42 U.S.C. § 9203 : US Code - Section 9203: Comprehensive program management plan

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9203 : US Code - Section 9203: Comprehensive program management plan

(a) Program activities and periods; consultations with heads of
Federal agencies and non-Federal organizations
The Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive program management
plan for the research, development, demonstration, and technology
application activities to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
The program activities shall be conducted in accordance with such
comprehensive plan which shall include -
(1) a five-year program for small wind energy systems,
(2) an eight-year program for large wind energy systems, and
(3) a three-year program for wind resource assessment (!1)
which shall be consistent with the provisions of sections 9204,
9205, and 9206 of this title. In the preparation of such plan, the
Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the heads of such other Federal agencies and such
public and private organizations as he deems appropriate.
(b) Initial transmittal to Congressional committees
The Secretary shall transmit the comprehensive program management
plan to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate within nine months after September 8, 1980.
(c) Subsequent transmittals to Congress; descriptive statement:
current plan, changes, justification for changes, progress,
interagency cooperation, and recommendations for achievement of
goals
Concurrently with the submission of the President's annual budget
to the Congress for each year after the year in which the
comprehensive plan is initially transmitted under subsection (b) of
this section, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a
detailed description of the comprehensive plan as then in effect,
setting forth the modifications which may be necessary to
appropriately revise such plan and any changes in circumstances
which may have occurred since the plan or the last previous
modification thereof was transmitted in accordance with this
section. The detailed description of the comprehensive plan under
this subsection shall include but need not be limited to a
statement setting forth with respect to each of the programs under
this chapter any changes in -
(1) the anticipated research, development, demonstration, and
technology application objectives to be achieved by the program;
(2) the program elements, management structure, and activities,
including any regional aspects and field responsibilities
thereof;
(3) the program strategies and technology applications plans,
including detailed mile- stone goals to be achieved during the
next fiscal year for all major activities and projects;
(4) any significant economic, environmental, and societal
effects which the program may have;
(5) the total estimated cost of individual program items; and
(6) the estimated relative financial contributions of the
Federal Government and non-Federal participants in the program.
Such description shall also include a detailed justification of any
such changes, a detailed description of the progress made toward
achieving the goals of this chapter, a statement on the status of
interagency cooperation in meeting such goals, and any legislative
or other recommendations which the Secretary may have to help
attain such goals.