Sec. 145. Interagency task force on carbon dioxide pipelines
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an interagency task force (in this section referred to as the Task Force ) to assess the potential for a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines. The Task Force shall include representatives from 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.
State, local, and Tribal governments. Any other Federal agency that the Secretary determines has a significant interest or role in development of a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines. The Task Force shall— conduct annual public workshops to discuss the potential of, and progress towards, an accessible and functioning national system of carbon dioxide pipelines; provide to the public notice of such workshops not less than 60 days before the date on which each such workshop is conducted; submit to Congress annual reports that summarize the activities and progress of the Task Force; and as soon as practical, but not later than 5 years after the date on which the Task Force is established, submit to Congress a report that provides a plan to establish a national carbon dioxide pipeline system, which shall include— information and recommendations related to engineering, building, siting, constructing, and maintaining a national carbon dioxide pipeline system; recommendations for how to streamline the permitting process for new carbon dioxide pipelines; information on how to integrate new carbon dioxide pipelines into existing carbon dioxide pipeline infrastructure; a determination on whether incentives or other policies are needed to encourage the utilization of the advanced leak detection and mitigation technology and monitoring capabilities for the national carbon dioxide pipeline system; recommendations for how to regulate the national carbon dioxide pipeline system to ensure safety and mitigate environmental impacts; and an identification of other Federal and State policy challenges related to the development of a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines.
This section shall cease to be effective on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the Task Force is established.