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[CITE: 42USC13334]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
                           SUBCHAPTER VI--COAL
 
Part A--Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application
 
Sec. 13334. Nonfuel use of coal


(a) Program

    The Secretary shall prepare a plan for and carry out a program of 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application with 
respect to technologies for the nonfuel use of coal, including--
        (1) production of coke and other carbon products derived from 
    coal;
        (2) production of coal-derived, carbon-based chemical 
    intermediates that are precursors of value-added chemicals and 
    polymers;
        (3) production of chemicals from coal-derived synthesis gas;
        (4) coal treatment processes, including methodologies such as 
    solvent-extraction techniques that produce low ash, low sulfur, 
    coal-based chemical feedstocks; and
        (5) waste utilization, including recovery, processing, and 
    marketing of products derived from sulfur, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, 
    and ash from coal.

(b) Plan contents

    The plan described in subsection (a) of this section shall address 
and evaluate--
        (1) the known and potential processes for using coal in the 
    creation of products in the chemical, utility, fuel, and carbon-
    based materials industries;
        (2) the costs, benefits, and economic feasibility of using coal 
    products in the chemical and materials industries, including value-
    added chemicals, carbon-based products, coke, and waste derived from 
    coal;
        (3) the economics of coproduction of products from coal in 
    conjunction with the production of electric power, thermal energy, 
    and fuel;
        (4) the economics of the refining of coal and coal byproducts to 
    produce nonfuel products;
        (5) the economics of coal utilization in comparison with other 
    feedstocks that might be used for the same purposes;
        (6) the steps that can be taken by the public and private 
    sectors to bring about commercialization of technologies developed 
    under the program recommended; and
        (7) the past development, current status, and future potential 
    of coal products and processes associated with nonfuel uses of coal.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XIII, Sec. 1304, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2973.)
