,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #aa1 #bjae ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and ,ms4 ,heitkamp7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje to repeal certain programs1 to establish a coal technology program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,repeals 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,sections #ifb and #ifc of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afbib1 #afbic7 are repealed4 7#b7 ,subtitle ,a of title ,,iv of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeifa et seq47 is repealed4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #gjc7;a77#c7 of the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbea7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking the first and second sentences2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking including in the matter preceding clause 7i7 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 1 including such geologic sequestration projects as are approved by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,section #gjd of the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbeb7 is amended in the first sentence by striking under section #ifc7;c77#c7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afbic7;c77#c771 as added by section #gjb of this subtitle1 and4 #b4 ,establishment of coal technology program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7as amended by section #b7 is amended by inserting after section #ifa 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afbia7 the following3 #ifb4 ,coal technology program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,large-scale pilot project ,the term large-scale pilot project means a pilot project that-- 7,a7 represents the scale of technology development beyond laboratory development and bench scale testing1 but not yet advanced to the point of being tested under real operational conditions at commercial scale2 7,b7 represents the scale of technology necessary to gain the operational data needed to understand the technical and performance risks of the technology before the application of that technology at commercial scale or in commercial-scale demonstration2 and 7,c7 is large enough-- 7i7 to validate scaling factors2 and 7ii7 to demonstrate the interaction between major components so that control philosophies for a new process can be developed and enable the technology to advance from large-scale pilot plant application to commercial scale demonstration or application4 7#b7 ,program ,the term program means the program established under subsection 7b74 7#c7 ,transformational technology 7,a7 ,in general ,the term transformational technology means a power generation technology that represents an entirely new way to convert energy that will enable a step change in performance1 efficiency1 and cost of electricity as compared to the technology in existence on the date of enactment of this ,act4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term transformational technology includes a broad range of technology improvements1 including-- 7i7 thermodynamic improvements in energy conversion and heat transfer1 including-- 7,i7 pressurized oxygen combustion2 7,,ii7 chemical looping2 and 7,,iii7 the replacement of steam cycles with supercritical carbon dioxide cycles2 7ii7 improvements in turbine technology2 and 7iii7 improvements in carbon capture systems technology4 7b7 ,coal technology program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a coal technology program to ensure the continued use of the abundant1 domestic coal resources of the ,united ,states through the development of technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency1 effectiveness1 costs1 and environmental performance of coal use4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the program shall include-- 7,a7 a research and development program2 7,b7 large-scale pilot projects2 and 7,c7 demonstration projects4 7#c7 ,performance standards ,in consultation with the interested entities described in paragraph 7#d77;,c71 the ,secretary shall develop performance standards for technologies and the application of those technologies included in the program1 taking into consideration the following objectives3 7,a7 ,ensure reliable1 low cost power from new and existing coal plants4 7,b7 ,have high conversion efficiencies4 7,c7 ,address emissions of carbon dioxide through high efficiency platforms and carbon capture from new and existing coal plants4 7,d7 ,support small-scale and modular technologies to enable incremental capacity additions and load growth4 7,e7 ,support flexible baseload operations for new and existing applications of coal generation4 7,f7 ,further reduce emissions of criteria pollutants and reduce the use and manage the discharge of water in power plant operations4 7,g7 ,accelerate the development of technologies that have transformational energy conversion characteristics4 7,h7 ,validate geologic storage of large volumes of anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and the infrastructure needed to support a carbon dioxide use and storage industry4 7,i7 ,examine methods of converting coal to other valuable products and commodities in addition to electricity4 7#d7 ,consultations required ,in carrying out the program1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 undertake international collaborations1 as recommended by the ,national ,coal ,council2 7,b7 use existing authorities to encourage international cooperation2 and 7,c7 consult with interested entities1 including-- 7i7 coal producers2 7ii7 industries that use coal2 7iii7 organizations that promote coal and advanced coal technologies2 7iv7 environmental organizations2 7v7 organizations representing workers2 and 7vi7 organizations representing consumers4 7c7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report describing the performance standards adopted under subsection 7b77#c74 7#b7 ,update ,once every #b years after the initial report is submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report describing the progress made towards achieving the objectives and performance standards adopted under subsection 7b77#c74 7d7 ,funding 7#a7 ,authorization of ,appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this ,act1 to remain available until expended-- 7,a7 #faj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbj2 and 7,b7 #efj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4 7#b7 ,allocations ,the amounts made available under paragraph 7#a7 shall be allocated as follows3 7,a7 ,for activities under the research and development program component described in subsection 7b77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 #bge1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbj2 and 7ii7 #bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4 7,b7 ,for activities under the demonstration projects program component described in subsection 7b77#b77;,b7-- 7i7 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbj2 and 7ii7 #ge1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4 7,c7 ,for activities under the large-scale pilot projects program component described in subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 #bhe1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjba4 4 7b7 ,cost sharing for large-,scale pilot projects ,section #ihh7;c7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceb7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,cost-sharing for large-scale pilot projects ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the cost-sharing requirements under this section shall not apply to the coal technology program established under section #ifb4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of contents of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the items relating to sections #ifb and #ifc and inserting the following3 ,sec4 #ifb4 ,coal technology program4 2 and 7#b7 by striking the items relating to subtitle ,a of title ,,iv4