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[CITE: 42USC8831]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
              CHAPTER 96--BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--MUNICIPAL WASTE BIOMASS ENERGY
 
Sec. 8831. Municipal waste energy development plan


(a) Preparation by Secretary of Energy; consultative requirements

    The Secretary of Energy shall prepare a comprehensive plan for 
carrying out this subchapter. In the preparation of such plan, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, and the head of such other 
Federal agencies as the Secretary deems appropriate.

(b) Transmittal to President and Congress

    Not later than 90 days after June 30, 1980, the Secretary shall 
transmit the comprehensive plan to the President and the Congress.

(c) Required statements

    The comprehensive plan under this section shall include a statement 
setting forth--
        (1) the anticipated research, development, demonstration, and 
    commercialization objectives to be achieved;
        (2) the management structure and approach to be adopted to carry 
    out such plan;
        (3) the program strategies, including detailed milestone goals 
    to be achieved;
        (4) the specific funding requirements for individual program 
    elements and activities, including the total estimated construction 
    costs of proposed projects; and
        (5) the estimated relative financial contributions of the 
    Federal Government and non-Federal participants in the program.

(d) Report to President and Congress; contents

    Not later than January 1, 1982, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit to the President and the Congress a report containing a complete 
description of any financial, institutional, environmental, and social 
barriers to the development and application of technologies for the 
recovery of energy from municipal wastes.

(Pub. L. 96-294, title II, Sec. 231, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 696.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 8836, 8837 of this title.
