10 U.S.C. § 6355 — Department of Energy energy parks program
submitted 1 year ago by Pub. L. 119-60 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 322 words · no verdicts yet
This section permits the Secretary to establish energy parks on former defense nuclear facilities. It states the parks' objectives, requires consultation with local governments and reuse organizations, and requires a report to congressional Armed Services Committees.
(a) The Secretary may establish a program allowing energy parks on former defense nuclear facilities. (b) The objectives are (1) locations for many projects developing and deploying energy and related advanced-manufacturing technologies; (2) locations for pilot and demonstration projects for new and developing such technologies; (3) a national example promoting energy security*, energy-sector jobs, and energy independence; and (4) a business setting encouraging public-private collaboration and interaction. (c) When establishing a park, the Secretary must consult the local government with jurisdiction over the land, local governments in adjoining areas, and any Secretary-recognized community reuse organization at the former facility. (d) Within 120 days after January 7, 2011, the Secretary must report program implementation to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and include recommendations for legislation that would help develop parks on former defense nuclear facilities. (e) “Defense nuclear facility” has the meaning of “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility*” in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
The Secretary of Energy may establish a program to permit the establishment of energy parks on former defense nuclear facilities.
The objectives for establishing energy parks pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
To provide locations to carry out a broad range of projects relating to the development and deployment of energy technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.
To provide locations for the implementation of pilot programs and demonstration projects for new and developing energy technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.
To set a national example for the development and deployment of energy technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies in a manner that will promote energy security*, energy sector employment, and energy independence.
To create a business environment that encourages collaboration and interaction between the public and private sectors.
In establishing an energy park pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—
the local government with jurisdiction over the land on which the energy park will be located;
the local governments of adjacent areas; and
any community reuse organization recognized by the Secretary at the former defense nuclear facility on which the energy park will be located.
Not later than 120 days after January 7, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of the program under subsection (a). The report shall include such recommendations for additional legislative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to facilitate the development of energy parks on former defense nuclear facilities.
In this section, the term “defense nuclear facility” has the meaning given the term “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility*” in section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1455.)
- 2025Enacted · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1455
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