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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part A · Chapter 134 — Energy Policy

§ 13338. Utilization of coal wastes

Statutory text

(a)

Coal waste utilization program

The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program on coal waste utilization for the purpose of developing techniques that will lead to the greater and more efficient utilization of coal wastes from mining and processing, other than coal ash.

(b)

Use as boiler fuel

The program referred to in subsection (a) shall include projects to facilitate the use of coal wastes from mining and processing as a boiler fuel for the purpose of generating steam to produce electricity.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Energy Policy Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–486 title XIII § 1308 · 106 Stat. 2776

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 13338

    (Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1308, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2975.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1308, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2975.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1308. UTILIZATION OF COAL WASTES. (a) Coal Waste Utilization Program.— The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program on coal waste utilization for the purpose of developing techniques that will lead to the greater and more efficient utilization of coal wastes from mining and processing, other than coal ash. (b) Use as Boiler Fuel.— The program referred to in subsection (a) shall include projects to facilitate the use of coal wastes from mining and processing as a boiler fuel for the purpose of generating steam to produce electricity.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1308, , 106 Stat. 2975.)

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