42 USC 17216 - Organization and administration of programs

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

§ 17216.

Organization and administration of programs

(a)

Coordination

(b)

Collaboration

(1)

In general

(2)

Participation

(3)

International collaboration

(c)

Dissemination of results and public availability

The Secretary shall—

(1)

publish the results of projects supported under this part through Department websites, reports, databases, training materials, and industry conferences, including information discovered after the completion of such projects, withholding any industrial proprietary information; and

(2)

share results of such projects with the public except to the extent that the information is protected from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5.

(d)

Award frequency

(e)

Education and outreach

(f)

Technical assistance and workforce development

In carrying out this part, the Secretary may also conduct, for purposes of supporting technical, non-hardware, and information-based advances in water power systems development and operations—

(1)

technical assistance and analysis activities with eligible entities, including activities that support expanding access to advanced water power technologies for rural, Tribal, and low-income communities; and

(2)

workforce development and training activities, including to support the dissemination of standards and best practices for enabling water power production.

(g)

Strategic plan

In carrying out the activities described in this part, the Secretary shall—

(1)

not later than one year after December 27, 2020, draft a plan, considering input from relevant stakeholders such as industry and academia, to implement the programs described in this part and update the plan on an annual basis; and

(2)

the plan 1

 So in original.

shall address near-term (up to 2 years), mid-term (up to 7 years), and long-term (up to 15 years) challenges to the advancement of water power systems.

(h)

Report to Congress

(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 637, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3001(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2485.)

cite as: 42 USC 17216