Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 11, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 99.
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 31, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to carry out a demonstration program for the commercial application of integrated systems for the capture, injection, monitoring, and long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide from industrial sources. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to provide financial and technical assistance to up to 10 large-scale demonstration projects (involving the injection of over one million tons of carbon dioxide from industrial sources over the lifetime of the project). Sets forth requirements for demonstration projects relating to site safety, environmental protection and remediation, and site closure.
Authorizes the Secretary to agree to indemnify and hold harmless the recipient of a cooperative agreement under this Act from liability arising out of a demonstration project in excess of the amount of liability covered by financial protection maintained by the recipient, unless the liability arises out of grossly negligent conduct or intentional misconduct. Requires the Secretary to collect a fee for such indemnification. Limits the amount of indemnification to $10 billion.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the National Forest System land and land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, respectively, to authorize the siting of a demonstration project on federal land.
Requires the Secretary of Energy, after accepting title to or transfer of a site closed for such a project, to monitor such site and conduct any remediation activities to ensure the site's geological integrity and prevent any endangerment of public health or safety.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to provide grants for employee training purposes to state and tribal agencies involved in permitting, management, inspection, and oversight of carbon capture, transportation, and storage projects.
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal provisions requiring the Secretary to establish a university based research and development grant program to study carbon capture and sequestration using various types of coal.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to assess and report on the existing federal programs supporting technology that prevents the emission of, captures, transports, permanently stores or sequesters, or puts to beneficial use carbon dioxide, and requires the Comptroller General to review such report, annually until such technology is available to the commercial marketplace.
Requires the President to include in the FY2013 budget request of the Secretary for the Fossil Energy Program a report that: (1) assesses the Secretary's progress in implementing the Comptroller General's recommendations for improving the likelihood of achieving technological advancements to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions or to expedite the availability of carbon capture and sequestration technology for the commercial marketplace, (2) compares the estimated costs of completing implementation of those recommendations to the requested budget levels, and (3) assesses progress made during the preceding fiscal year toward achieving Program goals.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2011 to May 26, 2011; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 31, 2011 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 4, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 2, 2011 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | May 26, 2011 |
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 31, 2011Hearings May 12, 2011Markup May 26, 2011Reported Jul 11, 2011 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2011Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 112-32.
- Jul 11, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 99.
- May 26, 2011Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- May 12, 2011Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-22.
- Mar 31, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 31, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2049)
- Mar 31, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2049-2051)
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 S2049Text printed S2049–S2051 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | Mar 31, 2011 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 7, 2011S. 699, Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 26, 2011
Printed hearings 2
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. 112-532 | INDUCED SEISMICITY FROM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES59 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 19, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-22 | CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION LEGISLATION48 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 12, 2011 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42496 | Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy Archived | Report | Apr 24, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1220 | Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jun 16, 2011 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2011Reported to Senate
- Mar 31, 2011Introduced 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.
