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CREST Act of 2022

Introduced: June 16, 2022 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov

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Dec 1, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

Jun 16, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3004-3005)

Jun 16, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage Technologies Act of 2022 or the CREST Act of 2022

This bill expands the current research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) for capturing and storing carbon dioxide to include methods that harness natural processes, such as the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and its storage in geological, biobased, or ocean reservoirs. In addition, the bill establishes a five-year pilot program under which DOE must purchase from certain facilities carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere or upper hydrosphere.

What's happening now December 1, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

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