S.Amdt. 1501

SA 1501. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski
to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal
research and development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:

SEC. 14___. WASTE GAS UTILIZATION.

(a) In General.--Subtitle F of title IX of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16291 et seq.) (as amended by
section 1405(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 969B. WASTE GAS UTILIZATION.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
of research, development, and demonstration for waste gas
utilization.
``(b) Components.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(1) identify and evaluate new uses for light
hydrocarbons, such as methane, ethane, propane, butane,
pentane, and hexane, produced during oil and shale gas
production, including the production of chemicals or
transportation fuels;
``(2) develop advanced gas conversion technologies that--
``(A) are modular and compact; and
``(B) may leverage advanced manufacturing technologies;
``(3) support demonstration activities at operating oil and
gas facilities to test the performance and cost-effectiveness
of new gas conversion technologies; and
``(4) assess and monitor potential changes in lifecycle
greenhouse gas emissions that may result from the use of
technologies developed under the program.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 600)
(as amended by section 1405(b)) is amended by adding at the
end of the items relating to subtitle F of title IX the
following:

``Sec. 969B. Waste gas utilization.''.
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