Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§13337 Metallurgical coal development
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - COAL › Part Part A— - Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application › § 13337
Summary
The Secretary must create a research and development program to find better ways to use the Nation’s metallurgical coal more and more efficiently. The program must study using metallurgical coal as a boiler fuel to make steam and electricity (including mixing it with other coals), as an ingredient in steelmaking, and as a source of pipeline-quality coalbed methane.
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Title 42, §13337
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(a)The Secretary shall establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program on metallurgical coal utilization for the purpose of developing techniques that will lead to the greater and more efficient utilization of the Nation’s metallurgical coal resources.
(b)The program referred to in subsection (a) shall include the use of metallurgical coal—
(1)as a boiler fuel for the purpose of generating steam to produce electricity, including blending metallurgical coal with other coals in order to enhance its efficient application as a boiler fuel;
(2)as an ingredient in the manufacturing of steel; and
(3)as a source of pipeline quality coalbed methane.
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42 U.S.C. § 13337
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73