National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007

To develop a methodology for, and complete, a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.

3/1/2007--Introduced.
National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to develop a methodology for conducting a national assessment of the geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide. Sets forth elements for the Secretary to consider in developing the methodology. Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cooperate with the Secretary to ensure the usefulness and success of the assessment.
Requires the Secretary to:
(1) provide the heads of stakeholder federal agencies, the heads of state land management agencies, industry stakeholders, and the public with an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed methodology;
(2) convene a committee of subject matter experts to review the methodology for capacity and risk estimation;
(3) publish a description of the final methodology and issue a public report that responds to the comments received and the methodology review;
(4) complete a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide using the methodology;
(5) establish a database on the Internet accessible to the public that provides the results of the assessment and includes the data necessary to rank potential storage sites for capacity and risk; and
(6) report to Congress on the findings of the assessment.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
• and 15 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
  • Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
  • Rep. Zackary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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March 01, 2007

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• Mar 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Mar 01, 2007.

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• Air pollution
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• Risk
• Science policy
• Secondary recovery of gas
• Secondary recovery of oil
• Storage
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