S. 2803 · 115th Congress
Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Manchin
- Introduced
- 2018-05-08
- Latest action
- 2018-11-29 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
Summary
Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018
This bill addresses carbon capture, utilization, and storage, including by requiring the Department of Energy to:
establish a program to develop technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, and environmental performance of coal use; implement a research, development, and demonstration carbon utilization program; assess opportunities relating to commercializing carbon dioxide; convene an interagency task force to assess the potential for a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines; and carry out a program to develop advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal.