National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 16, 2007 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-83.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to develop a methodology for conducting a national assessment of the geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide. Sets forth elements for the Secretary to consider in developing the methodology. Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cooperate with the Secretary to ensure the usefulness and success of the assessment.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide the heads of stakeholder federal agencies, the heads of state land management agencies, industry stakeholders, and the public with an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed methodology; (2) convene a committee of subject matter experts to review the methodology for capacity and risk estimation; (3) publish a description of the final methodology and issue a public report that responds to the comments received and the methodology review; (4) complete a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide using the methodology; (5) establish a database on the Internet accessible to the public that provides the results of the assessment and includes the data necessary to rank potential storage sites for capacity and risk; and (6) report to Congress on the findings of the assessment.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2007 to Apr 24, 2007; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 20, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Apr 11, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Apr 24, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2007Hearings Apr 16, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-83.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2498)
- Mar 1, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2498 | Ken Salazar D-CO | Mar 1, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-120 | COAL GASIFICATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES106 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 24, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-83 | NATIONAL CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE CAPACITY ASSESSMENT ACT OF 2007, AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 200777 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 16, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-69 | FUTURE OF COAL57 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 22, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1267 | National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 5, 2007 |
| S 1321 | Energy Savings Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 7, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to develop a methodology for, and complete, a national assessment of geological storage capacity for carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Air pollution control
- Carbon dioxide
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Geology
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary recovery of gas
- Secondary recovery of oil
- Storage
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
