TCS Databases

A Taxpayers for Common Sense Project

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency

  • Environmental Protection Agency Secure Geologic Storage Permitting

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Authorizes $5 million annually from fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency) to enhance the permitting process for Class VI wells, which are used for the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for the oversight and regulation of…

  • Underground Injection Control Grants

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Establishes a grant program for the Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency) to award grants to states for the enhancement of underground injection control (UIC) programs, specifically for permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide. This section aims to support the development of carbon capture and…

  • Clean School Bus Program

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Fifty percent of the funds are authorized for zero-emission school buses, and fifty percent of the funds are authorized for alternative fuels and zero-emission school buses. Funds may be prioritized for rural or low-income communities and entities that have matching funds available. Bill Section: 71101 New or Existing: Existing…

  • Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: To provide grants to state, local, and Tribal governments, nonprofits, and public-private partnerships for projects that inform the public about residential or community recycling or composting programs, provide information about the materials that are accepted as part of residential or community recycling or composting programs, or increase collection rates…

  • Recycling Practices

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency) to enhance recycling practices, with a focus on battery recycling. The Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with developing best practices for collecting batteries in ways that are technically and environmentally sound, safe for waste management workers, and optimize the value of…

  • Voluntary Labeling Guidelines

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency) to establish a program to promote battery recycling through the development of voluntary labeling guidelines for batteries. The Environmental Protection Agency will host a series of working sessions throughout 2024 to inform the development of these guidelines. The aim is to…

  • Wastewater efficiency grant pilot program

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Grants to owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to carry out projects that create or improve waste-to-energy systems. Bill Section: 50202 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:      $100,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 TCS Notes: Can designate up to 15 grant recipients. Eligible activities include sludge collection, anaerobic digesters,…

  • Investments in Advanced Biofuels under Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: Grants to industry and other activities to support investments in advanced biofuels. “Advanced biofuels” are defined as renewable fuels, other than ethanol derived from corn starch, that reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%. This may include ethanol derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin; ethanol derived from…

  • Low Emissions Electricity Program: Assessment

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: To assess, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from changes in domestic electricity generation and use that are anticipated to occur on an annual basis through fiscal year 2031. Bill Section: 60107(a)(5) US Code:…

  • Low Emissions Electricity Program: Consumer-related education and partnerships

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    Agency: Environmental Protection Agency   Description: For consumer-related education and partnerships with respect to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that result from domestic electricity generation and use. Bill Section: 60107(a)(1) US Code: 42 USC 7435(a)(1) New or Existing: Existing Potential Cost:      $17,000,000 Timeline:      FY22-31