Sec. 123. Offshore carbon storage program and assessment

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The Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–140 ; 121 Stat. 1704) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish a program to monitor, research, and model the ecological impacts of ocean carbon dioxide removal and storage techniques. In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027. . The table of contents for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–140 ; 121 Stat. 1496) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 708 the following: Sec. 709. Carbon dioxide impacts and fate in the ocean. . Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— expand the CarbonSAFE Initiative of the Department of Energy to complete a national carbon mineralization assessment that examines the full range of carbon mineralization storage potential for the outer Continental Shelf region; and submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the assessment.

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the potential for offshore carbon storage, including an assessment of— the potential for offshore carbon storage— in deep offshore sub-seabed locations, such as in geological formations; at the seabed, such as through biomass sinking; and within the oceans, such as liquid carbon dioxide storage; and other relevant methods of offshore carbon storage.

The assessment under paragraph

(1)shall include recommendations of measures that the Department of Energy may take to improve the ease, safety, and security of offshore carbon dioxide storage. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the assessment under paragraph (1).

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Pub. L. 110-140
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Sec. 123

Offshore carbon storage program and assessment

Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-140

Stat.121 Stat. 1704

Stat.121 Stat. 1496

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