Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007

A bill to provide for the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

11/7/2007--Introduced.
Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to at least three, but not more than five, eight-year commercial demonstration projects to demonstrate the long-ter more...m effects of sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep geological formations, of which:
(1) not fewer than two shall be conducted in deep saline aquifers; and
(2) the remainder may be conducted in saline aquifers combined with storage in established oil or gas fields. Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to at least three, but not more than five, commercial demonstration projects for the capture of carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Establishes an interagency task force composed of the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Secretary of the Interior to develop regulations providing guidelines and practices for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide.
Requires the Director of the Office of Science to carry out a program for the research and development of potential technologies and approaches for the capture of carbon dioxide. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) carry out a program for the research and development of carbon dioxide storage technologies; and
(2) develop recommendations for optimal carbon dioxide storage features, practices, and conditions.
Requires the Secretary to complete a national carbon dioxide storage capacity assessment.
Requires the Secretary to offer to enter into agreements with China and India and any other country that is heavily dependent on coal-fired power plants for electricity generation to pursue technology-sharing agreements with respect to carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies.

Sponsor

• Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
  • Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2323

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 07, 2007

Related Issue Areas:

• Air pollution
• Administrative procedure
• Aquifers
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• Carbon cycle
• Carbon dioxide
• China
• Coal
• East Asia
• Electric power plants
• Energy
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental protection
• Environmental research
• Environmental technology
• Executive departments
• Geology
• Grants-in-aid
• India
• Law
• Natural gas
• Oil well drilling
• Research and development
• Saline waters
• Science policy
• South Asia
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Technology transfer
• Water resources

In the News

February 05, 2008 Senator Bingaman on Carbon Capture, Transportation and Storage

I’d like to welcome everyone here today and thank the witnesses for testifying at this legislative hearing on bills S.2144 and S. 2323. ...

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February 09, 2008 Nanotechnology's Role in Reducing CO2 Emissions

S.2323: Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 “Carbon capture and storage technologies hold enormous potential to reduce our emissions as we power our economy. This legislation and today’s hearing offer a chance to embrace ...

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February 07, 2008 S.2323 Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007

A bill to provide for the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

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February 05, 2008 CCS on the Hill: FutureGen, Regulation, and Public Perception

The hearings were for the benefit of two bills (S. 2144 and S. 2323) making their way through the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, but were also conveniently held the day after the DOE announced it was backing out of ...

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