S 645
110th Congress
Senate
Energy
Coal
Environmental Protection
Sulphur dioxide
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals.
Introduced: February 15, 2007
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Became law
Sep 17, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
Sep 17, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-158.
Jul 25, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 22, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-112.
Feb 15, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 15, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals.
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish milestones for such projects so that by year 2020 they will be able to: (1) remove at least 99% of sulfur dioxide (as currently required); or, in the alternative, (2) emit not more than 0.04 pound SO2 per million Btu, based on a 30-day average.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
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