42 U.S.C. § 17251 — Carbon capture

Page 9022 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 17244 (B) private contributions authorized under subsection (c). (k) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. (Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 655, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1700.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. § 17244. Renewable Energy Innovation Manufac- turing Partnership (a) Establishment The Secretary shall carry out a program, to be known as the Renewable Energy Innovation Manufacturing Partnership Program (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’), to make as- sistance awards to eligible entities for use in carrying out research, development, and dem- onstration relating to the manufacturing of re- newable energy technologies. (b) Solicitation To carry out the Program, the Secretary shall annually conduct a competitive solicitation for assistance awards for an eligible project de- scribed in subsection (e). (c) Program purposes The purposes of the Program are— (1) to develop, or aid in the development of, advanced manufacturing processes, materials, and infrastructure; (2) to increase the domestic production of re- newable energy technology and components; and (3) to better coordinate Federal, State, and private resources to meet regional and na- tional renewable energy goals through ad- vanced manufacturing partnerships. (d) Eligible entities An entity shall be eligible to receive an assist- ance award under the Program to carry out an eligible project described in subsection (e) if the entity is composed of— (1) 1 or more public or private nonprofit in- stitutions or national laboratories engaged in research, development, demonstration, or technology transfer, that would participate substantially in the project; and (2) 1 or more private entities engaged in the manufacturing or development of renewable energy system components (including solar energy, wind energy, biomass, geothermal en- ergy, energy storage, or fuel cells). (e) Eligible projects An eligible entity may use an assistance award provided under this section to carry out a project relating to— (1) the conduct of studies of market opportu- nities for component manufacturing of renew- able energy systems; (2) the conduct of multiyear applied re- search, development, demonstration, and de- ployment projects for advanced manufacturing processes, materials, and infrastructure for re- newable energy systems; and (3) other similar ventures, as approved by the Secretary, that promote advanced manu- facturing of renewable technologies. (f) Criteria and guidelines The Secretary shall establish criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the Program. (g) Cost sharing Section 16352 of this title shall apply to a project carried out under this section. (h) Disclosure The Secretary may, for a period of up to 5 years after an award is granted under this sec- tion, exempt from mandatory disclosure under section 552 of title 5 (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) information that the Secretary determines would be a privileged or confidential trade secret or commercial or fi- nancial information under subsection (b)(4) of such section if the information had been ob- tained from a non-Government party. (i) Sense of the Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Sec- retary should ensure that small businesses en- gaged in renewable manufacturing be given pri- ority consideration for the assistance awards provided under this section. (j) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of funds already authorized to carry out this sec- tion $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until ex- pended. (Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 656, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1703.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. SUBCHAPTER VI—CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION PART A—CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION § 17251. Carbon capture (a) 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. In making awards under this pro- gram, the Secretary shall select, as appro- priate, a diversity of capture technologies to address the need to capture carbon dioxide from a range of industrial sources. (2) Scope of award Awards under this section shall be only for the portion of the project that— Page 9023 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 17253 (A) carries out the large-scale capture (in- cluding purification and compression) of car- bon dioxide from industrial sources; (B) provides for the transportation and in- jection of carbon dioxide; and (C) incorporates a comprehensive measure- ment, monitoring, and validation program. (3) Preferences for award To ensure reduced carbon dioxide emissions, the Secretary shall take necessary actions to provide for the integration of the program under this paragraph with the large-scale car- bon dioxide sequestration tests described in section 16293(c) of this title. These actions should not delay implementation of these tests. The Secretary shall give priority consid- eration to projects with the following charac- teristics: (A) Capacity Projects that will capture a high percent- age of the carbon dioxide in the treated stream and large volumes of carbon dioxide as determined by the Secretary. (B) Sequestration Projects that capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources that are near suitable ge- ological reservoirs and could continue se- questration including— (i) a field testing validation activity under section 16293 of this title; or (ii) other geologic sequestration projects approved by the Secretary. (4) Requirement For projects that generate carbon dioxide that is to be sequestered, the carbon dioxide stream shall be of a sufficient purity level to allow for safe transport and sequestration. (5) Cost-sharing The cost-sharing requirements of section 16352 of this title for research and development projects shall apply to this section. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $200,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2009 through 2013. (Pub. L. 110–140, title VII, § 703, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1708; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title IV, § 4003(c)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2539.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted ‘‘sec- tion 16293(c)’’ for ‘‘section 16293(c)(3)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. SHORT TITLE Subtitle A (§§ 701–708) of title VII of Pub. L. 110–140, which is classified principally to this part, is known as the ‘‘Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Se- questration Research, Development, and Demonstra- tion Act of 2007’’. See Short Title note set out under section 17001 of this title. § 17252. Review of large-scale programs The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences for an independent review and oversight, beginning in 2011, of the programs under section 16293(c) of this title and under section 17251 of this title, to ensure that the benefits of such programs are maximized. Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a re- port on the results of such review and oversight. (Pub. L. 110–140, title VII, § 704, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1709; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title IV, § 4003(c)(2), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2539.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Pub. L. 116–260 substituted ‘‘section 16293(c)’’ for ‘‘section 16293(c)(3)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. § 17253. Geologic sequestration training and re- search (a) Study (1) In general The Secretary shall enter into an arrange- ment with the National Academy of Sciences to undertake a study that— (A) defines an interdisciplinary program in geology, engineering, hydrology, environ- mental science, and related disciplines that will support the Nation’s capability to cap- ture and sequester carbon dioxide from an- thropogenic sources; (B) addresses undergraduate and graduate education, especially to help develop grad- uate level programs of research and instruc- tion that lead to advanced degrees with em- phasis on geologic sequestration science; (C) develops guidelines for proposals from colleges and universities with substantial capabilities in the required disciplines that seek to implement geologic sequestration science programs that advance the Nation’s capacity to address carbon management through geologic sequestration science; and (D) outlines a budget and recommenda- tions for how much funding will be necessary to establish and carry out the grant program under subsection (b). (2) Report Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall transmit to the Con- gress a copy of the results of the study pro- vided by the National Academy of Sciences under paragraph (1). (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. (b) Grant program (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program through which colleges and