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 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 749

(C) any other territory or possession of the United States. SEC. 392. FEDERAL-STATE REGULATORY COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE.

42 USC 15952.

(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Governor of a State, the Administrator may enter into a refinery permitting cooperative agreement with the State, under which each party to the agreement identifies steps, including timelines, that it will take to streamline the consideration of Federal and State environmental permits for a new refinery. (b) AUTHORITY UNDER AGREEMENT.—The Administrator shall be authorized to— (1) accept from a refiner a consolidated application for all permits required from the Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent consistent with other applicable law; (2) enter into memoranda of agreement with other Federal agencies to coordinate consideration of refinery applications and permits among Federal agencies; and (3) enter into memoranda of agreement with a State, under which Federal and State review of refinery permit applications will be coordinated and concurrently considered, to the extent practicable. (c) STATE ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to State governments to facilitate the hiring of additional personnel with expertise in fields relevant to consideration of refinery permits. (d) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator is authorized to provide technical, legal, or other assistance to State governments to facilitate their review of applications to build new refineries.

TITLE IV—COAL Subtitle A—Clean Coal Power Initiative SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

42 USC 15961.

(a) CLEAN COAL POWER INITIATIVE.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities authorized by this subtitle $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2014, to remain available until expended. (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress the report required by this subsection not later than March 31, 2007. The report shall include, with respect to subsection (a), a plan containing— (1) a detailed assessment of whether the aggregate funding levels provided under subsection (a) are the appropriate funding levels for that program; (2) a detailed description of how proposals will be solicited and evaluated, including a list of all activities expected to be undertaken; (3) a detailed list of technical milestones for each coal and related technology that will be pursued; and (4) a detailed description of how the program will avoid problems enumerated in Government Accountability Office

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