42 USC 13413 - Natural gas supply

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

§ 13413.

Natural gas supply

(a)

Program direction

The Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, to increase the recoverable natural gas resource base including, but not limited to—

(1)

more intensive recovery of natural gas from discovered conventional resources;

(2)

the extraction of natural gas from tight gas sands and devonian shales or other unconventional sources;

(3)

surface gasification of coal; and

(4)

recovery of methane from biofuels including municipal solid waste.

(b)

Proposals

(c)

Cofiring of natural gas and coal

(1)

Program

(2)

Financial assistance

(3)

Report to Congress

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, § 2013, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3059.)

cite as: 42 USC 13413