Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/674

 94 STAT. 624

50 USC app. 2091.

50 USC app. 2092.

Synthetic fuel projects, Government ownership.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 "(ii) through the Department of Defense and any other Federal department or agency designated by the President. "(2) This section shall not affect the authority of the United States S3mthetic Fuels Corporation. "(c)(l)(A) To assist in carrying out the objectives of this section, the President, subject to subsections (d) and (e), shall— "(i) contract for purchases of or commitments to purchase synthetic fuel for Government use for defense needs; "(ii) subject to paragraph (4), issue guarantees in accordance with the provisions of section 301, except that the provisions of section 301(e)(l)(B) shall not apply with respect to such guarantees; "(iii) subject to paragraph (4), make loans in accordance with the provisions of section 302, except that the provisions of section 302(2) shall not apply with respect to such loans; "(iv) have the authority to require fuel suppliers to provide sjnithetic fuel in any case in which the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet the national defense needs of the United States. Nothing in this paragraph shall be intended to provide authority for the President to require fuel suppliers to produce synthetic fuel if such suppliers are not already producing synthetic fuel or do not intend to produce synthetic fuel; "(v) have the authority to install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Government, and to install Government-owned equipment in plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by private persons; and "(vi) have the authority to undertake Government synthetic fuel projects in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2). "(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), assistance authorized under this subsection may be provided only to persons who are participating in a synthetic fuel project. "(ii) For purposes of fabrication or manufacture of any component of a synthetic fuel project, assistance authorized under paragraph (IXAXii) and paragraph (IXAXiii) may be provided to any fabricator or manufacturer of such component. "(2)(A) The Government, acting through the President, is authorized to own Government sjmthetic fuel projects. In any case in which the CSrovernment owns a Government sjmthetic fuel project, the Government shall contract for the construction and operation of such project. "(B) The authority of the Government pursuant to subparagraph (A) to own and contract for the construction and operation of any Government sjnithetic fuel project shall include, among other things, the authority to— "(i) subject to subparagraph (C), take delivery of synthetic fuel from such project; and "(ii) transport and store and have processed and refined such sjmthetic fuel. "(C) Any synthetic fuel which the Government takes delivery of from a Government S3rnthetic fuel project shall be disposed of in accordance with subsection (g). "(D) To the maximum extent feasible, the President shall utilize the private sector for the activities associated with this paragraph. "(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any contract for the construction or operation of a Government S5nithetic fuel project shall be made by solicitation of sealed competitive bids.

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