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Calendar No. 553 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1523 

[Report No. 110–254] 

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from 

the Capitol power plant. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2007 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

DECEMBER 19, 2007 

Reported by Mrs. BOXER, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon 

dioxide from the Capitol power plant. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CAPITOL POWER PLANT CARBON DIOXIDE 

4 EMISSIONS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

5 Section 118 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7418) 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) CAPITOL POWER PLANT CARBON DIOXIDE

2 EMISSIONS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 

3 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

4 ‘‘(A) CAPITOL POWER PLANT.—The term 

5 ‘Capitol power plant’ means the power plant 

6 constructed in the vicinity of the Capitol Com7 plex, Washington, DC, pursuant to the first 

8 section of the Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 

9 479, chapter 1762), and designated under the 

10 first section of the Act of March 4, 1911 (2 

11 U.S.C. 2162). 

12 ‘‘(B) CARBON DIOXIDE ENERGY EFFI13 CIENCY.—The term ‘carbon dioxide energy effi14 ciency’, with respect to a project, means the 

15 quantity of electricity used to power equipment 

16 for carbon dioxide capture and storage or use. 

17 ‘‘(C) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

18 means the competitive grant demonstration pro19 gram established under paragraph (2). 

20 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Ad21 ministrator shall establish a competitive grant dem22 onstration program under which the Administrator 

23 shall provide to eligible entities, as determined by 

24 the Administrator, grants to carry out projects to 

25 demonstrate, during the 2-year period beginning on 


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1 the date of enactment of this subsection, the capture 

2 and storage or use of carbon dioxide emitted from 

3 the Capitol power plant as a result of burning coal. 

4 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) PROVISION OF GRANTS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

7 shall provide the grants under the program 

8 on a competitive basis. 

9 ‘‘(ii) FACTORS FOR CONSIDER10 ATION.—In providing grants under the 

11 program, the Administrator shall take into 

12 consideration— 

13 ‘‘(I) the practicability of conver14 sion by the proposed project of carbon 

15 dioxide into useful products, such as 

16 transportation fuel; 

17 ‘‘(II) the carbon dioxide energy 

18 efficiency of the proposed project; and 

19 ‘‘(III) whether the proposed 

20 project is able to reduce more than 1 

21 air pollutant regulated under this Act. 

22 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTITIES.—An 

23 entity that receives a grant under the program 

24 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) use to carry out the project of the 

2 entity a technology designed to reduce or 

3 eliminate emission of carbon dioxide that is 

4 in existence on the date of enactment of 

5 this subsection that has been used— 

6 ‘‘(I) by not less than 3 other fa7 cilities (including a coal-fired power 

8 plant); and 

9 ‘‘(II) on a scale of not less than 

10 5 times the size of the proposed 

11 project of the entity at the Capitol 

12 power plant; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) carry out the project of the enti14 ty in consultation and concurrence with the 

15 Architect of the Capitol. 

16 ‘‘(4) INCENTIVE.—In addition to the grant 

17 under this subsection, the Administrator may pro18 vide to an entity that receives such a grant an incen19 tive award in an amount equal to not more than 

20 $50,000, of which— 

21 ‘‘(A) $15,000 shall be provided after the 

22 project of the entity has sustained operation for 

23 a period of 100 days, as determined by the Ad24 ministrator; 


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1 ‘‘(B) $15,000 shall be provided after the 

2 project of the entity has sustained operation for 

3 a period of 200 days, as determined by the Ad4 ministrator; and 

5 ‘‘(C) $20,000 shall be provided after the 

6 project of the entity has sustained operation for 

7 a period of 300 days, as determined by the Ad8 ministrator. 

9 ‘‘(5) TERMINATION.—The program shall termi10 nate on the date that is 2 years after the date of en11 actment of this subsection. 

12 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 the program $3,000,000.’’. 


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Calendar No. 553 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1523 

[Report No. 110

–254] 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of 

carbon dioxide from the Capitol power plant. 

DECEMBER 19, 2007 

Reported without amendment 


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