Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§9204 Research, Development, and Demonstration

Title 42 › CHAPTER 100 — WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS › § 9204

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must start or speed up research where missing knowledge keeps wind energy systems from being used more widely. The Secretary must keep a strong program to design and test advanced wind system prototypes and may ask for and review proposals for new or improved technologies whenever needed. The Secretary may make contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with public and private entities to buy, build, install, and test prototypes to get scientific, technical, and economic information under many different situations and conditions. In doing this work, the Secretary is not bound by section 553 of title 5 or section 7191 of this title.

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Title 42, §9204

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(a)Areas of knowledge limiting system utilization

The Secretary shall initiate research and development or accelerate existing research and development in areas in which the lack of knowledge limits the widespread utilization of wind energy systems in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b)Development of system prototypes and improvements

(1)The Secretary shall continue an aggressive program for the development of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems.

(2)As often as he deems appropriate, the Secretary shall solicit and evaluate proposals for the research and development of any new or improved technologies, which, in the Secretary’s opinion, will contribute to the development of improvements in current wind energy systems.

(c)Acquisition of economic, scientific, and technological information of system operations under various circumstances and conditions

The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with public and private entities for the purchase, fabrication, installation, and testing to obtain scientific, technological, and economic information from the demonstration of a variety of prototypes of advanced wind energy systems under a variety of circumstances and conditions.

(d)Other provisions inapplicable

In carrying out the responsibilities under this section, the Secretary is not subject to the requirements of section 553 of title 5 or section 7191 of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 9204

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110