50 U.S.C. § 167n — Helium gas resource assessment

submitted 101 years ago by Pub. L. 113-40 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 292 words · no verdicts yet

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Within 2 years, the U.S. Geological Survey must assess how much helium exists in the U.S. and worldwide. It must also forecast future helium demand and inventory current U.S. helium uses. Congress gets a report on the results, and $1,000,000 is authorized to pay for this work.

(a) In general: Within 2 years of October 2, 2013, the Secretary — acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey — must complete several things. (1) Working with state geological surveys, the Secretary must: (A) complete a national assessment that identifies and measures how much helium — including the isotope helium-3 — sits in each reservoir, along with the other gases mixed in with it, like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and natural gas; and (B) make the modern seismic and geophysical log data for the Bush Dome Reservoir publicly available. (2) Working with international agencies and the global geology community, the Secretary must complete a global assessment that identifies and measures the helium — including helium-3 — in reservoirs worldwide. (3) Working with the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, the Secretary must complete: (A) an assessment of trends in global helium demand, including helium-3; (B) a 10-year forecast of domestic helium demand across all sectors — science, medicine, manufacturing, space technology, cryogenics, and national defense; and (C) an inventory of how helium is used in the United States, including by the federal government, covering the amounts needed, whether recapturing and recycling helium is technically and commercially realistic for that use, and whether substitute materials are available. (4) The Secretary must submit a report describing the results of these assessments to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources. (b) Authorization of appropriations: Congress authorizes $1,000,000 to be spent carrying out this section.

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(a) In general

Not later than 2 years after October 2, 2013, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall—

(1)

in coordination with appropriate heads of State geological surveys—

(A)

complete a national helium gas assessment that identifies and quantifies the quantity of helium, including the isotope helium-3, in each reservoir, including assessments of the constituent gases found in each helium resource, such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and natural gas; and

(B)

make available the modern seismic and geophysical log data for characterization of the Bush Dome Reservoir;

(2)

in coordination with appropriate international agencies and the global geology community, complete a global helium gas assessment that identifies and quantifies the quantity of the helium, including the isotope helium-3, in each reservoir;

(3)

in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, complete—

(A)

an assessment of trends in global demand for helium, including the isotope helium-3;

(B)

a 10-year forecast of domestic demand for helium across all sectors, including scientific and medical research, commercial, manufacturing, space technologies, cryogenics, and national defense; and

(C)

an inventory of medical, scientific, industrial, commercial, and other uses of helium in the United States, including Federal uses, that identifies the nature of the helium use, the amounts required, the technical and commercial viability of helium recapture and recycling in that use, and the availability of material substitutes wherever possible; and

(4)

submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the assessments required under this paragraph.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.

Source credit: (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 426, § 16, as added Pub. L. 113–40, § 6(3), Oct. 2, 2013, 127 Stat. 542.)

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1925Enacted · Pub. L. 113-40 · 127 Stat. 542

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