42 U.S.C. § 9206

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)
Section 9206 - Wind resource assessment

The Secretary shall initiate a three-year national wind resource assessment program. As part of such program, the Secretary shall-

(1) conduct activities to validate existing assessments of known wind resources;
(2) perform wind resource assessments in regions of the United States where the use of wind energy may prove feasible;
(3) initiate a general site prospecting program;
(4) establish standard wind data collection and siting techniques; and
(5) establish, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a national wind data center which shall make public information available on the known wind energy resources of various regions throughout the United States.

42 U.S.C. § 9206

Pub. L. 96-345, §7, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1143.
Administrator
The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
Secretary
the term "Secretary" means-(A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,