SECURE Act

Bill: 117-hr-9230
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2022-10-25
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>State Efforts to Create Underground Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SECURE Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the authorized appropriations for certain grants to support states, tribes, and territories with developing and implementing underground injection control programs for wells that are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations (i.e., geologic sequestration).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9230 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to States to defray the expenses of the States related to the establishment and operation of a State underground injection control program for permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Efforts to Create Underground Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SECURE Act . 2. Authorization for State permitting program grants Section 40306(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300h–9(c)(3) ) is amended by striking $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting $100,000,000, which shall be authorized to remain available until expended .