National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007

A bill 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

• Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
• and 12 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
  • Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
  • Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.731

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March 01, 2007

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• Apr 16, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-83.
• Apr 16, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m.
• Apr 16, 2007: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
• Mar 01, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Mar 01, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2498)
• Introduced on Mar 01, 2007.
• Mar 01, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2498)

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Related Bills:

• H.R.1267
• S.1321

Related Issue Areas:

• Air pollution
• Air pollution control
• Carbon dioxide
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• Data banks
• Energy
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Geology
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Governmental investigations
• Risk
• Science policy
• Secondary recovery of gas
• Secondary recovery of oil
• Storage
• Technology

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