US Congress Senate Bill 1283 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-05-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal: (1) the coal and related technologies program; (2) the carbon capture research, development and demonstration program; and (3) the Clean Coal Power Initiative. In lieu of those programs the Department of Energy (DOE) shall establish a coal technology program encompassing: (1) research and development, (2) large-scale pilot projects, and (3) demonstration projects. DOE must develop performance standards that include: ensuring reliable, low cost power from new and existing coal plants; addressing carbon dioxide emissions through high efficiency platforms and carbon capture from new and existing coal plants; support flexible baseload operations for new and existing applications of coal generation; and validate geologic storage of large volumes of anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and the infrastructure needed to support a carbon dioxide use and storage industry.

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes.

Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
2015-05-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1283/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1283/BILLS-114s1283is.pdf