Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§5820 Coordination with Environmental Efforts
Title 42 › CHAPTER 73 — DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SOURCES › SUBCHAPTER I — ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION › § 5820
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §5820
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Administrator is authorized to establish programs to utilize research and development performed by other Federal agencies to minimize the adverse environmental effects of energy projects. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other affected agencies and departments, shall cooperate fully with the Administrator in establishing and maintaining such programs, and in establishing appropriate interagency agreements to develop cooperative programs and to avoid unnecessary duplication.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Energy Research and Development Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifically provided) by section 7151(a) and 7293 of this title. Research Applied to National Needs; Coordination of Energy Research and Development Activities Pub. L. 94–471, § 2(e)(3), Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2053, provided that: “In the conduct of the energy research and development activities under the ‘Research Applied to National Needs’ category, the National Science Foundation shall coordinate all new energy research project awards with the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration or his designee.” Similar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 94–86, § 5, Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 430.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 5820
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102