eighty percent of the funding under this section shall
24
be limited to—
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(A) carbon capture and sequestration tech-
1
nologies;
2
(B) gasification technologies, including gas-
3
ification combined cycle, gasification fuel cells,
4
gasification co-production, or hybrid gasifi-
5
cation/combustion; or
6
(C) other technology either by itself or in
7
conjunction with other technologies that has the
8
potential to achieve near zero emissions.
9
SEC. 1233. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR ADVANCED
10
SAFE AND EFFICIENT COAL MINING TECH-
11
NOLOGIES.
12
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary of Energy shall
13
establish a cooperative research partnership involving ap-
14
propriate Federal agencies, coal producers, including asso-
15
ciations, equipment manufacturers, universities with min-
16
ing engineering departments, and other relevant entities
17
to—
18
(1) develop mining research priorities identified
19
by the Mining Industry of the Future Program and
20
in the recommendations from relevant reports of the
21
National Academy of Sciences on mining technologies;
22
(2) establish a process for conducting joint in-
23
dustry-Government research and development; and
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(3) expand mining research capabilities at insti-
1
tutions of higher education.
2
(b) A
UTHORIZATION OF
A
PPROPRIATIONS
.—
3
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—There are authorized to be ap-
4
propriated to carry out activities under this section,
5
$12,000,000 in fiscal year 2003 and $15,000,000 in
6
fiscal year 2004.
7
(2) L
IMIT ON USE OF FUNDS
.—Not less than 20
8
percent of any funds appropriated in a given fiscal
9
year under this subsection shall be dedicated to re-
10
search carried out at institutions of higher education.
11
SEC. 1234. ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVENTIONAL RE-
12
SOURCE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
13
TECHNOLOGIES.
14
(a) D
EFINITIONS
.—In this section:
15
(1) A
DVISORY COMMITTEE
.—The term ‘‘Advisory
16
Committee’’ means the Ultra-Deepwater and Uncon-
17
ventional Resource Technology Advisory Committee
18
established under subsection (c).
19
(2) A
WARD
.—The term ‘‘award’’ means a cooper-
20
ative agreement, contract, award or other types of
21
agreement as appropriate.
22
(3) D
EEPWATER
.—The term ‘‘deepwater’’ means
23
a water depth that is greater than 200 but less than
24
1,500 meters.
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(4) E
LIGIBLE AWARD RECIPIENT
.—The term ‘‘el-
1
igible award recipient’’ includes—
2
(A) a research institution;
3
(B) an institution of higher education;
4
(C) a corporation; and
5
(D) a managing consortium formed among
6
entities described in subparagraphs (A) through
7
(C).
8
(5) I
NSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
.—The
9
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
10
ing given the term in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
11
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
12
(6) M
ANAGING CONSORTIUM
.—The term ‘‘man-
13
aging consortium’’ means an entity that—
14
(A) exists as of the date of enactment of this
15
section;
16
(B)(i) is an organization described in sec-
17
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
18
1986; and
19
(ii) is exempt from taxation under section
20
501(a) of that Code;
21
(C) is experienced in planning and man-
22
aging programs in natural gas or other petro-
23
leum exploration and production research, devel-
24
opment, and demonstration; and
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(D) has demonstrated capabilities and expe-
1
rience in representing the views and priorities of
2
industry, institutions of higher education and
3
other research institutions in formulating com-
4
prehensive research and development plans and
5
programs.
6
(7) P
ROGRAM
.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the
7
program of research, development, and demonstration
8
established under subsection (b)(1)(A).
9
(8) U
LTRA
-
DEEPWATER
.—The term ‘‘ultra-deep-
10
water’’ means a water depth that is equal to or great-
11
er than 1,500 meters.
12
(9) U
LTRA
-
DEEPWATER
ARCHITECTURE
.—The
13
term ‘‘ultra-deepwater architecture’’ means the inte-
14
gration of technologies to explore and produce natural
15
gas or petroleum products located at ultra-deepwater
16
depths.
17
(10) U
LTRA
-
DEEPWATER RESOURCE
.—The term
18
‘‘ultra-deepwater resource’’ means natural gas or any
19
other petroleum resource (including methane hydrate)
20
located in an ultra-deepwater area.
21
(11) U
NCONVENTIONAL
RESOURCE
.—The term
22
‘‘unconventional resource’’ means natural gas or any
23
other petroleum resource located in a formation on
24
physically or economically inaccessible land currently
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available for lease for purposes of natural gas or other
1
petroleum exploration or production.
2
(b) U
LTRA
-D
EEPWATER AND
U
NCONVENTIONAL
E
X
-
3
PLORATION AND
P
RODUCTION
P
ROGRAM
.—
4
(1) E
STABLISHMENT
.—
5
(A) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary shall es-
6
tablish a program of research into, and develop-
7
ment and demonstration of, ultra-deepwater re-
8
source and unconventional resource exploration
9
and production technologies.
10
(B)
L
OCATION
;
IMPLEMENTATION
.—The
11
program under this subsection shall be carried
12
out—
13
(i) in areas on the outer Continental
14
Shelf that, as of the date of enactment of
15
this section, are available for leasing; and
16
(ii) on unconventional resources.
17
(2) C
OMPONENTS
.—The program shall include
18
one or more programs for long-term research into—
19
(A) new deepwater ultra-deepwater resource
20
and unconventional resource exploration and
21
production technologies; or
22
(B) environmental mitigation technologies
23
for production of ultra-deepwater resource and
24
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(c) A
DVISORY
C
OMMITTEE
.—
1
(1) E
STABLISHMENT
.—Not later than 30 days
2
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
3
retary shall establish an advisory committee to be
4
known as the ‘‘Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
5
Resource Technology Advisory Committee’’.
6
(2) M
EMBERSHIP
.—
7
(A) C
OMPOSITION
.—Subject to subpara-
8
graph (B), the advisory committee shall be com-
9
posed of seven members appointed by the Sec-
10
retary that—
11
(i) have extensive operational knowl-
12
edge of and experience in the natural gas
13
and other petroleum exploration and pro-
14
duction industry; and
15
(ii) are not Federal employees or em-
16
ployees of contractors to a Federal agency.
17
(B) E
XPERTISE
.—Of the members of the ad-
18
visory committee appointed under subparagraph
19
(A)—
20
(i) at least four members shall have ex-
21
tensive knowledge of ultra-deepwater re-
22
source exploration and production tech-
23
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(ii) at least three members shall have
1
extensive knowledge of unconventional re-
2
source exploration and production tech-
3
nologies.
4
(3) D
UTIES
.—The advisory committee shall ad-
5
vise the Secretary in the implementation of this sec-
6
tion.
7
(4) C
OMPENSATION
.—A member of the advisory
8
committee shall serve without compensation but shall
9
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
10
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions
11
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
12
States Code.
13
(d) A
WARDS
.—
14
(1) T
YPES OF AWARDS
.—
15
(A) U
LTRA
-
DEEPWATER RESOURCES
.—
16
(i) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary shall
17
make awards for research into, and develop-
18
ment and demonstration of, ultra-deepwater
19
resource
exploration
and
production
20
technologies—
21
(I) to maximize the value of the
22
ultra-deepwater resources of the United
23
States;
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(II) to increase the supply of
1
ultra-deepwater resources by lowering
2
the cost and improving the efficiency of
3
exploration and production of such re-
4
sources; and
5
(III) to improve safety and mini-
6
mize negative environmental impacts
7
of that exploration and production.
8
(ii)
U
LTRA
-
DEEPWATER
ARCHITEC
-
9
TURE
.—In furtherance of the purposes de-
10
scribed in clause (i), the Secretary shall,
11
where appropriate, solicit proposals from a
12
managing consortium to develop and dem-
13
onstrate next-generation architecture for
14
ultra-deepwater resource production.
15
(B) U
NCONVENTIONAL
RESOURCES
.—The
16
Secretary shall make awards—
17
(i) to carry out research into, and de-
18
velopment and demonstration of, tech-
19
nologies to maximize the value of unconven-
20
tional resources; and
21
(ii)
to
develop
technologies
to
22
simultaneously—
23
(I) increase the supply of uncon-
24
ventional resources by lowering the cost
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and improving the efficiency of explo-
1
ration and production of unconven-
2
tional resources; and
3
(II) improve safety and minimize
4
negative environmental impacts of that
5
exploration and production.
6
(2) C
ONDITIONS
.—An award made under this
7
subsection shall be subject to the following conditions:
8
(A) M
ULTIPLE ENTITIES
.—If an award re-
9
cipient is composed of more than one eligible or-
10
ganization, the recipient shall provide a signed
11
contract, agreed to by all eligible organizations
12
comprising the award recipient, that defines, in
13
a manner that is consistent with all applicable
14
law in effect as of the date of the contract, all
15
rights to intellectual property for—
16
(i) technology in existence as of that
17
date; and
18
(ii) future inventions conceived and de-
19
veloped using funds provided under the
20
award.
21
(B) C
OMPONENTS
OF
APPLICATION
.—An
22
application for an award for a demonstration
23
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tended commercial applications of the technology
1
to be demonstrated.
2
(C) C
OST SHARING
.—Non-Federal cost shar-
3
ing shall be in accordance with section 1403.
4
(e) P
LAN AND
F
UNDING
.—
5
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary, and where ap-
6
propriate, a managing consortium under subsection
7
(d)(1)(A)(ii), shall formulate annual operating and
8
performance objectives, develop multiyear technology
9
roadmaps, and establish research and development
10
priorities for the funding of activities under this sec-
11
tion which will serve as guidelines for making awards
12
including cost-matching objectives.
13
(2) I
NDUSTRY INPUT
.—In carrying out this pro-
14
gram, the Secretary shall promote maximum industry
15
input through the use of managing consortia or other
16
organizations in planning and executing the research
17
areas and conducting workshops or reviews to ensure
18
that this program focuses on industry problems and
19
needs.
20
(f) A
UDITING
.—
21
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary shall retain an
22
independent, commercial auditor to determine the ex-
23
tent to which funds authorized by this section, pro-
24
vided through a managing consortium, are expended
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