SECURE Act

State Efforts to Create Underground Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SECURE Act

This bill increases the authorized appropriations for certain grants to support states, tribes, and territories with developing and implementing underground injection control programs for wells that are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations (i.e., geologic sequestration).

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9230 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9230

To increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to States to 
  defray the expenses of the States related to the establishment and 
    operation of a State underground injection control program for 
     permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2022

Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to States to 
  defray the expenses of the States related to the establishment and 
    operation of a State underground injection control program for 
     permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Efforts to Create Underground 
Regulatory Efficiency Act'' or the ``SECURE Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE PERMITTING PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Section 40306(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300h-9(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``$50,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting 
``$100,000,000, which shall be authorized to remain available until 
expended''.
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