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 106 STAT. 2984 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 42 USC 13363. 42 USC 13364. Reports. 16 USC 824a-3 note. national Development pursuant to applicable law or regulation; or (B) a developing country or countiv with an economy in transition from a nonmarket to a market economy. (m) AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM. — There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program required by this section, $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. SEC. 1333. CONVENTIONAL COAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. If the Secretary determines that the utilization of a clean coal technology is not practicable for a proposed project and that a United States conventional coal technology would constitute a substantial improvement in efficiency, costs, and environmental performance relative to the technology being used in a developing country or country making the transition from nonmarket to market economies, with significant indigenous coal resources, such technology shall, for purposes of sections 1321 and 1322, be considered a clean coal tecnnology. In the case of combustion technologies, only the retrofit, repowering, or replacement of a conventional technology shall constitute a substantial improvement for purposes of this section. In carryiag out this section, the Secretary shall give highest priority to promoting the most environmentally sound and energy emcient technologies. SEC. 1334. STUDY OF UTILIZATION OF COAL COMBUSTION BYPRODUCTS. (a) DEFINITION. — As used in this section, the term "coal combustion b^roducts" means the residues from the combustion of coal including ash, slag, and flue gas desulfurization materials. (b) STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS. —(1) The Secretary shall conduct a detailed and comprehensive study on the institutional, legal, and regulatory barriers to increased utilization of coal combustion bproducts by potential governmentel and commercial users. Such study shall identify and investigate barriers found to exist at the Federal, State, or local level, which may have limited or may have the foreseeable effect of limiting the quantities of coal combustion byproducts that are utilized. In conducting this study, the Secretary shall consult with other departmente and agencies of the Federal Government, appropriate State and local governmente, and the private sector. (2) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress containing the resulte of the study required by paragraph (1) and the Secretsuys recommendations for action to be taken to increase the utilization of coal combustion byproducte. At a minimum, such report shall identify actions that would increase the utilization of coal combustion byproducte in— (A) bridge and highway construction; (B) stebilizing wastes; (C) procurement by departmente and agencies of the Federal Government and State and local governmente; and (D) federally funded or federally subsidized procurement by the private sector. SEC. 1335. CALCULATION OF AVOIDED COST. Nothing in section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-617) reqiures a State regulatory author-

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