[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 150 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S12778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
        Landrieu, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Warner, Mr. Lieberman, 
        Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Bunning):
  S. 2144. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study 
of feasibility relating to the construction and operation of pipelines 
and carbon dioxide sequestration facilities, and for other purposes; to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2144

       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 Dioxide Pipeline 
     Study Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 2. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   OPERATION OF PIPELINES AND CARBON DIOXIDE 
                   SEQUESTRATION FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary''), in coordination with the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall 
     conduct a study to assess the feasibility of the construction 
     and operation of--
       (1) pipelines to be used for the transportation of carbon 
     dioxide for the purpose of sequestration or enhanced oil 
     recovery; and
       (2) carbon dioxide sequestration facilities.
       (b) Scope.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) any barrier or potential barrier in existence as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, including any technical, 
     siting, financing, or regulatory barrier, relating to the 
     construction and operation of--
       (A) pipelines to be used for the transportation of carbon 
     dioxide for the purpose of sequestration or enhanced oil 
     recovery; or
       (B) carbon dioxide sequestration facilities;
       (2) any market risk (including throughput risk) relating to 
     the construction and operation of--
       (A) pipelines to be used for the transportation of carbon 
     dioxide for the purpose of sequestration or enhanced oil 
     recovery; or
       (B) carbon dioxide sequestration facilities;
       (3) any regulatory, financing, or siting option that, as 
     determined by the Secretary, would--
       (A) mitigate any market risk described in paragraph (2); or
       (B) help ensure the construction of pipelines dedicated to 
     the transportation of carbon dioxide for the purpose of 
     sequestration or enhanced oil recovery;
       (4) the means by which to ensure the safe handling, 
     transportation, and sequestration of carbon dioxide;
       (5) any preventive measure to ensure the integrity of 
     pipelines to be used for the transportation of carbon dioxide 
     for the purpose of sequestration or enhanced oil recovery; 
     and
       (6) any other appropriate issue, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the results of the study.
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