Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/880

 119 STAT. 862

PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

(C) coordinated with ongoing secondary battery use programs at the National Laboratories and in industry. (c) SOLICITATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit proposals to demonstrate the secondary use of batteries and associated equipment and supporting infrastructure in geographic locations throughout the United States. (2) ADDITIONAL SOLICITATIONS.—The Secretary may make additional solicitations for proposals if the Secretary determines that the solicitations are necessary to carry out this section. (d) SELECTION OF PROPOSALS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the closing date established by the Secretary for receipt of proposals under subsection (c), the Secretary shall select up to five proposals that may receive financial assistance under this section once the Department receives appropriated funds to carry out this section. (2) FACTORS.—In selecting proposals, the Secretary shall consider— (A) the diversity of battery type; (B) geographic and climatic diversity; and (C) life-cycle environmental effects of the approaches. (3) LIMITATION.—No one project selected under this section shall receive more than 25 percent of the funds made available to carry out the program under this section. (4) NON-FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT.—In selecting proposals, the Secretary shall consider the extent of involvement of State or local government and other persons in each demonstration project to optimize use of Federal resources. (5) OTHER CRITERIA.—In selecting proposals, the Secretary may consider such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate. (e) CONDITIONS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall require that— (1) relevant information be provided to— (A) the Department; (B) the users of the batteries; (C) the proposers of a project under this section; and (D) the battery manufacturers; and (2) the costs of carrying out projects and activities under this section are shared in accordance with section 988.

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SEC. 916. ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCIENCE INITIATIVE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary in the Department with responsibility for energy conservation under section 203(a)(9) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)(9)), in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review for research relating to energy efficiency. (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress, along with the annual budget request of the President submitted to Congress, a report on the activities of the Energy Efficiency Science Initiative, including a description of the process used to award the funds and an explanation of how the research relates to energy efficiency.

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