Sec. 302. Reports to Congress
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available to the public (including on the website of the Department of Energy) a report that— provides a comprehensive review of the annual progress made by the National Laboratories and the offices of the Department of Energy that are currently active in researching and developing clean coal technologies and CCS, including— the status of carbon capture, transport, storage, and utilization, including— an overview and evaluation of key technologies; a description of existing CCS infrastructure and demonstration projects in the United States, including the status of permitting, financing, and construction and the expected date of commencement of operations; the associated costs of key technologies, including the amount and type of Federal funding; and an estimated timeline to commercial scalability; a description of the current barriers for CCS deployment and commercialization, including— market failures; regulatory framework; long-term liability for carbon storage; public outreach; and annual progress on overcoming the identified barriers; possible solutions to address the barriers described in subparagraph (B), including— funding options for CCS projects; options to improve the current legal and regulatory framework; and suggestions for Federal Government action on effective public outreach; and a separate review that focuses on international research and projects sponsored by the Department of Energy, including— a clear description of how the Federal Government has participated in each project, including the amount and type of Federal funding; the technical and economic status of each project, including the expected date of commencement of operations; and recommendations on— how to most efficiently engage in each project in the future; and whether a change of funding support could assist in those efforts; and addresses all of the international consortia that the Federal Government is currently engaged in by— detailing the type of Federal Government activity in each consortium; including a description of any lessons learned by participants from the Federal Government as a direct result of consortium activity; describing the benefits derived from Federal Government involvement; and making recommendations for the involvement of the Federal Government in each consortium including— whether the Federal Government should continue to participate; and how the Federal Government could increase the productivity of the consortium, if possible.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every year for the next 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available to the public (including on the website of the Department of Energy) a report that— provides an assessment of the upcoming CCS projects in Canada, including— the SaskPower Boundary Dam Integrated CCS Demonstration Project; the Shell Quest Project; and the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line; and determines— whether operation of the CCS system is meeting the project goals; the economic status of the project, including— an overview of the ratio of private and public funds for capital costs; whether the project is generating revenue; and the current return on investment; whether the project is the type of project that the Federal Government should replicate in the United States to move CCS forward on a pilot level; whether the project could comply with subparagraphs
(E)or
(F)if the project should be replicated under subparagraph (C); whether the Federal Government and private industry in the United States can work together to develop a similar pilot project in the United States; and if the Federal Government and private industry cannot work together under subparagraph (E), whether the Federal Government should work jointly with Canada on a similar project.