[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3828 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3828

   To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the 
    research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable 
  technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the 
               generation of natural gas-generated power.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2019

  Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Gonzalez of 
Texas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Lamb, and Mr. Walberg) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                               Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the 
    research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable 
  technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the 
               generation of natural gas-generated power.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Launching Energy Advancement and 
Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 969. NATURAL GAS CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
              DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Natural gas.--The term `natural gas' includes any 
        fuel consisting in whole or in part of--
                    ``(A) natural gas;
                    ``(B) liquid petroleum gas;
                    ``(C) synthetic gas derived from petroleum or 
                natural gas liquids;
                    ``(D) any mixture of natural gas and synthetic gas; 
                or
                    ``(E) any product derived directly from natural 
                gas, including hydrogen.
            ``(2) Qualifying electric generation facility.--The term 
        `qualifying electric generation facility' means a facility that 
        generates electric energy through the use of natural gas.
            ``(3) Qualifying technology.--The term `qualifying 
        technology' means any technology to capture carbon dioxide 
        produced during the generation of electricity from natural gas 
        power systems.
    ``(b) Establishment of Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
        under which the Secretary shall, through a competitive, merit-
        reviewed process, award grants to eligible entities to conduct 
        research, development, and demonstration of qualifying 
        technologies.
            ``(2) Objectives.--The objectives of the program 
        established under paragraph (1) shall be--
                    ``(A) to conduct research to accelerate the 
                development of qualifying technologies to reduce the 
                quantity of carbon dioxide emissions released from 
                qualifying electric generation facilities, including--
                            ``(i) pre- and post-combustion capture 
                        technologies; and
                            ``(ii) technologies to improve the 
                        thermodynamics, kinetics, scalability, 
                        durability, and flexibility of carbon capture 
                        technologies for use during the generation of 
                        electricity from natural gas power systems;
                    ``(B) to expedite and carry out demonstration 
                projects (including pilot projects) for qualifying 
                technologies in partnership with qualifying electric 
                generation facilities in order to demonstrate the 
                technical feasibility and economic potential for 
                commercial deployment of technologies developed 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) to identify any barriers to the commercial 
                deployment of any qualifying technologies under 
                development pursuant to research conducted pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Eligible entities.--An entity eligible to receive a 
        grant under this subsection is--
                    ``(A) a National Laboratory;
                    ``(B) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(C) a research facility;
                    ``(D) a multi-institutional collaboration; or
                    ``(E) another appropriate entity or combination of 
                any of the entities specified in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (D).
    ``(c) Carbon Capture Facilities Demonstration Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--As part of the program established 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a 
        demonstration program under which the Secretary shall, through 
        a competitive, merit-reviewed process, enter into cooperative 
        agreements with entities that submit applications pursuant to 
        paragraph (4) for demonstration or pilot projects to construct 
        and operate, by not later than September 30, 2025, up to five 
        facilities to capture carbon dioxide from qualifying electric 
        generation facilities. The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, provide technical assistance to any entity 
        seeking to enter into such a cooperative agreement in obtaining 
        any necessary permits and licenses to demonstrate qualifying 
        technologies.
            ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        a cooperative agreement under this subsection with industry 
        stakeholders, including any such industry stakeholder operating 
        in partnership with National Laboratories, institutions of 
        higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, and other 
        appropriate entities.
            ``(3) Goals.--Each demonstration or pilot project carried 
        out pursuant to the demonstration program under this subsection 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be designed to further the development of 
                qualifying technologies that may be used by a 
                qualifying electric generation facility;
                    ``(B) be financed in part by the private sector;
                    ``(C) if necessary, secure agreements for the 
                offtake of carbon dioxide emissions captured by 
                qualifying technologies during the project; and
                    ``(D) support energy production in the United 
                States.
            ``(4) Request for applications.--Not later than 120 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        solicit applications for cooperative agreements for projects--
                    ``(A) to demonstrate qualifying technologies at up 
                to five qualifying electric generation facilities; and
                    ``(B) to construct and operate three or more 
                facilities to capture carbon dioxide from a qualifying 
                electric generation facility.
            ``(5) Review of applications.--In considering applications 
        submitted under paragraph (4), the Secretary, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, shall--
                    ``(A) ensure a broad geographic distribution of 
                project sites;
                    ``(B) ensure that a broad selection of qualifying 
                electric generation facilities are represented;
                    ``(C) ensure that a broad selection of qualifying 
                technologies are represented;
                    ``(D) require information and knowledge gained by 
                each participant in the demonstration program to be 
                transferred and shared among all participants in the 
                demonstration program; and
                    ``(E) leverage existing--
                            ``(i) public-private partnerships; and
                            ``(ii) Federal resources.
    ``(d) Cost Sharing.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall require cost sharing in accordance with section 988.
    ``(e) Fee Title.--The Secretary may vest fee title or other 
property interests acquired under cooperative agreements entered into 
under subsection (b)(4) in any entity, including the United States.
    ``(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary solicits applications under subsection (c)(3), and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
jurisdiction of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
that includes--
            ``(1) a detailed description of how applications for 
        cooperative agreements under subsection (b) will be solicited 
        and evaluated, including--
                    ``(A) a list of any activities carried out by the 
                Secretary to solicit or evaluate applications; and
                    ``(B) a process for ensuring that any projects 
                carried out under a cooperative agreement are designed 
                to result in the development or demonstration of 
                qualifying technologies;
            ``(2)(A) in the case of the first report under this 
        subsection, a detailed list of technical milestones for the 
        development and demonstration of each qualifying technology 
        pursued under subsection (b); and
            ``(B) in the case of each subsequent report under this 
        subsection, the progress made towards achieving such technical 
        milestones during the period covered by the report; and
            ``(3) with respect to the demonstration program established 
        under subsection (c), includes--
                    ``(A) an estimate of the cost of licensing, 
                permitting, constructing, and operating each carbon 
                capture facility expected to be constructed under that 
                demonstration program;
                    ``(B) a schedule for the planned construction and 
                operation of each demonstration or pilot project; and
                    ``(C) an estimate of any financial assistance, 
                compensation, or incentives proposed to be paid by the 
                host State, Indian Tribe, or local government with 
                respect to each facility.
    ``(g) Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025, out of 
any amounts appropriated to the Department to carry out fossil energy 
research and development activities and not otherwise obligated, the 
Secretary may use to carry out this section not more than 
$50,000,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 968 the following:

``Sec. 969. Natural gas carbon capture research, development, and 
                            demonstration program.''.
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