104 STAT. 2798 PUBLIC LAW 101-566 —NOV. 15, 1990 (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN. — Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the comprehensive program management plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Subsequent plans shall be incorporated in the management plan under this section. The plan shall include— (1) a prioritization of research areas critical to the economic use of hydrogen as a fuel and energy storage medium; (2) the program elements, management structure, and activities, including program responsibilities of individual agencies and individual institutional elements; (3) the program strategies including technical milestones to be achieved toward specific goals during each fiscal year for all major activities and projects; (4) the estimated costs of individual program items, including current as well as proposed funding levels for each of the 5 years of the plan for each of the participating agencies; (5) a description of the methodology of coordination and technology transfer; and (6) the proposed participation by industry and academia in the planning and implementation of the program. (c) DEMONSTRATION PLAN. —The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 108, also prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan with respect to demonstrations carried out pursuant to section 105. Subsequent plans shall be incorporated in the management plan under this section. Such plan shall include— (1) a description of the necessary research and development activities that must be completed before initiation of a largescale hydrogen production and storage demonstration program; (2) an assessment of the appropriateness of a large-scale demonstration immediately upon completion of the necessary research and development activities; (3) an implementation schedule with associated budget and program management resource requirements; and (4) a description of the role of the private sector in carrying out the demonstration program. 42 USC 12403. SEC. 104. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a research and development program, consistent with the comprehensive 5-year program management plan under section 103, to ensure the development of a domestic hydrogen fuel production capability within the shortest time practicable consistent with market conditions. OJ) RESEARCH. —(1) Particular attention shall be given to developing an understanding and resolution of all critical technical issues preventing the introduction of hydrogen into the marketplace. (2) The Secretary shall initiate research or accelerate existing research in critical technical issues that will contribute to the development of more economic hydrogen production and use, including, but not limited to, critical technical issues with respect to production, liquefaction, transmission, distribution, storage, and use (including use of hydrogen in surface transportation).
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