Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§17212 Water Power Technology Research, Development, and Demonstration
Title 42 › Chapter 152— ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY › Subchapter V— ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part C— Water Power Research and Development › § 17212
Summary
The Secretary must run a program to research, develop, test, and commercialize water power technologies. It must increase capacity and cut costs, reduce environmental harm, improve grid reliability and market opportunities, and boost economic and workforce growth, including in coastal communities.
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Title 42, §17212
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The Secretary shall carry out a program to conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of water power technologies in support of each of the following purposes:
(1)To promote research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of water power generation technologies in order to increase capacity and reduce the cost of those technologies.
(2)To promote research and development to improve the environmental impact of water power technologies.
(3)To provide grid reliability and resilience, including through technologies that facilitate new market opportunities, such as ancillary services, for water power.
(4)To promote the development of water power technologies to improve economic growth and enhance cross-institutional foundational workforce development in the water power sector, including in coastal communities.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 17212, Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 633, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1686, related to marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 116–260.
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42 U.S.C. § 17212
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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