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and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1734). 
‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—The Federal Coor-
dinator is authorized to use, without further ap-
propriation, amounts collected under subpara-
graph (A) to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 283. OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY. 
(a) LEASES, EASEMENTS, OR RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR 
ENERGY AND RELATED PURPOSES.—Section 8(p) of the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘Secretary of the Depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating’’ the 
following: ‘‘, the Secretary of Commerce,’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) 
COMPETITIVE
OR
NONCOMPETITIVE 
BASIS.—Any lease, easement, or right-of-way under 
paragraph (1) shall be issued on a competitive basis, 
unless— 
‘‘(A) the lease, easement, or right-of-way 
relates to a project that meets the criteria es-
tablished under section 388(d) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (43 U.S.C. 1337 note; Pub-
lic Law 109–58); 
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‘‘(B) the lease, easement, or right-of-way— 
‘‘(i) is for the placement and oper-
ation of a meteorological or marine data 
collection facility; and 
‘‘(ii) has a term of not more than 5 
years; or 
‘‘(C) the Secretary determines, after pro-
viding public notice of a proposed lease, ease-
ment, or right-of-way, that no competitive inter-
est exists.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) CLARIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission shall not have authority to approve 
or license a wave or current energy project on 
the outer Continental Shelf under part I of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) 
‘‘(B) TRANSMISSION
OF
POWER.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not affect any authority of 
the Commission with respect to the trans-
mission of power generated from a project de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) CONSIDERATION
OF CERTAIN REQUESTS
FOR 
AUTHORIZATION.—In considering a request for authoriza-
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tion of a project pending before the Commission on the 
outer Continental Shelf as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall rely, to the max-
imum extent practicable, on the materials submitted to the 
Commission before that date. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section or 
an amendment made by this section requires the resubmis-
sion of any document that was previously submitted, or 
the reauthorization of any action that was previously au-
thorized, with respect to a project on the outer Continental 
Shelf, for which a preliminary permit was issued by the 
Commission before the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle 
G—Marine 
and 
Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy 
Promotion 
SEC. 291. DEFINITION OF MARINE AND HYDROKINETIC RE-
NEWABLE ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this subtitle, the term ‘‘marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy’’ means electrical en-
ergy from— 
(1) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estu-
aries, and tidal areas; 
(2) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, and 
streams; 
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(3) free flowing water in man-made channels, 
including projects that utilize nonmechanical struc-
tures to accelerate the flow of water for electric 
power production purposes; and 
(4) differentials in ocean temperature (ocean 
thermal energy conversion). 
(b) EXCLUSION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(a)(3), the term ‘‘marine and hydrokinetic renewable en-
ergy’’ does not include energy from any source that uses 
a dam, diversionary structure, or impoundment for electric 
power purposes. 
SEC. 292. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, shall establish a program of marine and hydrokinetic 
renewable energy research, including— 
(1) developing and demonstrating marine and 
hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies; 
(2) reducing the manufacturing and operation 
costs of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy 
technologies; 
(3) increasing the reliability and survivability of 
marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities; 
(4) integrating marine and hydrokinetic renew-
able energy into electric grids; 
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(5) identifying opportunities for cross fertiliza-
tion and development of economies of scale between 
offshore wind and marine and hydrokinetic renew-
able energy sources; 
(6) identifying, in conjunction with the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, the potential environmental impacts of marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and 
measures to minimize or prevent adverse impacts, 
and technologies and other means available for mon-
itoring and determining environmental impacts; 
(7) identifying, in conjunction with the Com-
mandant of the United States Coast Guard, the po-
tential 
navigational 
impacts 
of 
marine 
and 
hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and 
measures to minimize or prevent adverse impacts; 
(8) standards development, demonstration, and 
technology transfer for advanced systems engineer-
ing and system integration methods to identify crit-
ical interfaces; and 
(9) providing public information and oppor-
tunity for public comment concerning all tech-
nologies. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta-
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tion with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary 
of the Interior, shall provide to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that addresses— 
(1) the potential environmental impacts of 
hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies in free- 
flowing water in rivers, lakes, and streams; 
(2) the means by which to minimize or prevent 
any adverse environmental impacts; 
(3) the potential role of monitoring and adapt-
ive management in addressing any adverse environ-
mental impacts; and 
(4) the necessary components of such an adapt-
ive management program. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2017. 
SEC. 293. NATIONAL OCEAN ENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations under subsection (e), the Secretary shall es-
tablish not less than 1, and not more than 6, national 
ocean energy research centers at institutions of higher 
education for the purpose of conducting research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and testing of ocean energy tech-
nologies and associated equipment. 
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(b) EVALUATIONS.—Each Center shall (in consulta-
tion with developers, utilities, and manufacturers) conduct 
evaluations of technologies and equipment described in 
subsection (a). 
(c) LOCATION.—In establishing centers under this 
section, the Secretary shall locate the centers in coastal 
regions of the United State in a manner that, to the max-
imum extent practicable, is geographically dispersed. 
(d) COORDINATION.—Prior to carrying out any activ-
ity under this section in waters subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States, the Secretary shall identify, in con-
junction with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec-
retary of Interior, the potential environmental impacts of 
such activity and measures to minimize or prevent adverse 
impacts. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriate such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
TITLE 
III—CARBON 
CAPTURE 
AND 
STORAGE 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND 
DEM-
ONSTRATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Carbon Capture and 
Sequestration Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 302. CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE RESEARCH, DE-
VELOPMENT, 
AND 
DEMONSTRATION 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16293) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
SEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT’’ and inserting 
‘‘AND
STORAGE
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND DEMONSTRATION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘research and develop-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘and storage research, de-
velopment, and demonstration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘capture technologies on 
combustion-based systems’’ and inserting ‘‘cap-
ture and storage technologies related to energy 
systems’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to expedite and carry out large-scale test-
ing of carbon sequestration systems in a range of ge-
ological formations that will provide information on 
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the cost and feasibility of deployment of sequestra-
tion technologies.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) ENERGY
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT 
UNDERLYING
CARBON
CAPTURE
AND
STORAGE 
TECHNOLOGIES AND CARBON USE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
carry out fundamental science and engineering 
research 
(including 
laboratory-scale 
experi-
ments, numeric modeling, and simulations) to 
develop and document the performance of new 
approaches to capture and store, recycle, or 
reuse carbon dioxide. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM INTEGRATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that fundamental research 
carried out under this paragraph is appro-
priately applied to energy technology develop-
ment activities, the field testing of carbon se-
questration, and carbon use activities, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) development of new or improved 
technologies for the capture and storage of 
carbon dioxide; 
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‘‘(ii) development of new or improved 
technologies that reduce the cost and in-
crease the efficacy of advanced compres-
sion of carbon dioxide required for the 
storage of carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(iii) modeling and simulation of geo-
logical sequestration field demonstrations; 
‘‘(iv) quantitative assessment of risks 
relating to specific field sites for testing of 
sequestration technologies; 
‘‘(v) research and development of new 
and improved technologies for— 
‘‘(I) carbon use, including recy-
cling and reuse of carbon dioxide; and 
‘‘(II) the containment of carbon 
dioxide in the form of solid materials 
or products derived from a gasifi-
cation technology that does not in-
volve geologic containment or injec-
tion; and 
‘‘(vi) research and development of new 
and improved technologies for oxygen sepa-
ration from air. 
‘‘(2) FIELD
VALIDATION
TESTING
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
promote, to the maximum extent practicable, 
regional carbon sequestration partnerships to 
conduct geologic sequestration tests involving 
carbon dioxide injection and monitoring, mitiga-
tion, and verification operations in a variety of 
candidate geological settings, including— 
‘‘(i) operating oil and gas fields; 
‘‘(ii) depleted oil and gas fields; 
‘‘(iii) unmineable coal seams; 
‘‘(iv) deep saline formations; 
‘‘(v) deep geological systems that may 
be used as engineered reservoirs to extract 
economical quantities of heat from geo-
thermal resources of low permeability or 
porosity; 
‘‘(vi) deep geologic systems containing 
basalt formations; and 
‘‘(vii) coal-bed methane recovery. 
‘‘(B) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of tests 
conducted under this paragraph shall be— 
‘‘(i) to develop and validate geo-
physical tools, analysis, and modeling to 
monitor, predict, and verify carbon dioxide 
containment; 
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‘‘(ii) to validate modeling of geological 
formations; 
‘‘(iii) to refine storage capacity esti-
mated for particular geological formations; 
‘‘(iv) to determine the fate of carbon 
dioxide concurrent with and following in-
jection into geological formations; 
‘‘(v) to develop and implement best 
practices for operations relating to, and 
monitoring of, injection and storage of car-
bon dioxide in geologic formations; 
‘‘(vi) to assess and ensure the safety 
of operations related to geological storage 
of carbon dioxide; and 
‘‘(vii) to allow the Secretary to pro-
mulgate policies, procedures, requirements, 
and guidance to ensure that the objectives 
of this subparagraph are met in large-scale 
testing and deployment activities for car-
bon capture and storage that are funded 
by the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(3) LARGE-SCALE
TESTING
AND
DEPLOY-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
conduct not less than 7 initial large-volume se-
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questration tests involving at least 1,000,000 
tons of carbon dioxide per year for geological 
containment of carbon dioxide (at least 1 of 
which shall be international in scope) to collect 
and validate information on the cost and feasi-
bility of commercial deployment of technologies 
for geological containment of carbon dioxide. 
‘‘(B) DIVERSITY OF FORMATIONS TO BE 
STUDIED.—In selecting formations for study 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall con-
sider a variety of geological formations across 
the United States, and require characterization 
and modeling of candidate formations, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) PREFERENCE
IN
PROJECT
SELECTION 
FROM MERITORIOUS PROPOSALS.—In making com-
petitive awards under this subsection, subject to the 
requirements of section 989, the Secretary shall give 
preference to proposals from partnerships among in-
dustrial, academic, and government entities. 
‘‘(5) COST SHARING.—Activities under this sub-
section shall be considered research and development 
activities that are subject to the cost-sharing re-
quirements of section 988(b). 
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‘‘(6) PROGRAM REVIEW AND REPORT.—During 
fiscal year 2011, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a review of programmatic ac-
tivities carried out under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) make recommendations with respect 
to continuation of the activities. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(5) $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. 
SEC. 303. CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE CAPACITY ASSESS-
MENT. 
(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-
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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. 
(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; 
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(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; 
(5) the risk associated with the potential stor-
age formations; and 
(6) the work done to develop the Carbon Se-
questration Atlas of the United States and Canada 
that was completed by the Department of Energy. 
(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 title to ensure 
the maximum usefulness and success of the as-
sessment. 
(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. 
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(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. 
(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-
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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 
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-
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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 and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall incorporate the 
results of the assessment using— 
(i) the NatCarb database, to the max-
imum extent practicable; or 
(ii) a new database developed by the 
Secretary of Energy, as the Secretary of 
Energy determines to be necessary. 
(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 Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology of the House of 
Representatives a report describing the findings 
under the assessment. 
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(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. 
SEC. 304. CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE INITIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDUSTRIAL
SOURCES
OF
CARBON
DIOX-
IDE.—The term ‘‘industrial sources of carbon diox-
ide’’ means one or more facilities to— 
(A) generate electric energy from fossil 
fuels; 
(B) refine petroleum; 
(C) manufacture iron or steel; 
(D) manufacture cement or cement clinker; 
(E) manufacture commodity chemicals (in-
cluding from coal gasification); 
(F) manufacture transportation fuels from 
coal; or 
(G) manufacture biofuels. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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(b) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program to demonstrate technologies for the 
large-scale capture of carbon dioxide from industrial 
sources of carbon dioxide. 
(2) SCOPE OF AWARD.—An award under this 
section shall be only for the portion of the project 
that— 
(A) carries out the large-scale capture (in-
cluding purification and compression) of carbon 
dioxide; 
(B) provides for the cost of transportation 
and injection of carbon dioxide; and 
(C) incorporates a comprehensive measure-
ment, monitoring, and validation program. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS FOR AWARD.—To be eligi-
ble for an award under this section, a project pro-
posal must include the following: 
(A) CAPACITY.—The capture of not less 
than eighty-five percent of the produced carbon 
dioxide at the facility, and not less than 
500,000 short tons of carbon dioxide per year. 
(B) STORAGE
AGREEMENT.—A binding 
agreement for the storage of all of the captured 
carbon dioxide in— 
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(i) a field testing validation activity 
under section 963 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005, as amended by this Act; or 
(ii) other geological storage projects 
approved by the Secretary. 
(C) PURITY LEVEL.—A purity level of at 
least 95 percent carbon dioxide by volume for 
the captured carbon dioxide delivered for stor-
age. 
(D) COMMITMENT TO CONTINUED OPER-
ATION OF SUCCESSFUL UNIT.—If the project 
successfully demonstrates capture and storage 
of carbon dioxide, a commitment to continued 
capture and storage of carbon dioxide after the 
conclusion of the demonstration. 
(4) COST-SHARING.—The cost-sharing require-
ments of section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 shall apply to this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $100,000,000 per year for fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
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SEC. 305. CAPITOL POWER PLANT CARBON DIOXIDE EMIS-
SIONS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
The first section of the Act of March 4, 1911 (2 
U.S.C. 2162; 36 Stat. 1414, chapter 285), is amended in 
the seventh undesignated paragraph (relating to the Cap-
itol power plant), under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC BUILD-
INGS’’, under the heading ‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE INTERIOR’’— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ninety thousand dollars:’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$90,000.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Provided, That hereafter the’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the proviso 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The heating, lighting, and 
power plant constructed under the terms of the Act ap-
proved April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 479, chapter 1762), shall 
be known as the ‘Capitol power plant’, and all vacancies 
occurring in the force operating that plant and the sub-
stations in connection with the plant shall be filled by the 
Architect of the Capitol, with the approval of the commis-
sion in control of the House Office Building appointed 
under the first section of the Act of March 4, 1907 (2 
U.S.C. 2001). 
‘‘(b) CAPITOL POWER PLANT CARBON DIOXIDE 
EMISSIONS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Admin-
istrator’ means the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(B) CARBON
DIOXIDE
ENERGY
EFFI-
CIENCY.—The term ‘carbon dioxide energy effi-
ciency’, with respect to a project, means the 
quantity of electricity used to power equipment 
for carbon dioxide capture and storage or use. 
‘‘(C) 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘program’ 
means the competitive grant demonstration pro-
gram established under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Architect of the Capitol, in coopera-
tion with the Administrator, shall complete a 
feasibility study evaluating the available meth-
ods to proceed with the project and program es-
tablished under this section, taking into consid-
eration— 
‘‘(i) the availability of carbon capture 
technologies; 
‘‘(ii) energy conservation and carbon 
reduction strategies; and 
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‘‘(iii) security of operations at the 
Capitol power plant. 
‘‘(B) COMPETITIVE
GRANT
PROGRAM.— 
The Architect of the Capitol, in cooperation 
with the Administrator, shall establish a com-
petitive grant demonstration program under 
which the Architect of the Capitol shall, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, provide to 
eligible entities, as determined by the Architect 
of the Capitol, in cooperation with the Adminis-
trator, grants to carry out projects to dem-
onstrate, during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide 
emitted from the Capitol power plant as a re-
sult of burning coal. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) PROVISION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of 
the Capitol, in cooperation with the Ad-
ministrator, shall provide the grants under 
the program on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(ii) 
FACTORS
FOR
CONSIDER-
ATION.—In providing grants under the 
program, the Architect of the Capitol, in 
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cooperation with the Administrator, shall 
take into consideration— 
‘‘(I) the practicability of conver-
sion by the proposed project of carbon 
dioxide into useful products, such as 
transportation fuel; 
‘‘(II) the carbon dioxide energy 
efficiency of the proposed project; and 
‘‘(III) 
whether 
the 
proposed 
project is able to reduce more than 1 
air pollutant regulated under this Act. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTITIES.—An 
entity that receives a grant under the program 
shall— 
‘‘(i) use to carry out the project of the 
entity a technology designed to reduce or 
eliminate emission of carbon dioxide that is 
in existence on the date of enactment of 
this subsection that has been used— 
‘‘(I) by not less than 3 other fa-
cilities (including a coal-fired power 
plant); and 
‘‘(II) on a scale of not less than 
5 times the size of the proposed 
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project of the entity at the Capitol 
power plant; and 
‘‘(ii) carry out the project of the enti-
ty in consultation with, and with the con-
currence of, the Architect of the Capitol 
and the Administrator. 
‘‘(C) CONSISTENCY WITH CAPITOL POWER 
PLANT MODIFICATIONS.—The Architect of the 
Capitol may require changes to a project under 
the program that are necessary to carry out any 
modifications to be made to the Capitol power 
plant. 
‘‘(4) INCENTIVE.—In addition to the grant 
under this subsection, the Architect of the Capitol 
may provide to an entity that receives such a grant 
an incentive award in an amount equal to not more 
than $50,000, of which— 
‘‘(A) $15,000 shall be provided after the 
project of the entity has sustained operation for 
a period of 100 days, as determined by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol; 
‘‘(B) $15,000 shall be provided after the 
project of the entity has sustained operation for 
a period of 200 days, as determined by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol; and 
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‘‘(C) $20,000 shall be provided after the 
project of the entity has sustained operation for 
a period of 300 days, as determined by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol. 
‘‘(5) TERMINATION.—The program shall termi-
nate on the date that is 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this subsection. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the program $3,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 306. ASSESSMENT OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND 
METHANE AND NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS 
FROM TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADAPTATION STRATEGY.—The term ‘‘adap-
tation strategy’’ means a land use and management 
strategy that can be used to increase the sequestra-
tion capabilities of any terrestrial ecosystem. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘assessment’’ 
means the national assessment authorized under 
subsection (b). 
(3) COVERED
GREENHOUSE
GAS.—The term 
‘‘covered greenhouse gas’’ means carbon dioxide, ni-
trous oxide, and methane gas. 
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(4) NATIVE PLANT SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native 
plant species’’ means any noninvasive, naturally oc-
curring plant species within a terrestrial ecosystem. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) land of the National Forest System (as 
defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service; and 
(B) public lands (as defined in section 103 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of 
which is administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(7) TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘terrestrial 
ecosystem’’ means any ecological and surficial 
geological system on Federal land. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘terrestrial 
ecosystem’’ includes— 
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(i) forest land; 
(ii) grassland; and 
(iii) freshwater aquatic ecosystems. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF ASSESSMENT.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date on which the final methodology 
is published under subsection (f)(3)(D), the Secretary 
shall complete a national assessment of— 
(1) the quantity of carbon stored in and re-
leased from terrestrial ecosystems; including from 
man-caused and natural fires; and 
(2) the annual flux of covered greenhouse gases 
in and out of terrestrial ecosystems. 
(c) COMPONENTS.—In conducting the assessment 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) determine the processes that control the 
flux of covered greenhouse gases in and out of each 
terrestrial ecosystem; 
(2) estimate the technical and economic poten-
tial for increasing carbon sequestration in natural 
and managed terrestrial ecosystems through man-
agement activities or restoration activities in each 
terrestrial ecosystem; 
(3) develop near-term and long-term adaptation 
strategies or mitigation strategies that can be em-
ployed— 
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