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A bill to provide for the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to at least three, but not more than five, eight-year commercial demonstration projects to demonstrate the long-term effects of sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep geological formations, of which: (1) not fewer than two shall be conducted in deep saline aquifers; and (2) the remainder may be conducted in saline aquifers combined with storage in established oil or gas fields. Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to at least three, but not more than five, commercial demonstration projects for the capture of carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Establishes an interagency task force composed [...]

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Latest Actions
  • 01/31/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 10:00 a.m.
  • 01/31/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-343.
  • 01/31/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
  • 11/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.2323 Introduced in Senate11/11/2007