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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. 

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 

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 gasgenerated power. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Launching Energy Ad5 vancement and Development through Innovations for Nat6 ural Gas Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH, DE2 VELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PRO3 GRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title IX of the En5 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 969. NATURAL GAS CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH, 

8 DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PRO9 GRAM. 

10 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(1) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘natural gas’ 

12 includes any fuel consisting in whole or in part of— 

13 ‘‘(A) natural gas; 

14 ‘‘(B) liquid petroleum gas; 

15 ‘‘(C) synthetic gas derived from petroleum 

16 or natural gas liquids; 

17 ‘‘(D) any mixture of natural gas and syn18 thetic gas; or 

19 ‘‘(E) any product derived directly from 

20 natural gas, including hydrogen. 

21 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING ELECTRIC GENERATION FA22 CILITY.—The term ‘qualifying electric generation fa23 cility’ means a facility that generates electric energy 

24 through the use of natural gas. 

25 ‘‘(3) QUALIFYING TECHNOLOGY.—The term 

26 ‘qualifying technology’ means any technology to capVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:13 Jul 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3828.IH H3828

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1 ture carbon dioxide produced during the generation 

2 of electricity from natural gas power systems. 

3 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH, DEVELOP4 MENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab6 lish a program under which the Secretary shall, 

7 through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, award 

8 grants to eligible entities to conduct research, devel9 opment, and demonstration of qualifying tech10 nologies. 

11 ‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pro12 gram established under paragraph (1) shall be— 

13 ‘‘(A) to conduct research to accelerate the 

14 development of qualifying technologies to reduce 

15 the quantity of carbon dioxide emissions re16 leased from qualifying electric generation facili17 ties, including— 

18 ‘‘(i) pre- and post-combustion capture 

19 technologies; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) technologies to improve the ther21 modynamics, kinetics, scalability, dura22 bility, and flexibility of carbon capture 

23 technologies for use during the generation 

24 of electricity from natural gas power sys25 tems; 


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1 ‘‘(B) to expedite and carry out demonstra2 tion projects (including pilot projects) for quali3 fying technologies in partnership with quali4 fying electric generation facilities in order to 

5 demonstrate the technical feasibility and eco6 nomic potential for commercial deployment of 

7 technologies developed pursuant to subpara8 graph (A); and 

9 ‘‘(C) to identify any barriers to the com10 mercial deployment of any qualifying tech11 nologies under development pursuant to re12 search conducted pursuant to subparagraph 

13 (A). 

14 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 

15 receive a grant under this subsection is— 

16 ‘‘(A) a National Laboratory; 

17 ‘‘(B) an institution of higher education; 

18 ‘‘(C) a research facility; 

19 ‘‘(D) a multi-institutional collaboration; or 

20 ‘‘(E) another appropriate entity or com21 bination of any of the entities specified in sub22 paragraphs (A) through (D). 

23 ‘‘(c) CARBON CAPTURE FACILITIES DEMONSTRATION

24 PROGRAM.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the pro2 gram established under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall establish a demonstration program under which 

4 the Secretary shall, through a competitive, merit-re5 viewed process, enter into cooperative agreements 

6 with entities that submit applications pursuant to 

7 paragraph (4) for demonstration or pilot projects to 

8 construct and operate, by not later than September 

9 30, 2025, up to five facilities to capture carbon diox10 ide from qualifying electric generation facilities. The 

11 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 provide technical assistance to any entity seeking to 

13 enter into such a cooperative agreement in obtaining 

14 any necessary permits and licenses to demonstrate 

15 qualifying technologies. 

16 ‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec17 retary may enter into a cooperative agreement under 

18 this subsection with industry stakeholders, including 

19 any such industry stakeholder operating in partner20 ship with National Laboratories, institutions of high21 er education, multi-institutional collaborations, and 

22 other appropriate entities. 

23 ‘‘(3) GOALS.—Each demonstration or pilot 

24 project carried out pursuant to the demonstration 

25 program under this subsection shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) be designed to further the develop2 ment of qualifying technologies that may be 

3 used by a qualifying electric generation facility; 

4 ‘‘(B) be financed in part by the private 

5 sector; 

6 ‘‘(C) if necessary, secure agreements for 

7 the offtake of carbon dioxide emissions captured 

8 by qualifying technologies during the project; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(D) support energy production in the 

11 United States. 

12 ‘‘(4) REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS.—Not later 

13 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

14 Act, the Secretary shall solicit applications for coop15 erative agreements for projects— 

16 ‘‘(A) to demonstrate qualifying tech17 nologies at up to five qualifying electric genera18 tion facilities; and 

19 ‘‘(B) to construct and operate three or 

20 more facilities to capture carbon dioxide from a 

21 qualifying electric generation facility. 

22 ‘‘(5) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In consid23 ering applications submitted under paragraph (4), 

24 the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, 

25 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) ensure a broad geographic distribu2 tion of project sites; 

3 ‘‘(B) ensure that a broad selection of 

4 qualifying electric generation facilities are rep5 resented; 

6 ‘‘(C) ensure that a broad selection of quali7 fying technologies are represented; 

8 ‘‘(D) require information and knowledge 

9 gained by each participant in the demonstration 

10 program to be transferred and shared among 

11 all participants in the demonstration program; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(E) leverage existing— 

14 ‘‘(i) public-private partnerships; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) Federal resources. 

16 ‘‘(d) COST SHARING.—In carrying out this section, 

17 the Secretary shall require cost sharing in accordance with 

18 section 988. 

19 ‘‘(e) FEE TITLE.—The Secretary may vest fee title 

20 or other property interests acquired under cooperative 

21 agreements entered into under subsection (b)(4) in any 

22 entity, including the United States. 

23 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date on which the Secretary solicits applications under 

25 subsection (c)(3), and annually thereafter, the Secretary 


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1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction 

2 of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 

3 that includes— 

4 ‘‘(1) a detailed description of how applications 

5 for cooperative agreements under subsection (b) will 

6 be solicited and evaluated, including— 

7 ‘‘(A) a list of any activities carried out by 

8 the Secretary to solicit or evaluate applications; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) a process for ensuring that any 

11 projects carried out under a cooperative agree12 ment are designed to result in the development 

13 or demonstration of qualifying technologies; 

14 ‘‘(2)(A) in the case of the first report under 

15 this subsection, a detailed list of technical milestones 

16 for the development and demonstration of each 

17 qualifying technology pursued under subsection (b); 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) in the case of each subsequent report 

20 under this subsection, the progress made towards 

21 achieving such technical milestones during the pe22 riod covered by the report; and 

23 ‘‘(3) with respect to the demonstration program 

24 established under subsection (c), includes— 


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1 ‘‘(A) an estimate of the cost of licensing, 

2 permitting, constructing, and operating each 

3 carbon capture facility expected to be con4 structed under that demonstration program; 

5 ‘‘(B) a schedule for the planned construc6 tion and operation of each demonstration or 

7 pilot project; and 

8 ‘‘(C) an estimate of any financial assist9 ance, compensation, or incentives proposed to 

10 be paid by the host State, Indian Tribe, or local 

11 government with respect to each facility. 

12 ‘‘(g) FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2020 

13 through 2025, out of any amounts appropriated to the De14 partment to carry out fossil energy research and develop15 ment activities and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary 

16 may use to carry out this section not more than 

17 $50,000,000.’’. 

18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

19 for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 

20 119 Stat. 600) is amended by inserting after the item re21 lating to section 968 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 969. Natural gas carbon capture research, development, and demonstration program.’’. 

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