USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies

S 2602 USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies

US Congress 115th Congress

USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies
S.2602

About S.2602

USE IT Act Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies This bill amends the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish:

  • (1) a competitive prize program for certain technology projects that capture carbon dioxide directly from the air, and
  • (2) a Direct Air Capture Technology Advisory Board to advise the EPA on carrying out the program

The EPA must:

  • (1) carry out a research and development program for carbon dioxide utilization to promote technologies that transform carbon dioxide generated by industrial processes into a product of commercial value, and
  • (2) support activities relating to carbon dioxide utilization by providing technical and financial assistance

The bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act to apply the Act's accelerated environmental review and permitting procedures to the construction of infrastructure that captures, utilizes, or sequesters carbon dioxide and the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must submit guidance to relevant federal agencies. The guidance must:

  • (1) facilitate reviews associated with the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines; and
  • (2) support the efficient, orderly, and responsible development of the projects and pipelines

The CEQ must also establish at least two regional task forces to:

  • (1) identify permitting challenges that permitting authorities and project developers and operators face, and
  • (2) improve the performance of the permitting process and regional coordination.

  

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Introduced 05/26/2018
Introduced 04/06/2018

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Sponsors (7)

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse


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Sen. Joe Manchin


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Sen. Shelley Capito


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Sen. Michael Enzi


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Sen. Heidi Heitkamp


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Sen. Tammy Duckworth


Co-Sponsor

Sen. John Barrasso


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History

By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-328.

09/04/2018

Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report.

05/24/2018

Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.

05/24/2018

Committee On Environment And Public Works. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably.

05/22/2018

Committee On Environment And Public Works. Hearings Held.

04/11/2018

Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works.

03/22/2018

Subject(s)

Energy Environmental Protection Advisory Bodies Air Quality Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Congressional Oversight Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Environmental Technology Government Information And Archives Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances Higher Education Income Tax Credits Land Use And Conservation Licensing And Registrations Pipelines Research Administration And Funding State And Local Government Operations