[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4824 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4824

  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of 
   Energy to carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and 
            development activities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2023

Mr. Baird (for himself and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of 
   Energy to carry out terrestrial carbon sequestration research and 
            development activities, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Carbon Sequestration Collaboration 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CARBON SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

    Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Carbon sequestration in geologic formations.--The 
        term `carbon sequestration in geologic formations' means carbon 
        sequestration methods or technologies utilizing existing 
        permeable or porous formations in geologic settings, such as 
        basins or aquifers.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) Terrestrial carbon sequestration.--The term 
        `terrestrial carbon sequestration' means carbon sequestration 
        methods or technologies engineered by humans and targeted at 
        rangelands, agricultural lands, fallow lands, or forest stands 
        to increase soil organic carbon levels or sequester carbon 
        through transport processes via plant and root biomass, 
        including through soil additives, geochemical approaches, and 
        other engineered solutions that can increase the storage of 
        produced carbon in inorganic or mineral forms, such as biochar 
        and carbon mineralization utilizing mine tailings.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``shall establish'' and 
                        inserting ``, in coordination with the heads of 
                        relevant Federal agencies, carry out''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including through 
                        terrestrial carbon sequestration and carbon 
                        sequestration in geologic formations'' before 
                        the period;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``in coordination 
                                with relevant Federal agencies,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``assess the 
                                capacity of geologic storage 
                                formation'' and inserting ``evaluate 
                                terrestrial carbon sequestration and 
                                carbon sequestration in geologic 
                                formations'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by inserting ``and terrestrial 
                                carbon storage sites'' after ``geologic 
                                formations''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``geologic storage'' and inserting 
                                ``across a variety of ecosystems'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``formation''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, and 
                                determining the fate of carbon dioxide 
                                concurrent with and after injection 
                                into geologic formations'' before the 
                                semicolon;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide'' 
                        and inserting ``terrestrial carbon 
                        sequestration and carbon sequestration in 
                        geologic formations'';
                            (v) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G);
                            (vi) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and 
                        (I) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively;
                            (vii) in subparagraph (F), as so 
                        resesignated, by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon;
                            (viii) in subparagraph (G), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking the period; and
                            (ix) by adding at the end the following new 
                        subparagraphs:
                    ``(H) enhancing the scientific understanding of, 
                and reducing uncertainties associated with, the cycling 
                of carbon in agriculture lands, forests, and geologic 
                formations, including long- and short-term behavior and 
                potential environmental effects of sequestered carbon;
                    ``(I) identifying scientific barriers and pursuing 
                research solutions to challenges preventing terrestrial 
                carbon sequestration and carbon sequestration in 
                geologic formations, including supporting cost and 
                business model assessments to examine the economic 
                viability of technologies and systems developed under 
                the program;
                    ``(J) collecting, identifying, standardizing, and 
                utilizing data and data sharing practices needed to--
                            ``(i) increase the understanding of 
                        terrestrial carbon sequestration, in particular 
                        carbon sequestered through agricultural 
                        practices and conservation agriculture, such as 
                        rangeland and grazing management, soil cover, 
                        and crop rotations; and
                            ``(ii) support the development and 
                        demonstration of new carbon sequestration tools 
                        and technologies; and
                    ``(K) coordinating across Federal agencies research 
                efforts regarding terrestrial carbon sequestration and 
                carbon sequestration in geologic formations.'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (5);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(3) Leveraging.--In carrying out activities under the 
        program, the Secretary shall leverage for the advancement of 
        monitoring, reporting, and verification, including tools, 
        modeling, and analysis, the collective body of knowledge and 
        data, including experience and resources from existing carbon 
        utilization and sequestration research, entities, and 
        demonstrations, from the following:
                    ``(A) The United States Geological Survey, the 
                Agricultural Research Service, and the national Carbon 
                Utilization Research Center.
                    ``(B) The Department of Energy, including the 
                Office of Science, the Office of Fossil Energy and 
                Carbon Management, and the Office of Clean Energy 
                Demonstrations.
                    ``(C) Interagency research and development 
                initiatives and data collection activities.
                    ``(D) Other Federal agencies, research communities, 
                and users of the data referred to in subparagraph (J) 
                of paragraph (2), including the Farm Service Agency, 
                the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the 
                Forest Service, and the Natural Resources Conservation 
                Service.
            ``(4) Coordination.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry 
        out the program in coordination with, and avoid unnecessary 
        duplication of, the following:
                    ``(A) Other research entities of the Department of 
                Energy, including the National Laboratories and the 
                Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
                    ``(B) Research entities, services, and partnerships 
                of the Department of Agriculture, including the 
                Agricultural Research Service, the Natural Resources 
                Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency, and the 
                Forest Service.
                    ``(C) Research entities of the Department of the 
                Interior.
                    ``(D) Other entities within Federal agencies that 
                conduct research, development, or demonstration on 
                terrestrial carbon sequestration and carbon 
                sequestration in geologic formations.''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(6) Research plan.--Not later than two years after the 
        date of the enactment of this paragraph and annually 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural 
        Resources, and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
        Forestry of the Senate the long-term strategic and prioritized 
        research agenda to identify and address scientific challenges 
        for widespread adoption of terrestrial carbon sequestration and 
        carbon sequestration in geological formations, including in 
        shallow formations and sites not used for enhanced oil 
        recovery.''.
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