Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§13338 Utilization of Coal Wastes
Title 42 › CHAPTER 134 — ENERGY POLICY › SUBCHAPTER VI — COAL › Part A — Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application › § 13338
Summary
The Secretary, with the Interior Secretary, must set up a research and demonstration program to make better use of coal wastes (not coal ash), including projects to use them as boiler fuel for electricity.
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Title 42, §13338
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(a)Coal waste utilization program
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)Use as boiler fuel
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110