{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s9008","title_num":"42","num":"§ 9008.","heading":"Definitions","status":null,"guid":"id7964b97f-4aa7-11eb-94f5-9ff2c44f6f3c","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 96–310, § 9, July 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 946.)","seq_in_title":5770,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch98","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42","level":"title","num":"Title 42—","heading":"THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch98","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 98—","heading":"OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id476ebec6-3271-11e3-ab2f-8f7fedb88afd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s9008\"><num value=\"9008\">§ 9008.</num><heading> Definitions</heading>\n<chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">As used in this chapter, the term—</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id476ebec7-3271-11e3-ab2f-8f7fedb88afd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s9008/1\"><num value=\"1\">(1)</num><content> “ocean thermal energy conversion” means a method of converting part of the heat from the Sun which is stored in the surface layers of a body of water into electrical energy or energy product equivalent;</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id476ebec8-3271-11e3-ab2f-8f7fedb88afd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s9008/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><content> “energy product equivalent” means an energy carrier including, but not limited to, ammonia, hydrogen, or molten salts or an energy-intensive commodity, including, but not limited to, electrometals, fresh water, or nutrients for aquaculture; and</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id476ebec9-3271-11e3-ab2f-8f7fedb88afd\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s9008/3\"><num value=\"3\">(3)</num><content> “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.</content>\n</paragraph>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id476ebeca-3271-11e3-ab2f-8f7fedb88afd\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/96/310/s9\">Pub. L. 96–310, § 9</ref>, <date date=\"1980-07-17\">July 17, 1980</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/94/946\">94 Stat. 946</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"113-44","currency_date":"2013-10-10","congress":113,"law_num":44,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":3,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","08","11a","16","21","22","30","38","42","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}