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PUBLIC LAW 93-410-SEPT. 3, 1974

[88 STAT.

accomplish the goals established by subsection (a). Research authorized by this Act having potential applications in matters other than geothermal energy may be pursued to the extent that the findings of such research can be published in a form for utilization by others. DEMONSTRATTOX

30 USC 1125.

Cooperative

agreements.

SEC. 105. (a) The Chairman, acting through the appropriate Federal agencies and in cooperation with non-Federal entities, shall initiate a program to design and construct geothermal demonstration plants. The specific goals of such program shall include— (1) the development of economical geothermal resources production systems and components which meet environmental standards; (2) the design of plants to produce electric power and, where appropriate, the large-scale production and utilization of any useful byproducts; (3) the involvement of engineers, analysts, technicians, and managers from industry field and powerplant development, which shall lead to the early industrial exploitation of advanced geothermal resources; (4) the provision for an adequate supply of trained geothermal engineers and technicians; (5) the provision of experimental test beds for component testing an evaluation by laboratories operated by the Federal Government, industry, or institutions of higher education; (6) the construction and operation of pilot plants; and (7) the construction and operation of demonstration plants. (b) In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Chairman, acting through the appropriate Federal agencies, and in cooperation with non-Federal entities, may provide for the establishment of one or more demonstration projects utilizing each geothermal resource base involved, which shall include, as appropriate, all of the exploration, siting, drilling, pilot plant construction and operation, demonstration plant construction and operation, and other facilities and activities which may be necessary for the generation of electric energy and the utilization of geothermal resource byproducts. /^\ rpj^^ Chairman, acting through the appropriate Federal agencies, IS authorized to mvestigate and enter into agreements tor the cooperative development of facilities to demonstrate the production of energy from geothermal resources. The responsible Federal agency may consider— (1) cooperative agreements with utilities and non-Federal governmental entities for construction of facilities to produce energy for commercial disposition; and (2) cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies for the construction and operation of facilities to produce energy for direct Federal consumption. (d) The responsible Federal agency is authorized to investigate the feasibility of, construct, and operate, demonstration projects without enterins: into cooperative agreements with respect to such projects, if the Chairman finds that— (1) the nature of the resource, the geographical location, the scale and engineering design of the facilities, the techniques of production, or any other significant factor of the proposal offers opportunities to make important contributions to the general

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