Section 1875. Legislative findings and declaration of intent

The
  legislature hereby finds  and  declares  that  energy  is  essential  to
  maintain  the  industrial  vitality  of  New York state. The legislature
  further finds that, because of the  state's  limited  indigenous  energy
  resource,  efficient  energy  use  is  especially crucial to sustain its
  competitive posture.
    The legislature finds that  many  of  the  issues  related  to  energy
  efficiency  in  industry are associated with high temperature operations
  and  that  insufficient  research  has  been   conducted   to   discover
  technologies to increase the efficiency of these operations.
    The  legislature  therefore  declares that a coherent research program
  focused on high temperature technology be established under the auspices
  of the authority within a major university of the state. The legislature
  further declares that such program shall further the energy conservation
  objectives  of  the  state  and  is  an  appropriate  use  of  petroleum
  overcharge restitution funds.