Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), H.R.3684:
(j) Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs.-- (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Eligible project.--The term `eligible project' means a direct air capture project or a component project of a regional direct air capture hub. (B) Regional direct air capture hub.--The term
`regional direct air capture hub' means a network of
direct air capture projects, potential carbon dioxide
utilization off-takers, connective carbon dioxide
transport infrastructure, subsurface resources, and
sequestration infrastructure located within a region.
(2) Establishment of program.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
program under which the Secretary shall provide funding
for eligible projects that contribute to the development
of regional direct air capture hubs described in
subparagraph (B).
(B) Regional direct air capture hubs.--Each of the 4 regional direct air capture hubs developed under the program under subparagraph (A) shall be a regional direct air capture hub that-- (i) facilitates the deployment of direct air
capture projects;
(ii) has the capacity to capture and sequester, utilize, or sequester and utilize at least 1,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually from a single unit or multiple interconnected units; (iii) demonstrates the capture, processing,
delivery, and sequestration or end-use of captured
carbon; and
``(iv) could be developed into a regional or
interregional carbon network to facilitate
sequestration or carbon utilization.
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