3.0.0 2614 2017-12-14T23:55:35Z 2017-12-14T23:55:35Z Senate S S 2008-02-08 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-02-08T16:18:53Z 2008-02-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-02-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S818-819) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2008-02-26 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2008-02-28 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2008-02-28 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2008-03-03 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2008-04-16 False Environmental Protection Awards, medals, prizes Carbon cycle Climate change and greenhouse gases Commemorations Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Environmental technology Executive reorganization Fluorocarbons Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Intellectual property Law Licenses Patents Science, Technology, Communications Environmental Protection 00 2008-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-29T19:55:46Z Greenhouse Gas Emission Atmospheric Removal Act or the GEAR Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to provide incentives to encourage the development and implementation of technology to permanently remove greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere on a significant scale.

Establishes within the Department of Energy (DOE) the Greenhouse Gas Emission Atmospheric Removal Commission.

Requires the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Commission, to provide financial awards on a competitive basis to entities for the achievement of milestones in developing and applying technology that could significantly slow or reverse the accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere by permanently capturing or sequestrating those gases without significant countervailing harmful effects.

Requires the Commission to: (1) develop specific requirements for the competition, performance, monitoring and verification, and the scale of awards; (2) establish minimum levels for the capture or net sequestration of GHGs required to qualify for a financial award; (3) offer awards to entities that demonstrate achievement of specified technological goals; and (4) establish standards for required peer review of proposals seeking such awards.

Vests title to intellectual property arising from such awards in U.S. entities. Bars title transfer to an entity not incorporated in the United States until the first obtained patent expires. Authorizes the United States to reserve a license to have such property practiced on its behalf.

]]> GEAR Act Short Titles as Introduced GEAR Act Short Titles as Introduced Greenhouse Gas Emission Atmospheric Removal Act Display Title GEAR Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate the development, demonstration, and implementation of technology for the use in removing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2614is/xml/BILLS-110s2614is.xml 2008-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.