Sec. 6. Interagency task force on carbon dioxide pipelines
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Not later than 60 days after the date on which the study under section 5(b)(1) is submitted, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall convene an interagency task force (referred to in this section as the task force ) to assess the potential for a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines. The task force shall include representatives of each of the following: The Department of Energy. The Department of the Interior. The Environmental Protection Agency.
The Department of Transportation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Other Federal agencies identified by the Secretary. State, local, and Tribal governments. The task force shall conduct annual workshops to discuss the potential of, and progress toward, an accessible and functioning national system of carbon dioxide pipelines. The annual workshops under paragraph
(1)shall be— conducted with representatives of relevant Federal agencies; and open to representatives from— industry; State, local, and Tribal governments; academic researchers; environmental organizations; and other stakeholders identified by the Secretary. Not later than 60 days before the date on which the task force conducts an annual workshop under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide public notice of the annual workshop to ensure all interested parties can attend. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives an annual report summarizing the activities and progress of the task force. Not later than 1 year after the termination date described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a final report laying out a plan for the successful establishment of a national carbon dioxide pipeline system, including a description of— the plan for engineering, building, siting, and maintenance of a national carbon dioxide pipeline system; the plan for permitting and insuring pipelines under a national carbon dioxide pipeline system; any Federal and State policy challenges to establishing a national carbon dioxide pipeline system; incentives or resources necessary to encourage the use of the most advanced leak detection and mitigation technologies and monitoring capabilities available in a national carbon dioxide pipeline system; how a national carbon dioxide pipeline system should be regulated to ensure safety and minimal environmental impacts; and how a national carbon dioxide pipeline system might be integrated into the pipeline systems in existence as of the date of the establishment of a national carbon dioxide pipeline system. The authority for the task force under this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the task force first convenes.