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HR 4824 - Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act - National Key Vote

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Title: Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends and modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise and expand the Department of Energy's program to research, develop, demonstrate, and commercialize carbon storage.

Highlights:

  • Amends and modifies the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise and expand the Department of Energy's program to research, develop, demonstrate, and commercialize carbon storage (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that this bill directs the program to include terrestrial carbon sequestration (i.e., the storage of carbon in plants and biomass) and carbon sequestration in geologic formations (e.g., carbon sequestration in basins or aquifers) (Sec. 2).

  • Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to also annually submit a long-term strategic and prioritized research plan that identifies and addresses scientific challenges for widespread adoption of terrestrial carbon sequestration and carbon sequestration in geological formations (Sec. 2).

  • Requires DOE to submit the first research plan within 2 years of this bill's enactment date (Sec. 2).

NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS

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NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS

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