3.0.0 2323 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z Senate S S 2007-11-07 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2008-01-31T22:20:07Z Referred to 2007-11-07T23:49:48Z 2008-01-31 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-343. Committee 2007-11-07 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-11-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-11-13 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-02-25 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Aquifers Carbon cycle Carbon dioxide China Coal East Asia Economics and Public Finance Electric power production Energy Environmental Protection Agency Environmental research Environmental technology Geology Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid India Law Natural gas Oil well drilling Research and development Saline waters Science, Technology, Communications South Asia Technological innovations Technology transfer Water Resources Development Environmental Protection 00 2007-11-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-09T21:51:29Z Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to at least three, but not more than five, eight-year commercial demonstration projects to demonstrate the long-term effects of sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep geological formations, of which: (1) not fewer than two shall be conducted in deep saline aquifers; and (2) the remainder may be conducted in saline aquifers combined with storage in established oil or gas fields.

Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to at least three, but not more than five, commercial demonstration projects for the capture of carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.

Establishes an interagency task force composed of the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Secretary of the Interior to develop regulations providing guidelines and practices for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide.

Requires the Director of the Office of Science to carry out a program for the research and development of potential technologies and approaches for the capture of carbon dioxide. Requires the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program for the research and development of carbon dioxide storage technologies; and (2) develop recommendations for optimal carbon dioxide storage features, practices, and conditions.

Requires the Secretary to complete a national carbon dioxide storage capacity assessment.

Requires the Secretary to offer to enter into agreements with China and India and any other country that is heavily dependent on coal-fired power plants for electricity generation to pursue technology-sharing agreements with respect to carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies.

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