[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1523 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1523

 To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from 
                        the Capitol power plant.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2007

  Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Alexander) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from 
                        the Capitol power plant.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CAPITOL POWER PLANT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS DEMONSTRATION 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 118 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7418) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Capitol Power Plant Carbon Dioxide Emissions Demonstration 
Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Capitol power plant.--The term `Capitol power 
                plant' means the power plant constructed in the 
                vicinity of the Capitol Complex, Washington, DC, 
                pursuant to the first section of the Act of April 28, 
                1904 (33 Stat. 479, chapter 1762), and designated under 
                the first section of the Act of March 4, 1911 (2 U.S.C. 
                2162).
                    ``(B) Carbon dioxide energy efficiency.--The term 
                `carbon dioxide energy efficiency', with respect to a 
                project, means the quantity of electricity used to 
                power equipment for carbon dioxide capture and storage 
                or use.
                    ``(C) Program.--The term `program' means the 
                competitive grant demonstration program established 
                under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Establishment of program.--The Administrator shall 
        establish a competitive grant demonstration program under which 
        the Administrator shall provide to eligible entities, as 
        determined by the Administrator, grants to carry out projects 
        to demonstrate, during the 2-year period beginning on the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, the capture and storage or use 
        of carbon dioxide emitted from the Capitol power plant as a 
        result of burning coal.
            ``(3) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) Provision of grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                        provide the grants under the program on a 
                        competitive basis.
                            ``(ii) Factors for consideration.--In 
                        providing grants under the program, the 
                        Administrator shall take into consideration--
                                    ``(I) the practicability of 
                                conversion by the proposed project of 
                                carbon dioxide into useful products, 
                                such as transportation fuel;
                                    ``(II) the carbon dioxide energy 
                                efficiency of the proposed project; and
                                    ``(III) whether the proposed 
                                project is able to reduce more than 1 
                                air pollutant regulated under this Act.
                    ``(B) Requirements for entities.--An entity that 
                receives a grant under the program shall--
                            ``(i) use to carry out the project of the 
                        entity a technology designed to reduce or 
                        eliminate emission of carbon dioxide that is in 
                        existence on the date of enactment of this 
                        subsection that has been used--
                                    ``(I) by not less than 3 other 
                                facilities (including a coal-fired 
                                power plant); and
                                    ``(II) on a scale of not less than 
                                5 times the size of the proposed 
                                project of the entity at the Capitol 
                                power plant; and
                            ``(ii) carry out the project of the entity 
                        in consultation and concurrence with the 
                        Architect of the Capitol.
            ``(4) Incentive.--In addition to the grant under this 
        subsection, the Administrator may provide to an entity that 
        receives such a grant an incentive award in an amount equal to 
        not more than $50,000, of which--
                    ``(A) $15,000 shall be provided after the project 
                of the entity has sustained operation for a period of 
                100 days, as determined by the Administrator;
                    ``(B) $15,000 shall be provided after the project 
                of the entity has sustained operation for a period of 
                200 days, as determined by the Administrator; and
                    ``(C) $20,000 shall be provided after the project 
                of the entity has sustained operation for a period of 
                300 days, as determined by the Administrator.
            ``(5) Termination.--The program shall terminate on the date 
        that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out the program $3,000,000.''.
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