104 STAT. 2800 PUBLIC LAW 101-566 —NOV. 15, 1990 42 USC 12406. SEC. 107. COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION. (a) SECRETARY'S RESPONSIBILITY.— The Secretary shall have overall management responsibility for carrying out programs under this Act. In carrying out such programs, the Secretary, consistent with such overall management responsibility— (1) shall use the expertise of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Transportation; and (2) may use the expertise of any other Federal agency in accordance with subsection (b) in carrying out any activities under this title, to the extent that the Secretary determines that any such agency has capabilities which would allow such agency to contribute to the purpose of this Act. 0>) ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary may, in accordance with subsection (a), obtain the assistance of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the Executive branch of the Federal Government upon written request, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise and with the consent of such department, agency, or instrumentality. Each such request shall identify the gissistance the Secretary deems necessary to carry out any duty under this Act. (c) CONSULTATION. — The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 108 in carrying out his authorities pursuant to this Act. 42 USC 12407. SEC. 108. TECHNICAL PANEL. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— There is hereby established the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel (the "technical panel"), to advise the Secretary on the programs under this Act. (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The technical panel shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall be comprised of such representatives from domestic industry, universities, professional societies. Government laboratories, financial, environmental, and other organizations as the Secretary deems appropriate based on his assessment of the technical and other qualifications of such representatives. Appointments to the technical panel shall be made within 90 days after the enactment of this Act. The technical panel shall have a chairman, who shall be elected by the members from among their number. (c) COOPERATION.— The heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Executive branch of the Federal Government shall cooperate with the technical panel in carrying out the requirements of this section and shall furnish to the technical panel such information as the technical panel deems necessary to carry out this section. (d) REVIEW.— The technical panel shall review and make any necessary recommendations to the Secretary on the following items— (1) the implementation and conduct of programs under this Act; (2) the economic, technological, and environmental consequences of the deplojnment of hydrogen production and use systems; and (3) comments on and recommendations for improvements in the comprehensive 5-year program management plan required under section 103.
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