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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 2812 (Introduced in Senate) — To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. · Sec. 501

Sec. 501. United States Geological Survey

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The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the Director ), shall carry out research, development, and demonstration activities in each of the areas described in this subsection. The Director shall— carry out mapping and technical and economic assessments of geological resources, mine tailings, and other alkaline industrial wastes for mineralization; and establish of a public database of results of the mapping and assessments carried out under clause (i). The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy. The Director shall carry out field experiments on carbon-sequestering waste materials, including mine tailings and industrial wastes. The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with— the Assistant Secretary for of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy; the Assistant Administrator for of Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the director of the Bureau of Land Management. The Director shall carry out research on the environmental impacts of broadcasting materials, including disturbing piles of mine tailings. The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with— the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy; and the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Director shall carry out research on the environmental and social impacts of expanded mining activities for the purpose of mineralization, including the net carbon impact of those activities. The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with— the Director of the National Science Foundation; the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy; and the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Director shall carry out development of new, low-emissions sources of alkalinity for carbon mineralization and new mineralization processes, such as looping and direct air capture hybrids. The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy. The Director shall establish not more than 6 regional partnerships, the membership of which may be made up of 1 or more— institutions of higher education; State entities; Federal entities; Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )); Native Hawaiian organizations (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 )); nongovernmental organizations; and other relevant entities. The purpose of a regional partnership established under subparagraph
(A)shall be— to characterize regional resources for mineralization; and to carry out field experiments and small-scale demonstration projects for mineralization. The Director shall carry out the activities described in this paragraph in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy. The Director shall carry out other carbon dioxide removal research, development, and demonstration activities, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Interior to carry out this section— $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; $21,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2031 and 2032; and $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2033.
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Sec. 501
United States Geological Survey
U.S.C.§ 5304
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