42 U.S.C. § 8839 : US Code - Section 8839: Office of Energy from Municipal Waste

Search 42 U.S.C. § 8839 : US Code - Section 8839: Office of Energy from Municipal Waste

(a) Establishment in Department of Energy; appointment of Director
There is hereby established within the Department of Energy an
Office of Energy from Municipal Waste (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the "Office") to be headed by a Director, who shall
be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
(b) Functions
It shall be the function of the Office to perform -
(1) the research, development, demonstration, and
commercialization activities authorized under this subchapter
(including those authorized under section 8837 of this title),
and
(2) such other duties relating to the production of energy from
municipal waste as the Secretary of Energy may assign to the
Office.
(c) Consultations respecting implementation of functions
In carrying out functions tranferred (!1) or assigned to the
Office, the Secretary of Energy shall consult with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary
of Commerce, and the heads of such other Federal agencies, as
appropriate.
(d) Transfer of related functions and personnel from Department of
Energy
The Secretary shall provide for the transfer to the Office of the
functions relating to, and personnel of the Department who are
responsible for the administration of, programs in existence on
June 30, 1980, which relate to the research, development,
demonstration, and commercialization of technologies for the
recovery of energy from municipal waste.