Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/561

 PUBLIC LAW 95-87—AUG. 3, 1977

91 STAT. 527

(1) The institution of higher education shall be located in a State with abundant coal reserves. (2) The institution of higher education shall have experience in coal research, expertise in several areas of coal research, and potential or currently active, outstanding programs in coal research. (3) The institution of higher education has the capacity to establish and operate the coal laboratories to be assisted under this title. (c) Not more than one coal laboratory established pursuant to this title shall be located in a single State and at least one coal laboratory shall be established within each of the major coal provinces recognized by the Bureau of Mines, including Alaska. (d) The Administrator shall establish a period, not in excess of Application, ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act, for the submission of applications for designation under this section. Any institution of higher education desiring to be designated under this title shall submit an application to the Administrator in such form, at such time, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Administrator may reasonably require. Each application shall— Contents. (1) describe the facilities to be established for coal energy resources and conversion research and research on related environmental problems including facilities for interdisciplinary academic research projects by the combined efforts of specialists such as mining engineers, mineral engineers, geochemists, mineralogists, mineral economists, fuel scientists, combustion engineers, mineral preparation engineers, coal petrographers, geologists, chemical engineers, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, and ecologists; (2) set forth a program for the establishment of a test laboratozy for coal characterization which, in addition, may be used as a site for the exchange of coal research activities by representatives of private industry engaged in coal research and •• • ' characterization; (3) set forth a program for providing research and development activities for students engaged in advanced study in any discipline which is related to the development of adequate energy supplies in the United States. The research laboratory shall be associated with an ongoing educational and research program on extraction and utilization of coal. (e) The Administrator shall designate the ten institutions of higher education under this section not later than ninety days after the date on which such applications are to be submitted. '

FIN"ANCIAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 802. (a) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to any institution of higher education designated under section 801 to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing (including the construction of such facilities as may be necessary) and maintaining a coal laboratory. (b) Each institution of higher education designated pursuant to section 801 shall submit an application to the Administrator, Each such application shall— (1) set forth the program to be conducted at the coal laboratory which includes the purposes set forth in section 801(d);

Grants, 30 USC 1312.

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