Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§13341 Magnetohydrodynamics
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - COAL › Part Part A— - Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application › § 13341
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The Secretary must run a program to study magnetohydrodynamics to check if engineering and design work done under Energy Department contracts for retrofits is adequate and whether more federal funding is needed. The Secretary may request proposals and enter agreements with private firms.
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Title 42, §13341
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(a)The Secretary shall carry out a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program in magnetohydrodynamics. The purpose of this program shall be to determine the adequacy of the engineering and design information completed to date under Department of Energy contracts related to magnetohydrodynamics retrofit systems and to determine whether any further Federal investment in this technology is warranted.
(b)In order to carry out the program authorized in subsection (a), the Secretary may solicit proposals from the private sector and seek to enter into an agreement with appropriate parties.
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42 U.S.C. § 13341
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73