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[CITE: 42USC13479]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
                  SUBCHAPTER IX--ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
 
                 Part B--Electricity Generation and Use
 
Sec. 13479. Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable Energy and Ocean 
        Technology Center
        

(a) Findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the late Spark M. Matsunaga, United States Senator from 
    Hawaii, was a longstanding champion of research and development of 
    renewable energy, particularly wind and ocean energy, photovoltaics, 
    and hydrogen fuels;
        (2) it was Senator Matsunaga's vision that renewable energy 
    could provide a sustained source of non-polluting energy and that 
    such forms of alternative energy might ultimately be employed in the 
    production of liquid hydrogen as a transportation fuel and energy 
    storage medium available as an energy export;
        (3) Senator Matsunaga also believed that research on other 
    aspects of renewable energy and ocean resources, such as advanced 
    materials, could be crucial to full development of energy storage 
    and conversion systems; and
        (4) Keahole Point, Hawaii is particularly well-suited as a site 
    to conduct renewable energy and associated marine research.

(b) Purpose

    It is the purpose of this section to establish the facilities and 
equipment located at Keahole Point, Hawaii as a cooperative research and 
development facility, to be known as the Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable 
Energy and Ocean Technology Center.

(c) Establishment

    The facilities and equipment located at Keahole Point, Hawaii are 
established as the Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable Energy and Ocean 
Technology Center (in this section referred to as the ``Center'').

(d) Administration

    (1) Not later than 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary 
may authorize a cooperative agreement with a qualified research 
institution to administer the Center.
    (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a qualified research 
institution is a research institution located in the State of Hawaii 
that has demonstrated competence and will be the lead organization in 
the State in renewable energy and ocean technologies.

(e) Activities

    The Center may carry out research, development, educational, and 
technology transfer activities on--
        (1) renewable energy;
        (2) energy storage, including the production of hydrogen from 
    renewable energy;
        (3) materials applications related to energy and marine 
    environments;
        (4) other environmental and ocean research concepts, including 
    sea ranching and global climate change; and
        (5) such other matters as the Secretary may direct.

(f) Matching funds

    To be eligible for Federal funds under this section, the Center must 
provide funding in cash or in kind from non-Federal sources for each 
amount provided by the Secretary.

(g) Authorization of appropriations

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying 
out this section such sums as may be necessary, to be derived from sums 
authorized under section 13471(c) of this title.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XXI, Sec. 2119, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3080.)
