Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/724

 94 STAT. 674

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 (b) The foregoing powers shall only be exercised in connection with, as authorized by this part, administrative activities, financial assistance, and Corporation construction projects and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Corporation shall have no legal authority, power, or purpose pursuant to this part or any other law to engage in any other activities of a business, commercial, financial, or investment nature or perform any other governmental function; and any violation of this subsection shall be punished by— (1) a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both; (2) additional penalties pursuant to section 166; and (3) relief pursuant to section 167. (c) In addition to the powers granted under subsections (a) and (b), and only in connection with Corporation construction projects, the Corporation is authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain in the United States district court for the district in which the real property is located to acquire interests in real property, including property owned by any State or local government body or entity or any Indian tribe, in the following cases: (1) when it is necessary to provide access to the site of a Corporation construction project for site-related transportation, power transmission, and other services, and (2) when it is necessary to construct a pipeline to transport synthetic fuel from a Corporation construction project to the nearest pipeline: Provided, That such power shall not be exercised to acquire property for the site of any Corporation construction project, or property for any coal slurry pipeline except within the immediate vicinity of the site of such a project: Provided further. That the Corporation may acquire property or interests in property by eminent domain only upon a finding by its Board of Directors that the property in question is necessary for a Corporation construction project and that no other alternative property is reasonably available. These findings of the Board of Directors shall not be subject to judicial review in any court. COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL ENTITIES

42 USC 8772.

SEC. 172. (a) Prior to awarding, or making any commitment to award, financial assistance for any sjnithetic fuel project, the Corporation may seek the advice and recommendations of, or information or data maintained by, any Federal department or agency to assist the Corporation in determinations to be made hereunder. Any such advice, recommendation, information, or data, to the extent permitted by law, shall be provided to the Corporation within thirty days of its request: Provided, however. That where such information or data comprises a trade secret, or confidential or proprietary data, the Corporation shall agree to receive such data under the same terms of confidentiality agreed to by the agency involved. (b) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide such technical assistance to the Corporation as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. (c) The Corporation and the Secretary of Energy are authorized and directed, in accordance with applicable law, to exchange technical information relating to S3Tithetic fuel development. (d)(1) The Corporation is authorized and directed to consult with the Secretary of Defense in order to identify those national defense fuel supply requirements which may be achieved under this part. Such consultation shall include identification of the technical specifi-

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