[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1625. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Wicker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1618 
submitted by Mr. Hatch (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SECURE GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 45Q(d) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) Secure geological storage.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2018, the 
     Secretary shall establish regulations for determining 
     adequate security measures for the geological storage of 
     carbon dioxide under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(C) of subsection 
     (a) such that the carbon dioxide does not escape into the 
     atmosphere.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The regulations established pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) shall provide that--
       ``(i) for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (a), 
     carbon dioxide shall be considered disposed of in secure 
     geological storage if such carbon dioxide is stored in 
     compliance with rules promulgated by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency under subpart RR of part 98 of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph), under the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and rules under the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) which are applicable to carbon 
     dioxide disposed of in secure geological storage and not used 
     as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or 
     natural gas recovery project, and
       ``(ii) for purposes of paragraph (2)(C) of subsection (a), 
     carbon dioxide shall be considered disposed of in secure 
     geological storage if such carbon dioxide is stored in 
     compliance with rules promulgated by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency which are applicable to carbon dioxide used 
     as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or 
     natural gas recovery project under--

       ``(I) subpart UU of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph), under the Clean Air Act, and
       ``(II) subpart C of part 146 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph), under the Safe Drinking Water Act, to the 
     extent such rules are applicable to Class II wells.''.

       (b) Qualified Enhanced Oil or Natural Gas Recovery 
     Project.--Paragraph (4) of section 45Q(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``by substituting'' and inserting 
     ``determined--
       ``(A) by substituting--'',
       (2) by striking the period and inserting ``, and'', and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(B) without regard to subparagraph (A)(iii) thereof.''.
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