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[CITE: 42USC5907a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 74--NONNUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 5907a. Small grant program


(a) Establishment

    There shall be established within the Department of Energy a program 
for appropriate technology under the direction of the Secretary. The 
Secretary shall develop and implement a program of small grants for the 
purpose of encouraging development and demonstration projects described 
in subsection (c) of this section.

(b) Limitation

    The aggregate amount of financial support made available to any 
participant in such program, including affiliates, under this section 
shall not exceed $50,000 during any two-year period.

(c) Systems and technologies to be developed and demonstrated

    Funds made available under this section shall be used to provide for 
a coordinated and expanded effort for the development and demonstration 
of, and the dissemination of information with respect to, energy-related 
systems and supporting technologies appropriate to--
        (1) the needs of local communities and the enhancement of 
    community self-reliance through the use of available resources;
        (2) the use of renewable resources and the conservation of 
    nonrenewable resources;
        (3) the use of existing technologies applied to novel situations 
    and uses;
        (4) applications which are energy-conserving, environmentally 
    sound, small scale, durable and low cost; and
        (5) applications which demonstrate simplicity of installation, 
    operation and maintenance.

(d) Eligible participants; simplified application procedures; report to 
        Secretary; allocation criteria; guidelines

    (1) Grants, agreements or contracts under this section may be made 
to individuals, local nonprofit organizations and institutions, State 
and local agencies, Indian tribes and small businesses. The Secretary 
shall develop simplified procedures with respect to application for 
support under this section.
    (2) Each grant, agreement or contract under this section shall be 
governed by the provisions of section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
Research and Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5908] and shall contain 
effective provisions under which the Secretary shall receive a full 
written report of activities supported in whole or in part by funds made 
available by the Secretary; and
    (3) In determining the allocation of funds among applicants for 
support under this section the Secretary may take into consideration:
        (A) the potential for energy savings or energy production;
        (B) the type of fuel saved or produced;
        (C) the potential impact on local or regional energy or 
    environmental problems; and
        (D) such other criteria as the Secretary finds necessary to 
    achieve the purposes of this Act or the purposes of the Federal 
    Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 
    5901 et seq.].

Guidelines implementing this section shall be promulgated with full 
opportunity for public comment.

(e) Reports to Congress

    The Secretary shall--
        (1) prepare and submit no later than October 1, 1977, a detailed 
    report on plans for implementation, including the timing of 
    implementation, of the provisions of this section to the Committee 
    on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
    Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and shall 
    keep such committees fully and currently informed concerning the 
    development of such plans; and
        (2) include as a part of the annual report required by section 
    15(a)(1) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development 
    Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5914(a)(1)] beginning in 1977, a full and 
    complete report on the program under this section.

(Pub. L. 95-39, title I, Sec. 112, June 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 
95-91, title III, Sec. 301(a), title VII, Secs. 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 
91 Stat. 577, 606, 607.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(3)(D), means Pub. L. 95-39, 
June 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 180, which to the extent classified to the Code 
enacted sections 5816a, 5817a, 5903c, 5907a, 5915a, 5918, and 7001 to 
7011 of this title, amended sections 5813, 5818, and 5912 of this title, 
and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 5906, 5907, 5914, 
and 7001 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Tables.
    The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, 
referred to in subsec. (d)(3)(D), is Pub. L. 93-577, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 
Stat. 1878, as amended, which is classified generally to this chapter 
(Sec. 5901 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5901 of this title and 
Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
Research and Development Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives 
changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of 
Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundredth Congress, Jan. 
6, 1987. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of 
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Science of House of 
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note 
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

                          Transfer of Functions

    ``Secretary'', meaning Secretary of Energy, substituted for 
``Administrator'', ``Administration'', and ``Assistant Administrator for 
Conservation and Development'', meaning Energy Research and Development 
Administration and Administrator thereof, in subsecs. (a), (d), and (e) 
and ``Department of Energy'' substituted for ``Administration'' in 
subsec. (a) pursuant to sections 301(a), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95-91, 
which are classified to sections 7151(a), 7293, and 7297 of this title 
and which terminated Energy Research and Development Administration and 
transferred its functions and functions of Administrator thereof (with 
certain exceptions) to Secretary of Energy.
