104 STAT. 1946 PUBLIC LAW 101-512—NOV. 5, 1990 Cooperative agreements. Reports. Of the funds herein provided, $40,250,000 is for implementation of the June, 1984 multiyear, cost-shared magnetohydrodynamics program targeted on proof-of-concept testing: Provided, That 35 per centum private sector cash or in-kind contributions shall be required for obligations in fiscal year 1991, and for each subsequent i^scal year's obligations private sector contributions shall increase by 5 per centum over the life of the proof-of-concept plan: Provided further. That existing facilities, equipment, and supplies, or previously expended research or development funds are not cost-sharing for the purposes of this appropriation, except as amortized, depreciated, or expensed in normal business practice: Provided further. That cost-sharing shall not be required for the costs of constructing or operating Government-owned facilities or for the costs of Government organizations. National Laboratories, or universities and such costs shall not be used in calculating the required percentage for private sector contributions: Provided further. That private sector contribution percentages need not be met on each contract but must be met in total for each fiscal year. Of the funds provided herein, $2,500,000 shall be for a grant for the National Research Center for Coal and Energy, and $2,000,000 shall be for a grant to be matched on an equal basis from other sources for the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center. Of the funds provided herein, $8,000,000 is to initiate a ten-year industry/government cooperative agreement to design, construct, and operate a proof-of-concept oil shale facility employing modified in-situ retorting and surface processing of mined shale and waste at Federal Prototype Oil Shale Lease Tract Cb near Meeker, Colorado: Provided, That the Federal contribution to the cooperative agreement shall not exceed $80,000,000 in 1989 dollars escalated yearly by the annual GNP deflator, or 40 per centum of the total equity in the project, whichever is less: Provided further. That at no time during the project shall the Federal contribution exceed 40 per centum of total equity in the project: Provided further. That in fiscal years 1992 and thereafter, the annual Federal contribution shall not exceed the annual portion of the remaining allowable Federal contribution distributed evenly over the remaining years of the project: Provided further. That construction of such facility shall not commence prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than 3 calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of a report on such project including the results of the detailed design, cost estimate, and environmental compliance activities, and such additional facts and circumstances as necessary to support project construction and operation. ALTERNATIVE FUELS PRODUCTION (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Monies received as investment income on the principal amount in the Great Plains Project Trust at the Northwest Bank of North Dakota, in such sums as are earned as of October 1, 1990, shall be deposited in this account and immediately transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury.
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