Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/992

 94 STAT. 942

PUBLIC LAW 96-310—JULY 17, 1980 States, its possessions and its territories, an average cost of electricity or energy product equivalent produced by installed ocean thermal energy conversion systems that is competitive with conventional energy sources; and (4) establish as a national goal ten thousand megawatts of electrical capacity or energy product equivalent from ocean thermal energy conversion systems by the year 1999. COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PLAN

42 USC 9002.

Consultation.

Transmittal to congressional committees.

Modifications, transmittal to Congress.

SEC. 3. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized and directed to prepare a comprehensive program management plan for the conduct under this Act of research, development, and demonstration activities consistent with the provisions of sections 4,5, and 6. (2) In the preparation of such plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the heads of such other Federal agencies and such public and private organizations as he deems appropriate. (b) The Secretary shall transmit the comprehensive program management plan to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate within nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) The detailed description of the comprehensive plan under this section shall include, but need not be limited to— (1) the anticipated research, development, and demonstration objectives to be achieved by the program; (2) the program strategies and technology application and market development plans, including detailed milestone goals to be achieved during the next fiscal year for all major activities and projects; (3) a five-year implementation schedule for program elements with associated budget and program management resources requirements; (4) a detailed description of the functional organization of the program management including identification of permanent test facilities and of a lead center responsible for technology support and project management; (5) the estimated relative financial contributions of the Federal Government and non-Federal participants in the pilot and demonstration projects; (6) supporting research needed to solve problems which may inhibit or limit development of ocean thermal energy conversion systems; and (7) an analysis of the environmental, economic, and societal impacts of ocean thermal energy conversion facilities. (d)(1) Concurrently with the submission of the President's annual budget for each subsequent year, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a detailed description of modifications which may be necessary to revise appropriately the comprehensive plan as then in effect, setting forth any changes in circumstances which may have occurred since the plan or the last previous modification thereof was transmitted in accordance with this section. (2) Such description shall also include a detailed justification of any such changes, a detailed description of the progress made toward achieving the goals of this Act, a statement on the status of inter-

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