Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§9204 Research, development, and demonstration

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 100— - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS › § 9204

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must start new research or speed up work where missing knowledge keeps wind energy from being used more widely. The Secretary must keep a strong program to develop prototype advanced wind systems and should ask for and review proposals for new or improved technologies. The Secretary may make contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with public or private groups to buy, build, install, and test different prototype wind systems to get scientific, technical, and economic information. The Secretary does not have to follow the procedures in section 553 of title 5 or section 7191 of this title when doing this work.

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Title 42, §9204

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(a)The Secretary shall initiate research and development or accelerate existing research and development in areas in which the lack of knowledge limits the widespread utilization of wind energy systems in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b)(1)The Secretary shall continue an aggressive program for the development of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems.

(2)As often as he deems appropriate, the Secretary shall solicit and evaluate proposals for the research and development of any new or improved technologies, which, in the Secretary’s opinion, will contribute to the development of improvements in current wind energy systems.

(c)The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with public and private entities for the purchase, fabrication, installation, and testing to obtain scientific, technological, and economic information from the demonstration of a variety of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems under a variety of circumstances and conditions.

(d)In carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the Secretary is not subject to the requirements of section 553 of title 5 or section 7191 of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 9204

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73