22 U.S.C. § 262j : US Code - Section 262J: Use of renewable resources for energy production

Search 22 U.S.C. § 262j : US Code - Section 262J: Use of renewable resources for energy production

(a) Promotion, etc., by United States in connection with
international financial institutions
The United States Government, in connection with its voice and
vote in the Inter-American Development Bank, the African
Development Fund, and the Asian Development Bank, shall encourage
such institutions -
(1) to promote the decentralized production of renewable
energy;
(2) to identify renewable resources to produce energy in rural
development projects and determine the feasibility of
substituting them for systems using fossil fuel;
(3) to train personnel in developing technologies for getting
energy from renewable resources;
(4) to support research into the use of renewable resources,
including hydropower, biomass, solar photovoltaic, and solar
thermal;
(5) to support an information network to make available to
policymakers the full range of energy choices;
(6) to broaden their energy planning, analyses, and assessments
to include consideration of the supply of, demand for, and
possible uses of renewable resources; and
(7) to coordinate with the Agency for International Development
and other aid organizations in supporting effective rural energy
programs.
(b) "Renewable resource" defined
For purposes of this section, the term "renewable resource" means
any energy resource which -
(1) meets the needs of rural communities;
(2) saves capital without wasting labor;
(3) is modest in scale and simple to install and maintain and
which can be managed by local individuals;
(4) is acceptable and affordable; and
(5) does not damage the environment.