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 121 STAT. 1688

PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

(b) PURPOSES.—The Centers shall advance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of marine renewable energy, and shall serve as an information clearinghouse for the marine renewable energy industry, collecting and disseminating information on best practices in all areas related to developing and managing enhanced marine renewable energy systems resources. (c) DEMONSTRATION OF NEED.—When applying for a grant under this section, an applicant shall include a description of why Federal support is necessary for the Center, including evidence that the research of the Center will not be conducted in the absence of Federal support. 42 USC 17214.

SEC. 635. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.

Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as waiving, modifying, or superseding the applicability of any requirement under any environmental or other Federal or State law. 42 USC 17215.

SEC. 636. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subtitle $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, except that no funds shall be appropriated under this section for activities that are receiving funds under section 931(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231(a)(2)(E)(i)).

Subtitle D—Energy Storage for Transportation and Electric Power

United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007. 42 USC 17231.

SEC. 641. ENERGY STORAGE COMPETITIVENESS.

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(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007’’. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the Energy Storage Advisory Council established under subsection (e). (2) COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE.—The term ‘‘compressed air energy storage’’ means, in the case of an electricity grid application, the storage of energy through the compression of air. (3) ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘electric drive vehicle’’ means— (A) a vehicle that uses an electric motor for all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell, and plug-in fuel cell vehicles and rail transportation vehicles; or (B) mobile equipment that uses an electric motor to replace an internal combustion engine for all or part of the work of the equipment. (4) ISLANDING.—The term ‘‘islanding’’ means a distributed generator or energy storage device continuing to power a location in the absence of electric power from the primary source. (5) FLYWHEEL.—The term ‘‘flywheel’’ means, in the case of an electricity grid application, a device used to store rotational kinetic energy.

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