,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa1 #bjae ,ms4   
,heitkamp 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,man*97      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to ent]   
into contracts to provide c]ta9 price   
/abilization support relat+ to electric 
g5]ation units t use coal-bas$ g5]ation 
te*nology4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,coal ) ,c>bon ,capture 
& ,seque/ration ,act ( #bjae4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! high  
co/ ( in/all+ & us+ te*nology to capture
 c>bon dioxide f coal-fuel$ electric    
g5]at+ units c be mitigat$ by provid+   
c]ta9ty1 = a limit$ p]iod ( "t1 )       
respect to rev5ues f ! sale ( captur$   
c>bon dioxide2  7#b7 ! volatility (     
crude oil prices t det]m9e ! price paid 
= c>bon dioxide creates unc]ta9 m>ket   
prices = c>bon dioxide t is pur*as$ &   
us$ to recov] crude oil or = o!r        

b5eficial purposes2  7#c7 assi/ance to  
/abilize ! price receiv$ = c>bon dioxide
 captur$ dur+ ! use ( coal provides a   
degree ( c]ta9ty to debt provid]s &     
inve/ors ) respect to ! rev5ues to be   
receiv$ f ! sale ( c>bon dioxide2 &     
7#d7 creat+ add$ c]ta9ty t captur$ c>bon
 dioxide w\ld receive a c]ta91 agre$ ^u 
price = a limit$ p]iod ( "t w\ld help to
 ensure t c>bon capture & /orage        
te*nology w\ld be develop$ & us$4  #c4  
,contract+ au?ority ( ! ,secret>y  7a7  
,def9ition ( electric g5]ation unit ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m electric g5]ation    
unit means an electric g5]ation unit t  
uses coal-bas$ g5]ation te*nology4  7b7 
,contract+ au?ority ,beg9n+ on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy may ent] into b9d+ contracts on  
behalf ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ! duration 
( :i* %all n exce$ #be ye>s1 ) qualifi$ 
p>ties to provide price /abilization    
support = electricity g5]at$ at an      
electric g5]ation unit or c>bon dioxide 
captur$ f an electric g5]ation unit &   

sold to a pur*as] =--  7#a7 ! recov]y ( 
crude oil2 or  7#b7 o!r purposes = :i* a
 comm]cial m>ket exi/s4