§ 13336. Coalbed methane recovery
(a)
Study of barriers and environmental and safety aspects
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior, shall conduct a study of—
(1)
technical, economic, financial, legal, regulatory, institutional, or other barriers to coalbed methane recovery, and of policy options for eliminating such barriers; and
Within two years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the results of such study.
(b)
Information dissemination
Beginning one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior, shall disseminate to the public information on state-of-the-art coalbed methane recovery techniques, including information on costs and benefits.
(c)
Demonstration and commercial application program
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a coalbed methane recovery demonstration and commercial application program, which shall emphasize gas enrichment technology. Such program shall address—
(1)
gas enrichment technologies for enriching medium-quality methane recovered from coal mines to pipeline quality;
(2)
technologies to use mine ventilation air in nearby power generation facilities, including gas turbines, internal combustion engines, or other coal fired powerplants;