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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§13363 Conventional Coal Technology Transfer

Title 42 › CHAPTER 134 — ENERGY POLICY › SUBCHAPTER VI — COAL › Part C — Other Coal Provisions › § 13363

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may treat a U.S. conventional coal technology as a "clean coal technology" for purposes of sections 13361 and 13362 when a true clean coal option is not practical and the U.S. technology would be a substantial improvement in efficiency, cost, and environmental performance compared to the technology used in a developing country or a country moving from a nonmarket to market economy that has significant coal resources. For combustion systems, only retrofitting, repowering, or replacing the existing conventional technology counts as a substantial improvement. The Secretary must give top priority to the most environmentally friendly and energy‑efficient technologies.

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Title 42, §13363

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

If the Secretary determines that the utilization of a clean coal technology is not practicable for a proposed project and that a United States conventional coal technology would constitute a substantial improvement in efficiency, costs, and environmental performance relative to the technology being used in a developing country or country making the transition from nonmarket to market economies, with significant indigenous coal resources, such technology shall, for purposes of section 13361 and 13362 of this title, be considered a clean coal technology. In the case of combustion technologies, only the retrofit, repowering, or replacement of a conventional technology shall constitute a substantial improvement for purposes of this section. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give highest priority to promoting the most environmentally sound and energy efficient technologies.

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section 13361 and 13362 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “section 1321 and 1322” and was translated as reading “section 1331 and 1332” meaning section 1331 and 1332 of Pub. L. 102–486, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 102–486 does not contain a section 1322 and section 1331 and 1332 of Pub. L. 102–486 relate to export of clean coal technology.

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42 U.S.C. § 13363

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110