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PUBLIC LAW 93-473-OCT. 26, 1974

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(6) potential for technology transfer to other applications; and (7) the nature and extent of Federal participation, if any, in the project. (c) In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Chairman, acting through the appropriate Federal agencies, may provide for the establishment of one or more demonstration projects utilizing each form of solar energy, which shall include, as appropriate, the specific research, development, pilot plant construction and operation, demonstration plant construction and operation, and other facilities and activities which may be necessary to show commercial viability of the specific solar technology. (d) The Chairman, acting through the appropriate Federal agencies, is authorized to investigate and enter into agreements for the cooperative development of facilities to demonstrate solar technologies. The responsible Federal agency may consider— (1) cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities for construction of facilities and equipment to demonstrate solar energy technologies; and (2) cooperative agreements w4th other Federal agencies for the construction of facilities and equipment and operation of facilities to produce energy for direct Federal utilization. (e) The Chairman, acting through appropriate Federal agencies is authorized to construct and operate demonstration projects without entering 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 specific demonstration project offers opportunities to make important contributions to the general knowledge of solar resources, the techniques of its development, or public confidence in the technology; and (2) there is no opportunity for cooperative agreements with any non-Federal entity willing and able to cooperate in the demonstration project under subsection (d)(1), and there is no opportunity for cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies under subsection (d)(2). (f) If the estimate of the Federal investment with respect to construction and operation costs of any demonstration project proposed to be established under this section exceeds $20,000,000, no amount may be appropriated for such project except as specifically authorized by legislation hereafter enacted by the Congress. (g)(1) At the conclusion of any demonstration project established under this section, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the responsible Federal agencies shall, by sale, lease, or otherwise, dispose of all Federal property interests which they have acquired pursuant to this section in accordance with existing law and the terms of the cooperative agreements involved. (2) The agency involved shall, under appropriate agreements or other arrangements, provide for the disposition of electricity, synthetic fuels, and other byproducts of the project administered by such agency. SOLAR E N E R G Y TECHNOLOGY

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SEC. 8. (a)(1) In carrying out his functions under this Act the soiar Energy Chairman, utilizing the capabilities of the National Science Founda- 3!°™^°" ""^^^ tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Depart- Establishment. ment of Commerce, the Atomic Energy Commission, and other " ^ ^^^ ^^^' ^ appropriate Federal agencies to the maximum extent possible, shall

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