TITLE 
IV—CARBON 
CAPTURE 
AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITI-
GATION 
Subtitle A—Geological 
Sequestration Assessment 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Carbon 
Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 402. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘assessment’’ 
means the national assessment of capacity for car-
bon dioxide completed under subsection (f). 
(2) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means the 
portion of a storage formation that can retain car-
bon dioxide in accordance with the requirements (in-
cluding physical, geological, and economic require-
ments) established under the methodology developed 
under subsection (b). 
(3) ENGINEERED
HAZARD.—The term ‘‘engi-
neered hazard’’ includes the location and completion 
history of any well that could affect potential stor-
age. 
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(4) RISK.—The term ‘‘risk’’ includes any risk 
posed 
by 
geomechanical, 
geochemical, 
hydrogeological, structural, and engineered hazards. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Geological Survey. 
(6) STORAGE FORMATION.—The term ‘‘storage 
formation’’ 
means 
a 
deep 
saline 
formation, 
unmineable coal seam, or oil or gas reservoir that is 
capable of accommodating a volume of industrial 
carbon dioxide. 
(b) METHODOLOGY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
a methodology for conducting an assessment under sub-
section (f), taking into consideration— 
(1) the geographical extent of all potential stor-
age formations in all States; 
(2) the capacity of the potential storage forma-
tions; 
(3) the injectivity of the potential storage for-
mations; 
(4) an estimate of potential volumes of oil and 
gas recoverable by injection and storage of industrial 
carbon dioxide in potential storage formations; 
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(5) the risk associated with the potential stor-
age formations; and 
(6) the Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the 
United States and Canada that was completed by 
the Department of Energy in April 2006. 
(c) COORDINATION.— 
(1) FEDERAL COORDINATION.— 
(A) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretary of Energy and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency on issues of data sharing, format, devel-
opment of the methodology, and content of the 
assessment required under this section to en-
sure the maximum usefulness and success of 
the assessment. 
(B) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of En-
ergy and the Administrator shall cooperate with 
the Secretary to ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the usefulness and success of the 
assessment. 
(2) STATE
COORDINATION.—The Secretary 
shall consult with State geological surveys and other 
relevant entities to ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the usefulness and success of the assess-
ment. 
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(d) EXTERNAL REVIEW AND PUBLICATION.— On 
completion of the methodology under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) publish the methodology and solicit com-
ments from the public and the heads of affected 
Federal and State agencies; 
(2) establish a panel of individuals with exper-
tise in the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
through (5) of subsection (b) composed, as appro-
priate, of representatives of Federal agencies, insti-
tutions of higher education, nongovernmental organi-
zations, State organizations, industry, and inter-
national geoscience organizations to review the 
methodology and comments received under para-
graph (1); and 
(3) on completion of the review under para-
graph (2), publish in the Federal Register the re-
vised final methodology. 
(e) PERIODIC UPDATES.—The methodology devel-
oped under this section shall be updated periodically (in-
cluding at least once every 5 years) to incorporate new 
data as the data becomes available. 
(f) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of publication of the methodology under 
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subsection (d)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Energy and State geological sur-
veys, shall complete a national assessment of capac-
ity for carbon dioxide in accordance with the meth-
odology. 
(2) GEOLOGICAL
VERIFICATION.—As part of 
the assessment under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall carry out a drilling program to supplement the 
geological data relevant to determining storage ca-
pacity of carbon dioxide in geological storage forma-
tions, including— 
(A) well log data; 
(B) core data; and 
(C) fluid sample data. 
(3) PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER DRILLING PRO-
GRAMS.—As part of the drilling program under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall enter, as appro-
priate, into partnerships with other entities to collect 
and integrate data from other drilling programs rel-
evant to the storage of carbon dioxide in geologic 
formations. 
(4) INCORPORATION INTO NATCARB.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the 
assessment, the Secretary of Energy shall incor-
porate the results of the assessment using the 
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NatCarb database, to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
(B) RANKING.—The database shall include 
the data necessary to rank potential storage 
sites for capacity and risk, across the United 
States, within each State, by formation, and 
within each basin. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the assessment is completed, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report describing the findings under the as-
sessment. 
(6) PERIODIC UPDATES.—The national assess-
ment developed under this section shall be updated 
periodically (including at least once every 5 years) to 
support public and private sector decisionmaking. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
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Subtitle B—Terrestrial 
Sequestration Assessment 
SEC. 421. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the United States Geological Survey, shall— 
(1) conduct an assessment of the amount of 
carbon stored in terrestrial, aquatic, and coastal eco-
systems (including estuaries); 
(2) determine the processes that control the 
flux of carbon in and out of each ecosystem; 
(3) estimate the potential for increasing carbon 
sequestration in natural systems through manage-
ment measures or restoration activities in each eco-
system; and 
(4) develop near-term and long-term adaptation 
strategies that can be employed to enhance the se-
questration of carbon in each ecosystem. 
(b) USE OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES.—In developing 
management measures, restoration activities, or adapta-
tion strategies, the Secretary shall emphasize the use of 
native plant species for each ecosystem. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall develop the 
methodology and conduct the assessment in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the 
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 
the heads of other relevant agencies. 
SEC. 422. METHODOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 270 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
methodology for conducting the assessment. 
(b) PUBLICATION
OF PROPOSED METHODOLOGY; 
COMMENT.—Upon completion of a proposed methodology, 
the Secretary shall publish the proposed methodology and 
solicit comments from the public and heads of affected 
Federal and State agencies for 60 days before publishing 
a final methodology. 
SEC. 423. COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT AND REPORT. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete the national assessment within 2 
years after publication of the final methodology 
under section 422; and 
(2) submit a report describing the results of the 
assessment to the House Committee on Natural Re-
sources and the Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources within 180 days after the assess-
ment is completed. 
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Subtitle C—Sequestration 
Activities 
SEC. 431. CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE INVENTORY. 
Section 354 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15910) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) 
as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(c) RECORDS AND INVENTORY.—The Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, shall maintain records on and an inventory of the 
amount of carbon dioxide stored from Federal leases.’’. 
SEC. 432. FRAMEWORK FOR GEOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUES-
TRATION ON FEDERAL LANDS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report on a recommended regu-
latory and certification framework for conducting geologi-
cal carbon sequestration activities on Federal lands. The 
Secretary shall identify a lead agency within the Depart-
ment of the Interior to develop this framework. One of 
the goals of the framework shall be to identify what ac-
tions need to be taken in order to allow for commercial- 
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scale geological carbon sequestration activities to be un-
dertaken on Federal lands as expeditiously as possible. 
Subtitle D—Wildlife Programs 
CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL POLICY AND 
STRATEGY 
SEC. 441. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Global Warming 
Wildlife Survival Act’’. 
SEC. 442. NATIONAL POLICY ON WILDLIFE AND GLOBAL 
WARMING. 
It is the policy of the Federal Government, in co-
operation with State, tribal, and affected local govern-
ments, other concerned public and private organizations, 
landowners, and citizens to use all practicable means and 
measures— 
(1) to assist wildlife populations in adapting to 
and surviving the effects of global warming; and 
(2) to ensure the persistence and resilience of 
the wildlife of the United States as an essential part 
of our Nation’s culture, landscape, and natural re-
sources. 
SEC. 443. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter: 
(1) ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical processes’’ means the biological, chemical, 
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and physical interactions between the biotic and abi-
otic components of ecosystems, including nutrient 
cycling, pollination, predator-prey relationships, soil 
formation, gene flow, hydrologic cycling, decomposi-
tion, and disturbance regimes such as fire and flood-
ing. 
(2) HABITAT
LINKAGES.—The term ‘‘habitat 
linkages’’ means areas that connect wildlife habitat 
or potential wildlife habitat, and that facilitate the 
ability of wildlife to move within a landscape in re-
sponse to the effects of global warming. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means any 
species of wild, free-ranging fauna including fish, 
and also fauna in captive breeding programs the ob-
ject of which is to reintroduce individuals of a de-
pleted indigenous species into previously occupied 
range. 
SEC. 444. NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, within 
two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, on the basis of the best available science as pro-
vided by the science advisory board under section 
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