42 U.S.C. § 9126
Exempt operations
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 9126, Exempt operations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/481901
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The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any test platform which will not operate as an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship after conclusion of the testing period.
The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to ownership, construction, or operation of any ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship which the Secretary of Energy has designated in writing as a demonstration project for the development of alternative energy sources for the United States which is conducted by, participated in, or approved by the Department of Energy. The Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Administrator, shall require such demonstration projects to abide by as many of the substantive requirements of this subchapter as he deems to be practicable without damaging the nature of or unduly delaying such projects.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill approving the governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally