§ 292a. — Demonstration of solar and other renewable energy technologies in foreign countries.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC292a]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 8--FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS
Sec. 292a. Demonstration of solar and other renewable energy
technologies in foreign countries
(a) Use of renewable energy systems in United States buildings in
foreign countries
It is the purpose of this section to provide for the demonstration
of solar energy and other renewable energy technologies in foreign
countries through the use of such energy in buildings acquired under
subsection (a) of section 292 of this title, in order that--
(1) countries in which such buildings are located may be given
visible incentives to develop and use local solar energy or other
renewable energy resources to reduce dependence upon petroleum and
petroleum products;
(2) markets may be developed for American solar energy systems
and components in order to stimulate investment in such systems and
components and to reduce the costs of such systems and components to
reasonable levels;
(3) in furtherance of the purpose of section 2151q \1\ of this
title, cooperation may be developed between the United States and
other countries in an effort to develop solar energy or other
renewable energy systems within a short period of time; and
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(4) equipment which is vital to the operation of sensitive
systems within United States missions abroad may be made more
reliable and less dependent upon interruptible local energy
supplies.
(b) Implementation of renewable energy projects by Secretary
(1) The Secretary of State shall implement projects for the
application of solar energy or other forms of renewable energy in
buildings acquired under subsection (a) section 292 of this title.
(2) The Secretary of State shall select projects under paragraph (1)
in consultation with the Secretary of Energy. Such projects shall apply
available solar energy and other renewable energy technologies,
including those for--
(A) the heating and cooling of buildings;
(B) solar thermal electric systems;
(C) solar photovoltaic conversion systems;
(D) wind energy systems; and
(E) systems for developing fuels from biomass.
The Secretary of Energy shall inform the Secretary of State of all such
technologies which are feasible for such projects, taking into account
the resources and environmental conditions of the countries in which
such projects are to be implemented. Upon the request of the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of Energy shall provide to the Secretary of
State any technical information or other technical assistance which the
Secretary of State considers necessary with respect to any such project.
Any project selected under this section should be similar to projects
which have been demonstrated by the Department of Energy (or any of its
predecessor agencies) to be reliable, maintainable, and technically
feasible.
(3) Any project selected under this section shall be adaptable to
the local resources, climatic conditions, and economic circumstances of
the country in which such project is implemented in order that such
country will be more likely to implement similar projects.
(4) The Secretary of State shall insure that any project selected
under this section is demonstrated to, and available for inspection by,
officials and other citizens of the country in which such project is
implemented.
(5) In selecting projects under this section, the Secretary of State
shall give priority to projects to be implemented in developing
countries.
(c) Planning for use of renewable energy systems in construction of new
buildings
Whenever any building is constructed under the authority contained
in section 292 of this title, the Secretary of State shall insure that
the planning for such construction takes into account those renewable
energy systems which are available in the country in which the building
is to be constructed.
(d) Availability of sums previously authorized to be appropriated
In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes,
$4,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section
101(a)(1) of this Act shall be available only to carry out the purposes
of this section.
(Pub. L. 95-426, title I, Sec. 105, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 965.)
References in Text
Section 2151q of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), was
repealed by Pub. L. 96-533, title III, Sec. 304(g), Dec. 16, 1980, 94
Stat. 3147. See section 2151d(a)(2), (b)(2), (c) of this title.
Section 101(a)(1) of this Act, referred to in subsec. (d), means
section 101(a)(1) of Pub. L. 95-426, which is not classified to the
Code.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Buildings
Act, 1926, which comprises this chapter.