Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/241

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PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2977 ciency in the conversion of coal to useful energy when compared to currently commercially available technology for the use of coal and the control of emissions from the combustion of coal. Such program shall be designed to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the availability for conmiercial use of such technologies by the year 2010. (b) ADDITIONAL SOLICITATIONS.— In conducting the Clean Coal Program established by Public Law 98-473, the Secretary shall consider the potential benefits of conducting additional solicitations pursuant to such program and, based on the results of that consideration, may carry out such additional solicitations, which shall be similar in scope and percentage of Federal cost sharing as that provided by Public Law 101-121. Subtitle C—Other Coal Provisions SEC. 1331. CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY EXPORT PROMOTION AND 42 USC 13361. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— There shall be established within the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (established by the President on May 23, 1990) a Clean Coal Technology Subgroup (in this subtitle referred to as the "CCT Subgroup") to locus interagency efforts on clean coal technologies. The CCT Subgroup shall seek to expand the export and use of clean coal technologies, particularly in those coiuitries which can benefit from gains in the efliciency of, and the control of environmental emissions from, coal utilization. (b) MEMBERSHIP.— The CCT Subgroup shall include 1 member from each agency represented on the Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee as of the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall serve as chair of the CCT Subgroiip and shall be responsible for ensuring that the fimctions of the CCT Subgroup are carried out through its member agencies. (c) CONSULTATION.—(1) In carrying out this section, the CCT Subgroup shall consult with representatives from the United States coal industry, representatives of railroads and other transportation industries, organizations representing workers, the electric utility industry, manufacturers of equipment utilizing clean coal technology, members of organizations formed to fiu*ther the goals of environmental protection or to promote the development and use of clean coal technologies that are developed, manufactured, or controlled by United States firms, and other appropriate interested members of the public. (2) The CCT Subgroup shall maintain ongoing liaison with other elements of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee relating to clean coal technologies or regions where these technologies could be important, including Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. (d) DUTIES. —The Secretary, acting through the CCT Subgroup, shall— (1) facilitate the establishment of technical training for the consideration, planning, construction, and operation of clean coal technologies by end users and international development personnel; (2) facilitate the establishment of and, where practicable, cause to be established, consistent with the goals and objectives