PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005
119 STAT. 891
(ii) industries using coal; (iii) organizations that promote coal and advanced coal technologies; (iv) environmental organizations; (v) organizations representing workers; and (vi) organizations representing consumers; (C) not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register proposed draft cost and performance goals for public comments; and (D) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 4 years thereafter, submit to Congress a report describing the final cost and performance goals for the technologies that includes— (i) a list of technical milestones; and (ii) an explanation of how programs authorized in this section will not duplicate the activities authorized under the Clean Coal Power Initiative authorized under title IV. (c) POWDER RIVER BASIN AND FORT UNION LIGNITE COAL MERCURY REMOVAL.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the programs authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a program to test and develop technologies to control and remove mercury emissions from subbituminous coal mined in the Powder River Basin, and Fort Union lignite coals, that are used for the generation of electricity. (2) EFFICACY OF MERCURY REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY.—In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall examine the efficacy of mercury removal technologies on coals described in that paragraph that are blended with other types of coal. (d) FUEL CELLS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on fuel cells for low-cost, high-efficiency, fuelflexible, modular power systems. (2) DEMONSTRATIONS.—The demonstrations referred to in paragraph (1) shall include solid oxide fuel cell technology for commercial, residential, and transportation applications, and distributed generation systems, using improved manufacturing production and processes. SEC. 963. CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 10-year carbon capture research and development program to develop carbon dioxide capture technologies on combustion-based systems for use— (1) in new coal utilization facilities; and (2) on the fleet of coal-based units in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the program under subsection (a) shall be— (1) to develop carbon dioxide capture technologies, including adsorption and absorption techniques and chemical processes, to remove the carbon dioxide from gas streams containing carbon dioxide potentially amenable to sequestration;
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