Sec. 3. Carbon storage validation and testing
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking section 963 (42 U.S. C. 16293) and inserting the following: In this section: The term electric generation unit means an electric generation unit that— uses coal- or natural gas-based generation technology; and is capable of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from the unit. The term large-scale carbon sequestration means a scale that demonstrates the ability to inject into geologic formations and sequester several million metric tons of carbon dioxide for not less than a 10-year period.
The term program means the program established under subsection (b)(1). The Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, and demonstration for carbon storage. Activities under the program shall include— in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, developing and maintaining mapping tools and resources that assess the capacity of geologic storage formation in the United States; developing monitoring tools, modeling of geologic formations, and analyses— to predict and verify carbon dioxide containment; and to account for sequestered carbon dioxide in geologic storage sites; researching— potential environmental, safety, and health impacts in the event of a leak into the atmosphere or to an aquifer; and any corresponding mitigation actions or responses to limit harmful consequences of such a leak; evaluating the interactions of carbon dioxide with formation solids and fluids, including the propensity of injections to induce seismic activity; assessing and ensuring the safety of operations relating to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide; determining the fate of carbon dioxide concurrent with and following injection into geologic formations; and supporting cost and business model assessments to examine the economic viability of technologies and systems developed under the program.
In carrying out research activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider a variety of candidate geologic settings, including— operating oil and gas fields; depleted oil and gas fields; residual oil zones; unconventional reservoirs and rock types; unmineable coal seams; saline formations in both sedimentary and basaltic geologies; geologic systems that may be used as engineered reservoirs to extract economical quantities of brine from geothermal resources of low permeability or porosity; and geologic systems containing in situ carbon dioxide mineralization formations.
The Secretary shall establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall provide funding for demonstration projects to collect and validate information on the cost and feasibility of commercial deployment of large-scale carbon sequestration technologies. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide additional funding to regional carbon sequestration partnerships that are carrying out or have completed a large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration project under this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 ) for additional work on that project.
Each demonstration project carried out under this subsection shall include longitudinal tests involving carbon dioxide injection and monitoring, mitigation, and verification operations. The National Energy Technology Laboratory shall act as a clearinghouse of shared information and resources for— existing or completed demonstration projects receiving additional funding under paragraph (2); and any new demonstration projects funded under this subsection. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that— assesses the progress of all regional carbon sequestration partnerships carrying out a demonstration project under this subsection; identifies the remaining challenges in achieving large-scale carbon sequestration that is reliable and safe for the environment and public health; and creates a roadmap for carbon storage research and development activities of the Department through 2025, with the goal of reducing economic and policy barriers to commercial carbon sequestration.
The Secretary may establish a program to transition large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration projects under subsection
(c)into integrated commercial storage complexes. The goals and objectives of the program described in paragraph
(1)shall be— to identify geologic storage sites that are able to accept large volumes of carbon dioxide acceptable for commercial contracts; to understand the technical and commercial viability of carbon dioxide geologic storage sites; and to carry out any other activities necessary to transition the large-scale carbon sequestration demonstration projects under subsection
(c)into integrated commercial storage complexes. Activities carried out under this section shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report that— describes the costs and benefits of entering into long-term binding contracts on behalf of the Federal Government with qualified parties to provide support for capturing carbon dioxide from electricity generated at an electric generation unit or carbon dioxide captured from an electric generation unit and sold to a purchaser for— the recovery of crude oil; or other purposes for which a commercial market exists; contains an analysis of how the Department would establish, implement, and maintain a contracting program described in subparagraph (A); and outlines options for how contracts may be structured, and regulations that would be necessary, to implement a contracting program described in subparagraph (A). There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; $110,250,000 for fiscal year 2021; $115,763,000 for fiscal year 2022; $121,551,000 for fiscal year 2023; and $127,628,000 for fiscal year 2024. . The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 ; 119 Stat. 600; 121 Stat. 1708) is amended by striking the item relating to section 963 and inserting the following: Sec. 963. Carbon storage validation and testing. .
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- Pub. L. 109-58
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Sec. 3
Carbon storage validation and testing
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-58
Stat.119 Stat. 600
Stat.121 Stat. 1708
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