42 U.S.C. § 15911 — Denali Commission

(a) Definition of Commission: In this section, "Commission" means the Denali Commission, created by the Denali Commission Act of 1998.

(b) Energy programs: The Commission must use the money authorized under (d) for energy programs, including (1) generating and developing energy — such as fuel cells, hydroelectric, solar, wind, wave, and tidal power, and other alternative energy sources; (2) building energy transmission lines, including connections between systems; (3) replacing and cleaning up fuel tanks; (4) building fuel transportation networks and related facilities; (5) programs that equalize power costs across regions; and (6) projects that use coal as fuel, including coal gasification projects.

(c) Open meetings: A Commission meeting must generally be open to the public if the members are acting officially, or if their discussions lead to official Commission business — unless the Commission votes in public to close that part of the meeting for specific reasons allowed under section 552b(c) of title 5 (paragraphs (2), (4), (5), or (6)). At least a week before a meeting, the Commission must publicly announce its time, place, and subject; whether it will be open or closed; and who to contact for more information — and must promptly announce any changes to that information. Except for closed portions, the Commission must keep and make public a transcript, recording, or minutes from every meeting.

(d) Authorization of appropriations: Congress authorized up to $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015 to carry out the energy programs in (b).