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§12404 Demonstrations

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 128— - HYDROGEN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM › § 12404

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must demonstrate key technologies at contained sites to evaluate technical and other aspects. The Secretary must also run small hydrogen demonstrations alongside related work, requiring non‑Federal sources to pay at least 50 percent.

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Title 42, §12404

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(a)The Secretary shall conduct demonstrations of critical technologies, preferably in self-contained locations, so that technical and non-technical parameters can be evaluated to best determine commercial applicability of the technology.
(b)Concurrently with activities conducted pursuant to section 12403 of this title, the Secretary shall conduct small-scale demonstrations of hydrogen technology at self-contained sites.
(c)The Secretary shall require a commitment from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the cost of any demonstration conducted under this section.

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1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–271 added subsec. (c).

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42 U.S.C. § 12404

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73