A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

12 May 2015

Last action

9 June 2015 · Committee

Status

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

Summary

This bill designates the Department of Energy (DOE) as the lead agency to coordinate all federal requirements under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Safe Drinking Water Act regarding clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects which: install and operate an advanced carbon capture and storage technology or carbon capture utilization and storage technology at a new or existing steam generating unit; or increase the efficiency of converting coal to either a useful energy, or to a feedstock for the manufacture of other products. DOE is also required to establish a schedule for all federal authorizations with respect to such projects, including: setting binding intermediate milestones and deadlines to ensure expeditious completion of all proceedings and final action on all pertinent federal authorizations, requiring all permit decisions and related environmental reviews to be completed within one year after the date on which a complete application for each environmental review is submitted, and coordinating state permitting and environmental requirements.

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Timeline

12 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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12 May 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2015
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → ACCTION Act of 2015

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1293
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1293
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