SR130 Summary

• Urges Congress and the President to expand and extend the federal tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code.

• Requests sufficient appropriations to the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and sustain a robust carbon capture research, development, demonstration, and deployment program.

• Calls for inclusion of economically and environmentally beneficial carbon capture projects in any forthcoming federal infrastructure initiative.

• Supports policies to increase operational efficiency of existing electric-generating units and preserve a fuel-diverse electric generation portfolio for economic, energy, and national security purposes.

• Resolution notes Alabama's significant role in fossil fuel consumption and electricity generation, and highlights the National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville as a key research institution.