Sec. 2. Definitions
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Unless otherwise provided, in this Act: The term alternative fuels means any solid, liquid, or gaseous material, or any combination of those materials, used to replace or supplement any portion of fuels used in combustion or pyrolysis for the production of low-emissions cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture. The term baseline embodied greenhouse gas emissions means the reported industry averages (using regional averages, if available, and otherwise using national averages) of embodied greenhouse gas emissions of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture, as determined by the Secretary under section 3(h)(1).
The term commercially available , with respect to cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture, means that the cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture is, or the component materials of cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture are— readily and widely available for public purchase in the United States; and produced using a production method that is widely in use. The term Department means the Department of Energy. The term eligible entity means— a Federal entity, including a federally funded research and development center of the Department; a State, territory, or possession of the United States; a municipality of a State or equivalent geographic area in a territory or possession of the United States; an Indian tribe (as defined in section 207(m)(1) of title 23, United States Code); a State energy office (as defined in section 124(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15821(a) )); a State energy financing institution (as defined in section 1701 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16511 )); an institution of higher education; a nonprofit research institution; a private entity; any other relevant entity the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and a partnership or consortium of 2 or more entities described in any of subparagraphs
(A)through (J). The term embodied greenhouse gas emissions means greenhouse gas (as defined in section 901 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17321 )) emissions, measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, generated as a result of the production of a material, including extraction, production, transport, and manufacturing. The term engineering performance standard means a standard in which the requirements are stated in terms of required results, with criteria for verifying compliance rather than specific composition, design, or procedure. The term environmental product declaration means a product-specific type III environmental product declaration that— conforms to ISO Standard 14025; assesses the embodied greenhouse gas emissions of the product; assesses copollutant emissions; and allows for environmental impact comparisons between different cements, concretes, asphalt binders, and asphalt mixtures produced using the same product category rule. The term low-emissions cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture means cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture— that has substantially lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions and copollutant emissions than the baseline embodied greenhouse gas emissions of the cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture, as applicable; and the substantially lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions and copollutant emissions of which are achieved through any combination of— production processes using low-carbon feedstocks; higher energy efficiency at the level of the cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture plant; low-carbon fuel substitution at the level of the cement, concrete, asphalt binder, or asphalt mixture plant; local production of, and use of locally sourced material in, the concrete or asphalt mixture, resulting in reduced concrete or asphalt mixture delivery miles and reduced emissions from transportation; the reduction of clinker content in the cement component of concrete or the substitution of clinker content with less carbon-intensive alternative materials, such as slag cement, coal ash, natural pozzolans, recycled ground-glass pozzolan, or other supplementary cementitious material; the reduction of petroleum-based asphalt in the asphalt binder component of asphalt mixtures, or the substitution of petroleum-based asphalt with less carbon-intensive alternative materials such as biobased binder, recycled material, or other alternative; the reduction of cement in concrete or asphalt binder in asphalt mixtures through mixture optimization, including the use of admixtures; the capture, storage, or use of point source carbon dioxide emissions during the cement, concrete, or asphalt binder production process; the use and storage of carbon in concrete or asphalt mixture materials; the use of noncarbonate feedstocks at the level of the cement plant; or other technologies, practices, or processes determined by the Secretary. The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ). The term portland cement means any hydraulic cement produced by pulverizing portland-cement clinker, usually including calcium sulfate and other ingredients as identified in specifications. The term relevant Centers means— the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; the William J. Hughes Technical Center; the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, including the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory; the Technical Service Center of the Bureau of Reclamation; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and any other center or institute identified by the Secretary. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term Task Force means the Interagency Task Force for Concrete and Asphalt Innovation established under section 7(a).
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