Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§13338 Utilization of coal wastes
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - COAL › Part Part A— - Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application › § 13338
Summary
The Secretary must set up a program, working with the Secretary of the Interior, to research, develop, demonstrate, and move into commercial use better ways to use coal wastes from mining and processing (not coal ash). The program must include projects that help use those wastes as boiler fuel to make steam for generating electricity.
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Title 42, §13338
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(a)The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program on coal waste utilization for the purpose of developing techniques that will lead to the greater and more efficient utilization of coal wastes from mining and processing, other than coal ash.
(b)The program referred to in subsection (a) shall include projects to facilitate the use of coal wastes from mining and processing as a boiler fuel for the purpose of generating steam to produce electricity.
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42 U.S.C. § 13338
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73