42 U.S.C. § 12407: Technical panel

Summary

Creates the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel to advise the Secretary about the programs in this chapter. The Secretary must appoint members from U.S. industry, universities, professional societies, government labs, financial and environmental groups, and other qualified organizations. Appointments must be made within 90 days after November 15, 1990. The panel chooses one of its members to be chair. Heads of federal departments and agencies must help the panel and give it needed information. The panel must review how the programs are run and the economic, technical, and environmental effects of deploying hydrogen production and use systems. The Secretary must provide staff, money, and other support the panel needs.

Title 42, §12407

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(a)Establishment

There is hereby established the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel (the “technical panel”), to advise the Secretary on the programs under this chapter.

(b)Membership

The technical panel shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall be comprised of such representatives from domestic industry, universities, professional societies, Government laboratories, financial, environmental, and other organizations as the Secretary deems appropriate based on his assessment of the technical and other qualifications of such representatives. Appointments to the technical panel shall be made within 90 days after November 15, 1990. The technical panel shall have a chairman, who shall be elected by the members from among their number.

(c)Cooperation

The heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Executive branch of the Federal Government shall cooperate with the technical panel in carrying out the requirements of this section and shall furnish to the technical panel such information as the technical panel deems necessary to carry out this section.

(d)Review

The technical panel shall review and make any necessary recommendations to the Secretary on the following items—

(1)the implementation and conduct of programs under this chapter; and

(2)the economic, technological, and environmental consequences of the deployment of hydrogen production and use systems.

(e)Support

The Secretary shall provide such staff, funds and other support as may be necessary to enable the technical panel to carry out the functions described in this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 104–271 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “comments on and recommendations for improvements in the comprehensive 5-year program management plan required under section 12402 of this title.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory PanelsAdvisory panels established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a panel established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such panel is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a panel established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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