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[CITE: 42USC13413]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
             SUBCHAPTER VIII--REDUCTION OF OIL VULNERABILITY
 
                 Part A--Oil and Gas Supply Enhancement
 
Sec. 13413. Natural gas supply


(a) Program direction

    The Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program, in accordance with 
sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, to increase the recoverable 
natural gas resource base including, but not limited to--
        (1) more intensive recovery of natural gas from discovered 
    conventional resources;
        (2) the extraction of natural gas from tight gas sands and 
    devonian shales or other unconventional sources;
        (3) surface gasification of coal; and
        (4) recovery of methane from biofuels including municipal solid 
    waste.

(b) Proposals

    Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall solicit 
proposals for conducting activities under this section.

(c) Cofiring of natural gas and coal

                             (1) Program

        The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 5-year program, in 
    accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, on cofiring 
    natural gas with coal in utility and large industrial boilers in 
    order to determine optimal natural gas injection levels for both 
    environmental and operational benefits.

                      (2) Financial assistance

        The Secretary shall enter into agreements with, and provide 
    financial assistance to, appropriate parties for application of 
    cofiring technologies to boilers to demonstrate this technology.

                       (3) Report to Congress

        The Secretary shall, before December 31, 1995, submit to the 
    Congress a report on the progress made in carrying out this 
    subsection.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
carrying out this section and sections 13414 and 13415 of this title, 
$29,745,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XX, Sec. 2013, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3059.)
