[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3182 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3182
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of
Energy to create a plan for research, development, and
commercialization projects capable of making significant reductions in
the greenhouse gas emissions or carbon intensity of qualified fuel
production facilities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2023
Mrs. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of
Energy to create a plan for research, development, and
commercialization projects capable of making significant reductions in
the greenhouse gas emissions or carbon intensity of qualified fuel
production facilities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carbon Limiting Emissions At
Refineries Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. CARBON EMISSIONS AND INTENSITY REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR
QUALIFIED FUEL PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following section:
``SEC. 969E. CARBON EMISSIONS AND INTENSITY REDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED
FUEL PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
``(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of CLEAR Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
outlines opportunities for research, development, and commercialization
projects that utilize technologies capable of making significant
reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions or carbon intensity of
qualified fuel production facilities, including a plan for the 5-year
period beginning on the date of the submission of the report for
advancing the readiness level of such technologies, including
technologies for energy use reductions, use of advanced catalysts,
electrification of heat and steam generation, hydrogen firing, low
grade waste heat recovery, membrane separations, and other process
improvements for qualified fuel production facilities, from laboratory
scale to commercial use.
``(b) Program.--Not later than 180 days after the Secretary submits
the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, based on such
report, establish a program of research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application of technologies described in subsection (a)
to facilitate the development of--
``(1) promising projects that, with appropriate support,
could produce such technologies that are commercially-feasible;
and
``(2) carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration
technologies for qualified fuel production facilities.
``(c) Demonstration Projects.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program established
under subsection (b), the Secretary may award funds for
commercial-scale demonstration projects for qualified fuel
production facilities that test the scale of a technology
described in subsection (a) necessary for commercial operation,
in accordance with this subsection.
``(2) Engineering and design studies.--In carrying out the
program under subsection (b), the Secretary may award funds for
front-end engineering and design studies in addition to, or in
advance of, issuing an award for a demonstration project under
this subsection.
``(3) Application.--An entity seeking an award to conduct a
demonstration project under this subsection shall submit to the
Secretary an application at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may require.
``(4) Limitations.--The Secretary shall only provide an
award under this subsection after reviewing each applicant and
application for--
``(A) financial strength;
``(B) construction schedule;
``(C) market risk; and
``(D) contractor history.
``(5) Requirements.--An awardee under this subsection
shall--
``(A) utilize technologies that have completed
pilot-scale testing or the equivalent, as determined by
the Secretary;
``(B) secure and maintain agreements for one or
more technologies described in subsection (a), or
carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration
technologies, at a qualified fuel production facility;
and
``(C) upon completion of a demonstration project,
demonstrate reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions
or carbon intensity of a qualified fuel production
facility.
``(6) Cost sharing.--The Secretary shall require cost
sharing under this subsection in accordance with section 988.
``(d) Applicability.--No technology, or level of emissions
reduction, shall be treated as adequately demonstrated for purposes of
section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411), achievable for
purposes of section 169 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7479), or achievable in
practice for purposes of section 171 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7501)
solely by reason of the identification of such technology in the report
submitted under subsection (a) or under the program established under
subsection (b).
``(e) Qualified Fuel Production Facility Defined.--In this section,
the term `qualified fuel production facility' means--
``(1) a petroleum refinery or any connected facility; or
``(2) a facility that manufactures commercial amounts of a
drop-in fuel (as defined in section 2922h(c)(1) of title 10,
United States Code).
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for fiscal year
2024 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 is amended by adding after the item relating to section
969D the following:
``Sec. 969E. Carbon emissions and intensity reduction for qualified
fuel production facilities.''.
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