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42 U.S.C. § 15977

Title 42 Chapter 149 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 15977. Department of Energy transportation fuels from Illinois basin coal

  • (a) The Secretary shall carry out a program to evaluate the commercial and technical viability of advanced technologies for the production of Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuels, and other transportation fuels, manufactured from Illinois basin coal, including the capital modification of existing facilities and the construction of testing facilities under subsection (b).
  • (b) For the purpose of evaluating the commercial and technical viability of different processes for producing Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuels, and other transportation fuels, from Illinois basin coal, the Secretary shall support the use and capital modification of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities at—
    • (1) Southern Illinois University Coal Research Center;
    • (2) University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research; and
    • (3) Energy Center at Purdue University.
  • (c) In conjunction with the activities described in subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall construct a test center to evaluate and confirm liquid and gas products from syngas catalysis in order that the system has an output of at least 500 gallons of Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel per day in a 24-hour operation.
  • (d)
    • (1) Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005 , the Secretary shall select processes for evaluating the commercial and technical viability of different processes of producing Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuels, and other transportation fuels, from Illinois basin coal.
    • (2) Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005 , the Secretary shall offer to enter into agreements—
      • (A) to carry out the activities described in this section, at the facilities described in subsection (b); and
      • (B) for the capital modifications or construction of the facilities at the locations described in subsection (b).
    • (3) Not later than 3 years after August 8, 2005 , the Secretary shall begin, at the facilities described in subsection (b), evaluation of the technical and commercial viability of different processes of producing Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuels, and other transportation fuels, from Illinois basin coal.
    • (4)
      • (A) The Secretary shall construct the facilities described in subsection (b) at the lowest cost practicable.
      • (B) The Secretary may make grants or enter into agreements or contracts with the institutions of higher education described in subsection (b).
  • (e) The cost of making grants under this section shall be shared in accordance with section 16352 of this title .
  • (f) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $85,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

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