Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to authorize additional grants, loans, and loan guarantees for carbon utilization technologies, such as carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; and biogas systems. The bill also requires USDA to establish: (1) a carbon utilization education program, and (2) an interagency biogas opportunities task force.
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A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to advance carbon utilization technologies, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2997| Senate
| Updated: 6/5/2018
Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to authorize additional grants, loans, and loan guarantees for carbon utilization technologies, such as carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; and biogas systems. The bill also requires USDA to establish: (1) a carbon utilization education program, and (2) an interagency biogas opportunities task force.
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsLighting and heatingLighting, heating, coolingManufacturingPipelinesPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingTelephone and wireless communication