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§ 17271. Carbon dioxide sequestration capacity assessment
(a) Definitions
In this section—
(1) Assessment
(2) Capacity
(3) Engineered hazard
(4) Risk
(5) Secretary
(6) Sequestration formation
(b) Methodology
Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall develop a methodology for conducting an assessment under subsection (f), taking into consideration—
(1) the geographical extent of all potential sequestration formations in all States;
(2) the capacity of the potential sequestration formations;
(3) the injectivity of the potential sequestration formations;
(4) an estimate of potential volumes of oil and gas recoverable by injection and sequestration of industrial carbon dioxide in potential sequestration formations;
(5) the risk associated with the potential sequestration formations; and
(6) the work done to develop the Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada that was completed by the Department.
(c) Coordination
(1) Federal coordination
(A) Consultation
(B) Cooperation
(2) State coordination
(d) External review and publication
On completion of the methodology under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
(1) publish the methodology and solicit comments from the public and the heads of affected Federal and State agencies;
(2) establish a panel of individuals with expertise in the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) composed, as appropriate, of representatives of Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nongovernmental organizations, State organizations, industry, and international geoscience organizations to review the methodology and comments received under paragraph (1); and
(3) on completion of the review under paragraph (2), publish in the Federal Register the revised final methodology.
(e) Periodic updates
(f) National assessment
(1) In general
(2) Geological verification
As part of the assessment under this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out a drilling program to supplement the geological data relevant to determining sequestration capacity of carbon dioxide in geological sequestration formations, including—
(A) well log data;
(B) core data; and
(C) fluid sample data.
(3) Partnership with other drilling programs
(4) Incorporation into NatCarb
(A) In general
On completion of the assessment, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Interior shall incorporate the results of the assessment using—
(i) the NatCarb database, to the maximum extent practicable; or
(ii) a new database developed by the Secretary of Energy, as the Secretary of Energy determines to be necessary.
(B) Ranking
(5) Report
(6) Periodic updates
(g) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VII, § 711, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1710.)