42 U.S.C. § 9204 : US Code - Section 9204: Research, development, and demonstration

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9204 : US Code - Section 9204: Research, development, and demonstration

(a) Areas of knowledge limiting system utilization
The Secretary shall initiate research and development or
accelerate existing research and development in areas in which the
lack of knowledge limits the widespread utilization of wind energy
systems in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Development of system prototypes and improvements
(1) The Secretary shall continue an aggressive program for the
development of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems.
(2) As often as he deems appropriate, the Secretary shall solicit
and evaluate proposals for the research and development of any new
or improved technologies, which, in the Secretary's opinion, will
contribute to the development of improvements in current wind
energy systems.
(c) Acquisition of economic, scientific, and technological
information of system operations under various circumstances and
conditions
The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements with public and private entities for the
purchase, fabrication, installation, and testing to obtain
scientific, technological, and economic information from the
demonstration of a variety of prototypes of advanced wind energy
systems under a variety of circumstances and conditions.
(d) Other provisions inapplicable
In carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the
Secretary is not subject to the requirements of section 553 of
title 5 or section 7191 of this title.