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 121 STAT. 1686 Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Research and Development Act. 42 USC 17001 note. 42 USC 17211.

PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

Subtitle C—Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Technologies SEC. 631. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Research and Development Act’’. SEC. 632. DEFINITION.

For purposes of this subtitle, the term ‘‘marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy’’ means electrical energy from— (1) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas; (2) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, and streams; (3) free flowing water in man-made channels; and (4) differentials in ocean temperature (ocean thermal energy conversion). The term ‘‘marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy’’ does not include energy from any source that uses a dam, diversionary structure, or impoundment for electric power purposes. 42 USC 17212.

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633.

MARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

RENEWABLE

ENERGY

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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to expand marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy production, including programs to— (1) study and compare existing marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; (2) research, develop, and demonstrate marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy systems and technologies; (3) reduce the manufacturing and operation costs of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; (4) investigate efficient and reliable integration with the utility grid and intermittency issues; (5) advance wave forecasting technologies; (6) conduct experimental and numerical modeling for optimization of marine energy conversion devices and arrays; (7) increase the reliability and survivability of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, including development of corrosive-resistant materials; (8) identify, in conjunction with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other Federal agencies as appropriate, the potential environmental impacts, including potential impacts on fisheries and other marine resources, of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, measures to prevent adverse impacts, and technologies and other means available for monitoring and determining environmental impacts; (9) identify, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, the potential navigational impacts of marine and

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