(a) Requirement The Secretary shall conduct demonstrations of critical technologies, preferably in self-contained locations, so that technical and non-technical parameters can be evaluated to best determine commercial applicability of the technology. (b) Small-scale demonstrations Concurrently with activities conducted pursuant to section 12403 of this title , the Secretary shall conduct small-scale demonstrations of hydrogen technology at self-contained sites. (c) Non-Federal funding The Secretary shall require a commitment from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the cost of any demonstration conducted under this section. ( Pub. L. 101–566, § 105 , Nov. 15, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2799 ; Pub. L. 104–271, title I, § 104 , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3306 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–271 added subsec. (c).