Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 96 — Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels
§ 8839. Office of Energy from Municipal Waste
Statutory text
Establishment in Department of Energy; appointment of Director
There is hereby established within the Department of Energy an Office of Energy from Municipal Waste (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Office”) to be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
Functions
It shall be the function of the Office to perform—
the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities authorized under this subchapter (including those authorized under section 8837 of this title), and
such other duties relating to the production of energy from municipal waste as the Secretary of Energy may assign to the Office.
Consultations respecting implementation of functions
In carrying out functions tranferred 1 or assigned to the Office, the Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of such other Federal agencies, as appropriate.
Transfer of related functions and personnel from Department of Energy
The Secretary shall provide for the transfer to the Office of the functions relating to, and personnel of the Department who are responsible for the administration of, programs in existence on , which relate to the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of technologies for the recovery of energy from municipal waste.
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “transferred”.
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.
Energy Security Act
Pub. L. 96–294 title II § 239 · 94 Stat. 611
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 8839
(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 239, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 704.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 239, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 704.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 239. establishment of office of energy from municipal waste in department of energy (a) There is hereby established within the Department of Energy an Office of Energy from Municipal Waste (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Office”) to be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy. (b) It shall be the function of the Office to perform— (1) the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities authorized under this subtitle (including those authorized under section 237), and (2) such other duties relating to the production of energy from municipal waste as the Secretary of Energy may assign to the Office. (c) In carrying out functions tranferred or assigned to the Office, Consultation with Federal agencies. the Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of such other Federal agencies, as appropriate. (d) The Secretary shall provide for the transfer to the Office of the functions relating to, and personnel of the Department who are responsible for the administration of, programs in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act which relate to the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of technologies for the recovery of energy from municipal waste.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision