§16121. Definitions — Inbound Citations
42 U.S.C. § 16121
Cited by 90 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §16121(1)
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(A) fuel cells, hydroelectric, solar, wind, wave, and tidal energy; and
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(ii) gasification fuel cells and turbine combined cycle;
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(3) provides a ready source of hydrogen for near-site fuel cell demonstrations.
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(1) The acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles or fuel cell vehicles, including—(A) passenger vehicles (including neighborhood electric vehicles); and(B) motorized 2-wheel bicycles or other vehicles for use by law enforcement personnel or other State or local government or metropolitan transportation authority employees.
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(2) The acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles, hybrid vehicles, or fuel cell vehicles, including—(A) buses used for public transportation or transportation to and from schools;(B) delivery vehicles for goods or services; and(C) ground support vehicles at public airports (including vehicles to carry baggage or push or pull airplanes toward or away from terminal gates).
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(a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall establish a transit bus demonstration program to make competitive, merit-based awards for 5-year projects to demonstrate not more than 25 fuel cell transit buses (and necessary infrastructure) in 5 geographically dispersed localities.
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(1) evaluates the process of converting natural gas infrastructure to accommodate fuel cell-powered school buses; and
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(3) Exploring advanced concepts, alternate propulsion, and power configurations, including hybrid fuel cell powered systems.
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(1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems;
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(2) to support development of technologies relating to fuel cell vehicles, public refueling stations, and hydrogen energy systems; and
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(A) Not later than January 1, 2010, the head of any Federal agency that uses a light-duty or heavy-duty vehicle fleet shall lease or purchase fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c).
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(i) the cost to the agencies of leasing or purchasing fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems under paragraph (1); and
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(i) a cost-effective purchase of a fuel cell vehicle or hydrogen energy system; or
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(ii) a cost-effective management structure of the lease of a fuel cell vehicle or hydrogen energy system.
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(A) If the Secretary determines that the head of an agency described in paragraph (1) cannot find an appropriately efficient and reliable fuel cell vehicle or hydrogen energy system in accordance with paragraph (1), that agency shall be excepted from compliance with paragraph (1).
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(ii) promulgate regulations to expand the minimum Federal fleet requirement and credit allowances for fuel cell vehicle systems under section 13212 of this title.
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(2) An agency that leases or purchases a fuel cell vehicle or hydrogen energy system in accordance with subsection (b)(1) may use that lease or purchase to count toward an energy savings goal of the agency.
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(1) The Secretary may establish a cooperative program with State agencies managing motor vehicle fleets to encourage purchase of fuel cell vehicles by the agencies.
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(1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells; and
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(2) to support development of technologies relating to stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells.
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(1) Not later than January 1, 2006, the head of any Federal agency that uses electrical power from stationary, portable, or microportable devices shall lease or purchase a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c).
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(A) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph (1).
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(i) a cost-effective purchase of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell; or
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(ii) a cost-effective management structure of the lease of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell.
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(A) If the Secretary determines that the head of an agency described in paragraph (1) cannot find an appropriately efficient and reliable stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in accordance with paragraph (1), that agency shall be excepted from compliance with paragraph (1).
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(c) An agency that leases or purchases a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in accordance with subsection (b)(1) may use that lease or purchase to count toward an energy savings goal described in section 16157 of this title that is applicable to the agency.
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(a) The Secretary may provide financial assistance to coordinating consortia of interdisciplinary participants for demonstrations designed to accelerate the use of distributed energy technologies (such as fuel cells, microturbines, reciprocating engines, thermally activated technologies, and combined heat and power systems) in high-energy intensive commercial applications.
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(1) advanced biochemical and thermochemical conversion technologies capable of making fuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks that are price-competitive with gasoline or diesel in either internal combustion engines or fuel cell-powered vehicles;
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(v) fuel cell technologies for low-cost, high-efficiency modular power systems;
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(i) shall consult with the Department’s Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee;
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(13) distributed generation (including PV, fuel cells, and microturbines);
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(3) Hydrogen fuel cell technology for residential, industrial, or transportation applications.
Citations to §16121(2)
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(A) Not later than January 1, 2010, the head of any Federal agency that uses a light-duty or heavy-duty vehicle fleet shall lease or purchase fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c).
Citations to §16121(3)
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(2) The term “advanced truck stop electrification system” means a stationary system that delivers heat, air conditioning, electricity, or communications, and is capable of providing verifiable and auditable evidence of use of those services, to a heavy-duty vehicle and any occupants of the heavy-duty vehicle with or without relying on components mounted onboard the heavy-duty vehicle for delivery of those services.
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(1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells; and
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(2) to support development of technologies relating to stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells.
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(1) Not later than January 1, 2006, the head of any Federal agency that uses electrical power from stationary, portable, or microportable devices shall lease or purchase a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c).
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(A) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph (1).
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(i) a cost-effective purchase of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell; or
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(ii) a cost-effective management structure of the lease of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell.
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(A) If the Secretary determines that the head of an agency described in paragraph (1) cannot find an appropriately efficient and reliable stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in accordance with paragraph (1), that agency shall be excepted from compliance with paragraph (1).
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(c) An agency that leases or purchases a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in accordance with subsection (b)(1) may use that lease or purchase to count toward an energy savings goal described in section 16157 of this title that is applicable to the agency.
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(5) The term “fleet” means one or more diesel vehicles or mobile or stationary diesel engines.
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(D) hydrogen for fuel cells, internal combustion engines, and other energy conversion devices for portable, stationary, micro, critical needs facilities, and transportation applications; and
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(3) The goals for fuel cells and their portable, stationary, and transportation applications are to enable—(A) safe, economical, and environmentally sound hydrogen fuel cells;(B) fuel cells for light duty and other vehicles; and(C) other technologies consistent with the Department’s plan.
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(B) fuel cells in government and other applications, including portable, stationary, and transportation applications;
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(4) include vehicle, portable, and stationary demonstrations of fuel cell and hydrogen-based energy technologies;
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(10) carry out a program to demonstrate developmental hydrogen and fuel cell systems for mobile, portable, and stationary uses, using improved versions of the learning demonstrations program concept of the Department including demonstrations involving—(A) light-duty vehicles;(B) heavy-duty vehicles;(C) fleet vehicles;(D) specialty industrial and farm vehicles; and(E) commercial and residential portable, continuous, and backup electric power generation;
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(ii) integrates energy or applications described in clause (i), such as stationary, portable, micro, and mobile fuel cells, into a high-density commercial or residential building complex or agricultural community; and
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(1) after 2008 for stationary and portable applications, and after 2010 for vehicles, identify new requirements that refine technological concepts, planning, and applications; and
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(a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force, shall provide grants to, or offer to enter into contracts with, such professional organizations, public service organizations, and government agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate to support timely and extensive development of safety codes and standards relating to fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen energy systems, and stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells.
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(C) transportation or stationary systems; and
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(A) establish a research, development, and demonstration program to develop working models of small scale portable power devices; and
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(B) to the fullest extent practicable, identify and utilize the resources of universities that have shown expertise with respect to advanced portable power devices for either civilian or military use.
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(2) The universities identified and utilized under paragraph (1)(B) are authorized to establish an organization to promote small scale portable power devices.
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(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term “small scale portable power device” means a field-deployable portable mechanical or electromechanical device that can be used for applications such as communications, computation, mobility enhancement, weapons systems, optical devices, cooling, sensors, medical devices, and active biological agent detection systems.
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(1) have access to a carbon dioxide emissions stream generated by a stationary source in the United States that is capable of supplying not less than 250 metric tons per day of carbon dioxide for research;
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(7) The term “gas utility company” means any company that owns or operates facilities used for distribution at retail (other than the distribution only in enclosed portable containers or distribution to tenants or employees of the company operating such facilities for their own use and not for resale) of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light, or power.
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(3) A fellowship awarded under this section shall be portable with the eligible student.
Citations to §16121(4)
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(1) The Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a task force to develop a program to coordinate and accelerate the commercial development of strategic unconventional fuels, including but not limited to oil shale and tar sands resources within the United States, in an integrated manner.
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(2) The Task Force shall be composed of—(D) the Governors of affected States; and(E) representatives of local governments in affected areas.
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(3) The Task Force shall make such recommendations regarding promoting the development of the strategic unconventional fuels resources within the United States as it may deem appropriate.
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(4) The Task Force shall make recommendations with respect to initiating a partnership with the Province of Alberta, Canada, for purposes of sharing information relating to the development and production of oil from tar sands, and similar partnerships with other nations that contain significant oil shale resources.
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(A) Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, the Task Force shall submit to the President and Congress a report that describes the analysis and recommendations of the Task Force.
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(2) The Office of Petroleum Reserves shall work closely with the Task Force and coordinate its staff support.
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(A) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) the difference in cost between—(i) the cost to the agencies of leasing or purchasing fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems under paragraph (1); and
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(I) the Task Force; or
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(i) in cooperation with the Task Force, promulgate regulations for the period of 2008 through 2010 that extend and augment energy savings goals for each Federal agency, in accordance with any Executive order issued after March 2000; and
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(A) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph (1).
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(I) the Task Force; or
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(II) the Technical Advisory Committee of the Task Force.
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(1) Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary publishes the report under subsection (c)(2), and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall evaluate the findings and recommendations of the report, or the most recent updated report submitted under paragraph (2)(B), as applicable, taking into consideration any issues and recommendations identified by the task force established under subsection (e)(1).
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(1) Not later than 60 days after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall establish a task force—(A) to identify barriers to advancement of carbon dioxide removal methods and the deployment of carbon dioxide removal projects;(B) to inventory existing or potential Federal legislation, rules, revisions to rules, financing mechanisms, or other policy tools that are capable of advancing carbon dioxide removal methods and the deployment of carbon dioxide removal projects;(C) to assist in preparing the report described in subsection (b) and any updates to the report under subsection (d); and(D) to advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to carbon dioxide removal.
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(A) develop criteria for the selection of members to the task force established under paragraph (1); and
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(B) select members for the task force in accordance with the criteria developed under subparagraph (A).
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(3) The task force shall meet not less frequently than once each year.
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(A) reevaluate the need for the task force established under paragraph (1); and
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(B) submit to Congress a recommendation as to whether the task force should continue.
Citations to §16121(5)
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(A) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) the difference in cost between—(i) the cost to the agencies of leasing or purchasing fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems under paragraph (1); and
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(II) the Technical Advisory Committee.
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(A) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph (1).
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(II) the Technical Advisory Committee of the Task Force.
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(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established under section 86051 of title 7, establish a program, to be known as the “Advanced Biofuel Technologies Program”, to demonstrate advanced technologies for the production of alternative transportation fuels.