Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 100 — Wind Energy Systems
§ 9211. Encouragement and protection of small business
Statutory text
Opportunities for participation in programs
In carrying out his functions under this chapter, the Secretary shall take steps to assure that small business concerns will have realistic and adequate opportunities to participate in the programs under this chapter to the maximum extent practicable.
Protection of trade secrets and other proprietary information
The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use all authority provided by law to protect trade secrets and other proprietary information submitted by small business under this chapter and to avoid the unnecessary disclosure of such information.
Manufacture or sale of wind energy systems in compliance with antitrust laws; restriction against creation of noncompetitive market situations
The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to assure compliance with the antitrust laws in the conduct of activities related to the manufacture or sale of wind energy systems directly or indirectly assisted under this chapter and shall implement this chapter in a manner which will protect against the creation of noncompetitive market situations in the conduct of such activities.
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.
Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980
Pub. L. 96–345 § 12 · 94 Stat. 1139
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 9211
(Pub. L. 96–345, § 12, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1146.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–345, § 12, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1146.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 12. encouragement and protection of small business (a) In carrying out his functions under this Act, the Secretary shall take steps to assure that small business concerns will have realistic and adequate opportunities to participate in the programs under this Act to the maximum extent practicable. (b) The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use all authority provided by law to protect trade secrets and other proprietary information submitted by small business under this Act and to avoid the unnecessary disclosure of such information. (c) The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to assure compliance with the antitrust laws in the conduct of activities related to the manufacture or sale of wind energy systems directly or indirectly assisted under this Act, and shall implement this Act in a manner which will protect against the creation of noncompetitive market situations in the conduct of such activities.
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