Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§15965 Time Limit for Award; Extension

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER IV — COAL › Part A — Clean Coal Power Initiative › § 15965

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a Clean Coal Power Initiative project is chosen for negotiation after March 11, 2009, in any fiscal year under this or any other law, negotiations must stop if the project is not awarded within 2 years from the selection date. Any federal money set aside for that application will be kept by the Department and used for future coal-related research, development, and demonstration projects. The Secretary can extend the 2-year deadline if delays are beyond the applicant’s control or if the Secretary finds an extension is in the public interest.

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Title 42, §15965

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If a Clean Coal Power Initiative project selected after March 11, 2009, for negotiation under this or any other Act in any fiscal year, is not awarded within 2 years from the date the application was selected, negotiations shall cease and the Federal funds committed to the application shall be retained by the Department for future coal-related research, development and demonstration projects, except that the time limit may be extended at the Secretary’s discretion for matters outside the control of the applicant, or if the Secretary determines that extension of the time limit is in the public interest.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, and also as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, and not as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 15965

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102