42 U.S.C. § 5557 : US Code - Section 5557: Solar Energy Information Data Bank

Search 42 U.S.C. § 5557 : US Code - Section 5557: Solar Energy Information Data Bank

(a) Establishment; utilization of other Federal agencies;
information and data to be compiled; retrieval and dissemination
services; utilization of existing scientific and technical
information
(1) In carrying out his functions under this subchapter the
Chairman, utilizing the capabilities of the National Science
Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
Department of Commerce, the Atomic Energy Commission, and other
appropriate Federal agencies to the maximum extent possible, shall
establish and operate a Solar Energy Information Data Bank
(hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "bank") for the
purpose of collecting, reviewing, processing, and disseminating
information and data in all of the solar energy technologies
referred to in section 5556(c) of this title in a timely and
accurate manner in support of the objectives of this subchapter.
(2) Information and data compiled in the bank shall include -
(A) technical information (including reports, journal articles,
dissertations, monographs, and project descriptions) on solar
energy research, development, and applications;
(B) similar technical information on the design, construction,
and maintenance of equipment utilizing solar energy;
(C) general information on solar energy applications to be
disseminated for popular consumption;
(D) physical and chemical properties of materials required for
solar energy activities and equipment; and
(E) engineering performance data on equipment and devices
utilizing solar energy.
(3) In accordance with regulations prescribed under section 5561
of this title, the Chairman shall provide retrieval and
dissemination services with respect to the information described
under paragraph (2) for -
(A) Federal, State, and local government organizations that are
active in the area of energy resources (and their contractors);
(B) universities and colleges in their related research and
consulting activities; and
(C) the private sector upon request in appropriate cases.
(4) In carrying out his functions under this subsection, the
Chairman shall utilize, when feasible, the existing data base of
scientific and technical information in Federal agencies, adding to
such data base any information described in paragraph (2) which
does not already reside in such base. He shall coordinate or merge
this data bank with other Federal energy information data banks as
necessary to assure efficient and effective operation.
(b) Studies and research to promote consumer acceptance and
utilization of solar energy technologies
In carrying out his functions under this subchapter the Chairman
shall perform or cause to be performed studies and research on
incentives to promote broader utilization and consumer acceptance
of solar energy technologies.
(c) Coordination of solar energy technology utilization programs
The Chairman shall enter into such arrangements and take such
other steps as may be necessary or appropriate to provide for the
effective coordination of solar energy technology utilization with
all other technology utilization programs within the Federal
Government.