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 PUBLIC LAW 95-620—NOV. 9, 1978 (25) The term "Federal agency" means each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to review by another agency, but does not include— (A) the Congress; (B) the courts of the United States; (C) the governments of the territories or possessions of the United States; and (D) the government of the District of Columbia. (26) The term "Btu" means British thermal unit. (27) the term "Mcf" means, when used in relation to natural gas, 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas. (28) The term "mixture", when used in relation to fuels used in a unit, means a mixture of such fuels or a combination of such fuels used simultaneously or alternately in such unit. (29) The term "fluidized bed combustion" means combustion of fuel in connection with a bed of inert material, such as limestone or dolomite, which is held in a fluid-like state by the means of air or other gases being passed through such materials.

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(b) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO DEFINITIONS or NATURAL GAS AND ALTERNATE F U ^ L. — (1) Subject to paragraph (2), natural gas which

is to be used by a powerplant or major fuel-burning installation shall, for purposes of this Act (other than this subsection), be excluded from the definition of "natural gas" under subsection (a)(3)(B) (iii) and shall be included within the definition of "alternate fuel" under subsection (a)(6) if the person proposing to use such natural gas certifies to the Secretary (together with such supporting documents as the Secretary may require) that— (A) such person owns, or is entitled to receive, at the point of manufacture, synthetic gas derived from coal or another alternate fuel; (B) the Btu content of such synthetic gas is equal to, or greater than, the Btu content of the natural gas to be covered by this subsection by reason of such certification, plus the approximate Btu content of any natural gas consumed or lost in transportation; (C) such person delivers, or arranges for the delivery of, such synthetic gas to a pipeline or pipelines which by transport or displacement are capable of delivering such synthetic gas, mixed with natural gas, to such person; and (D) all necessary permits, licenses, or approvals from appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies (including Indian tribes) have been obtained for construction and operation of the facilities for the manufacture of the synthetic gas involved, except that for purposes of the prohibition under section 201(2) against powerplants being constructed without the capability of using coal or another alternate fuel, only permits, licenses, and approvals for the construction of such synthetic gas facilities shall be required under this subparagraph to be certified and documented. (2) The application of paragraph (1) with respect to the use of Report, submittal natural gas by any powerplant or major-fuel burning installation ^ Secretary, shall be conditioned on the person using such natural gas submitting to the Secretary a report not later than one year after certification is made under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, containing the following information: (A) the source, amount, quality, and point of delivery to the pipeline of the synthetic gas to which paragraph (1) applied during the annual period ending with the calendar month preceding the date of such report; and

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