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requirements result In additional C(^st8, the Ad- 

 ministrator is authorized to renegotiate the sup- 

 port price to cover such additional costs. 



(5) The estimated amount of the Federal price 

 over the life of such facility shall be determined by 

 support for a demonstration facility's product 

 the Administrator to facilitate a single congres- 

 sional authorization of the full amount of such 

 support at the time of the designation of the suc- 

 cessful bidders. 



(6) No price support program shall be Imple- 

 mented unless previously authorized by specific 

 legislation enacted by the Congress. 



(d) Support for joint university-industry research 

 efforts. 



Nothing In this section shall preclude Federal par- 

 ticipation in. and support for, Joint university-indus- 

 try nonnuclear energy research efforts. (Pub. L. 93- 

 577, § 7, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1883.) 



§ 5907. Demonstration projects. 



(a) Scope of authority of Administrator. 



The Administrator is authorized to — 



(1) Identify opportunities to accelerate the 

 commercial applications of new energy technolo- 

 gies, and provide Federal assistance for or partici- 

 pation in demonstration projects (including pilot 

 plants demonstrating technological advances and 

 field demonstrations of new methods and proce- 

 dures, and demonstrations of -prototype commer- 

 cial applications for the exploration, development, 

 production, transportation, conversion, and utiliza- 

 tion of energy resources) ; and 



(2) enter into cooperative agreements with non- 

 Federal entities to demonstrate the technical feasi- 

 bility and economic potential of energy technolo- 

 gies on a prototype or full-scale basis. 



,(b) Criteria applicable in reviewing potential proj- 

 ects. 



In reviewing potential projects, the Administrator 

 shall consider criteria including but not limited to — 



(1) the anticipated, research, development, and 

 application objectives to be achieved by the activi- 

 ties or facilities proposed; 



(2) the economic, environmental, and societal 

 significance which a successful demonstration may 

 have for the national fuels and energy system; 



(3) the relationship of the proposal to the cri- 

 teria of priority set forth in section 5904(b) (2) of 

 this title; 



(4) the availability of non-Federal participants 

 to construct and operate the facilities or perform 

 the activities associated with the proposal and to 

 contribute to the financing of the proposal; 



(5) the total estimated cost including the Fed- 

 eral Investment and the probable time schedule; 



(6) the proposed participants and the proposed 

 financial contributions of the Federal Government 

 and of the non-Federal participants; and 



(7) the proposed cooperative arrangement, 

 agreements among the participants, and, form of 

 management of the activities. 



(«) Federal and non-Federal share of costs. 



(1) A financial award under this section may be 

 made only to the extent of the Federal share of the 

 estimated total design and construction costs, plus 

 operation and maintenance costs. 



(2) For the purposes of this chapter the non-Fed- 

 eral share may be in any form, including, but not 

 limited to, lands or Interests therein needed for the 

 project or personal property or services, the value of 

 which shall be determined by the Administrator. 



(d) Submission of proposals to Administration; pro- 

 mulgation of regulations by Administrator estab- 

 hshing procedures; required contents of pro- 

 posals and regulations. 



(1) The Administrator shall, within six months of 

 December 31, 1974, promulgate regulations establish- 

 ing procedures for submission of proposals to the 

 Energy Research and Development Administration 

 for the purposes of this chapter. Such regulations 

 shall establish a procedure for selection of proposals 

 which — 



(A) provides that projects will be carried out 

 under such conditions and varying circumstances 

 as will assist in solving energy extraction, trans- 

 portation, conversion, conservation, and end-use 

 problems of various areas and regions, under repre- 

 sentative geological, geographic, and environ- 

 mental conditions; and 



(B) provides time schedules for submission of, 

 and action on, proposal requests for the purposes 

 of implementing the goals and objectives of this 

 chapter. 



(2) Such regulations also shall specify the types 

 and form of the information, data, and support doc- 

 umentation that are to be contained in proposals for 

 each form of Federal assistance or participation set 

 forth in section 5906(a) of this title: Provided. That 

 such proposals to the extent possible shall include, 

 but not be limited to— 



(A) specification of the technology; 



(B) description of prior pilot plant operating 

 experience with the technology; 



(C) preliminary design of the demonstration 

 plant; 



(D) time tables containing proposed construc- 

 tion and operation plans; 



(E) budget-type estimates of construction and 

 operating costs; 



'F) description and proof of title to land for 

 proposed site, natural resources, electricity and 

 water supply and logistical information related to 

 access to raw materials to construct and operate 

 the plant and to dispose of salable products pro- 

 duced from the plant; 



iG) analysis of the environmental impact of 

 the proposed plant and plans for disposal of wastes 

 resulting from the operation of the plant; 



(H) plans for commercial use of the technology 

 if the demonstration is successful; 



(I> plans for continued use of the plant if the 

 demonstration is successful; and 



(J) plans for dismantling of the plant if the 



