42 U.S.C. § 16298 — Carbon utilization program

(a) The program. The Secretary^*, working with the EPA Administrator^*, must run a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization program on carbon utilization.

(b) Activities. Under this program, the Secretary must: (1) track and assess changes in lifecycle carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental and safety effects, from new techniques used in enhanced oil recovery under a related section; (2) identify and evaluate new uses for carbon (including converting carbon oxides) that permanently reduce or avoid adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere over their full lifecycle — for use in products like chemicals, plastics, building materials, fuels, cement, coal-based power products, and other products with real market value; (3) identify and assess carbon capture technologies for industrial facilities; and (4) identify and assess alternative uses for coal that produce zero net emissions of carbon dioxide or other pollutants, including carbon engineering, carbon fiber, and coal conversion.

(c) Priorities. In supporting demonstration and commercialization research, the Secretary must prioritize projects that: (1) have access to a stationary source producing at least 250 metric tons of carbon dioxide per day for research use; (2) have equipment to test small-scale carbon utilization technologies, with access to larger test facilities for scale-up; and (3) already partner with a National Laboratory, university^*, private company, or government entity.

(d) Coordination. The Secretary must coordinate this program with the related program in section 16298a as one combined Department program.

(e) Funding. Congress authorizes $50,000,000 for this section, to remain available until spent.