§15911 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Denali Commission must use the money it gets for a range of energy programs. These include making energy from many sources (like fuel cells, hydro, solar, wind, wave, tidal, and other alternatives); building energy transmission lines; replacing and cleaning fuel tanks; building fuel transport systems and related facilities; running programs to help equalize power costs; and coal projects, including coal gasification. Commission — the Denali Commission set up by the Denali Commission Act of 1998. Commission meetings must be open to the public when members act or deliberate on official business, except when the Commission votes to close a part of a meeting for the reasons listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2),(4),(5),(6). The Commission must announce meetings at least 1 week ahead with time, place, subject, whether open or closed, and a contact name and phone, and must announce changes quickly. It must keep and share a transcript, recording, or minutes of each meeting except closed parts. Up to $55,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year 2006 through 2015 to carry out the energy programs.

Title 42, §15911

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In this section, the term “Commission” means the Denali Commission established by the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277).

(b)The Commission shall use amounts made available under subsection (d) to carry out energy programs, including—

(1)energy generation and development, including—

(A)fuel cells, hydroelectric, solar, wind, wave, and tidal energy; and

(B)alternative energy sources;

(2)the construction of energy transmission, including interties;

(3)the replacement and cleanup of fuel tanks;

(4)the construction of fuel transportation networks and related facilities;

(5)power cost equalization programs; and

(6)projects using coal as a fuel, including coal gasification projects.

(c)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), a meeting of the Commission shall be open to the public if—

(A)the Commission members take action on behalf of the Commission; or

(B)the deliberations of the Commission determine, or result in the joint conduct or disposition of, official Commission business.

(2)Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any portion of a Commission meeting for which the Commission, in public session, votes to close the meeting for the reasons described in paragraph (2), (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of section 552b of title 5.

(3)(A)At least 1 week before a meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall make a public announcement of the meeting that describes—

(i)the time, place, and subject matter of the meeting;

(ii)whether the meeting is to be open or closed to the public; and

(iii)the name and telephone number of an appropriate person to respond to requests for information about the meeting.

(B)The Commission shall make a public announcement of any change to the information made available under subparagraph (A) at the earliest practicable time.

(4)The Commission shall keep, and make available to the public, a transcript, electronic recording, or minutes from each Commission meeting, except for portions of the meeting closed under paragraph (2).

(d)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission not more than $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015 to carry out subsection (b).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Denali Commission Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (a), is title III of Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–637, which is set out as a note under section 3121 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

§15911 Denali Commission

Summary

Title 42, §15911

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Citations & Metadata