22 U.S.C. § 262j — Use of renewable resources for energy production

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-259 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 228 words · no verdicts yet

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The U.S. must push three development banks to promote renewable energy. These banks should train workers, fund research, and plan around renewable resources. The law also defines what counts as a "renewable resource."

(a) Promotion, etc., by United States in connection with international financial institutions Through its voice and vote at the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Asian Development Bank, the U.S. government must encourage these institutions to: (1) Promote decentralized production of renewable energy. (2) Identify renewable resources for rural development projects and study replacing fossil fuel systems with them. (3) Train personnel in technologies that use renewable resources. (4) Support research into renewable resources, including hydropower, biomass, solar photovoltaic, and solar thermal power. (5) Support an information network giving policymakers a full range of energy choices. (6) Broaden their energy planning and analysis to consider the supply, demand, and uses of renewable resources. (7) Coordinate with the Agency for International Development and other aid groups on rural energy programs. (b) "Renewable resource" defined For this section, a "renewable resource" is any energy resource that: (1) Meets the needs of rural communities. (2) Saves capital without wasting labor. (3) Is modest in scale, simple to install and maintain, and can be run by local people. (4) Is acceptable and affordable. (5) Does not damage the environment.

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(a) Promotion, etc., by United States in connection with international financial institutions

The United States Government, in connection with its voice and vote in the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Asian Development Bank, shall encourage such institutions—

(1)

to promote the decentralized production of renewable energy;

(2)

to identify renewable resources to produce energy in rural development projects and determine the feasibility of substituting them for systems using fossil fuel;

(3)

to train personnel in developing technologies for getting energy from renewable resources;

(4)

to support research into the use of renewable resources, including hydropower, biomass, solar photovoltaic, and solar thermal;

(5)

to support an information network to make available to policymakers the full range of energy choices;

(6)

to broaden their energy planning, analyses, and assessments to include consideration of the supply of, demand for, and possible uses of renewable resources; and

(7)

to coordinate with the Agency for International Development and other aid organizations in supporting effective rural energy programs.

(b) “Renewable resource” defined

For purposes of this section, the term “renewable resource” means any energy resource which—

(1)

meets the needs of rural communities;

(2)

saves capital without wasting labor;

(3)

is modest in scale and simple to install and maintain and which can be managed by local individuals;

(4)

is acceptable and affordable; and

(5)

does not damage the environment.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–259, title VI, § 602, June 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 433; Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 112, Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1821.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-259 · 94 Stat. 433
1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-375 · 96 Stat. 1821

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