Sec. 7. Enhancing geological and geophysical education for America’s energy future
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The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall partner with institutions of higher education selected under subsection
(c)to facilitate the practical study of geological and geophysical sciences of areas on the Atlantic region of the outer Continental Shelf and elsewhere on the Continental Shelf of the United States. Activities conducted by institutions of higher education under this section shall focus all geological and geophysical scientific research on obtaining a better understanding of hydrocarbon potential in the South Atlantic planning area while fostering the study of the geological and geophysical sciences at institutions of higher education in the United States. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Governor of each State may nominate for participation in a partnership— 1 institution of higher education located in the State; and 1 institution of higher education that is a historically Black college or university (as defined in section 631(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1132(a) )) located in the State. In making nominations under paragraph (1), each Governor shall give preference to those institutions of higher education that— demonstrate a vigorous rate of admissions of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States; and meet the criteria described in paragraph (3). The Governor shall select as a partner any institution of higher education nominated under paragraph
(1)that the Governor determines demonstrates excellence in 1 or more of the following criteria: Geophysical sciences curriculum. Engineering curriculum. Information technology or other technical studies related to seismic research, including data processing. Except as provided in paragraph (2), an institution of higher education selected under subsection (c)(3) may conduct research under this section on the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the institution of higher education submits to the South Atlantic Regional Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management a notice of the research. An institution of higher education may not conduct research under this section that uses any solid or liquid explosive, except as authorized by a permit issued by the Director. The geological and geophysical activities conducted under this section— shall be considered to be scientific research and data produced by the activities; shall not be used or shared for commercial purposes; shall not be produced for proprietary use or sale; and shall be made available by the Director to the public. Not later than 60 days after completion of initial analysis of data collected under this section by an institution of higher education selected under subsection (c)(3), the institution of higher education shall share with the Director any data collected requested by the Director. The Director may not charge any fee for the provision of data produced in research under this section, other than a data reprocessing fee to pay the cost of duplicating the data. Not less frequently than once every 180 days, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the data derived from partnerships under this section.
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Enhancing geological and geophysical education for America’s energy future
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