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H.R.1 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

2009
Enacted Legislation
111th U.S. Congress (2009-2010)
This bill included $800 million for CCS technology for coal-fired plants, $1.52 billion for industrial CCS projects, and $1 billion for a stand-alone integrated power plant project incorporating CCS.

The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota

2008
Scientific Report
Minnesota Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Initiative
This report assesses the potential of Minnesota lands to sequester carbon dioxide, including an analysis of existing and proposed state policies for their potential impact on carbon sequestration activities.

Fla. Stat. § 366.8255

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Florida
Allows inclusion of “costs or expenses prudently incurred for scientific research and geological assessments of carbon capture and storage” in utilities’ environmental compliance costs which may be recovered from ratepayers.

Fla. Stat. § 366.91

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Florida
Requires utilities to offer to purchase renewable energy and includes “electrical energy produced using pipeline-quality synthetic gas produced from waste petroleum coke with carbon capture and sequestration” in definition of “renewable energy."

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30:209

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Louisiana
Authorizes the State Mineral and Energy Board, among other powers, to “enter into operating agreements whereby the state receives a share of revenues from the storage of oil, natural gas, liquid or liquefied hydrocarbons, or carbon dioxide.”

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38. § 585-K

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Maine
Subsection 4 provides that carbon dioxide that has been “captured and used for a commercial purpose” or “permanently disposed of in geological formations” shall not be counted as emissions for the purpose of the code.

Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 23J § 1

2008
Enacted Legislation
State of Massachusetts
Carbon capture and sequestration is included in the definition of “clean energy research” that may be supported by Massachusetts Alternative and Clean Energy Investment Trust Fund.