Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§16374 Future growth grants

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 149— - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part Part J— - Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation › § 16374

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give grants to cover part of the extra cost when a carbon dioxide transport project is built with higher capacity now to meet expected future demand. The grant pays the difference between building the project for the larger future flow and building it only for the initial flow that project users have committed to. To get a grant, an applicant must be eligible for CIFIA credit help, be carrying out or planning a large, common-carrier CO2 transport project with likely future demand, and file an application as the Secretary requires. Grants may only pay for extra capacity that the sponsor shows will likely be used in the 20 years after the project is substantially complete, and each grant cannot exceed 80 percent of that extra capacity cost.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §16374

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(a)The Secretary may provide grants to pay a portion of the cost differential, with respect to any projected future increase in demand for carbon dioxide transportation by an infrastructure project described in subsection (b), between—
(1)the cost of constructing the infrastructure asset with the capacity to transport an increased flow rate of carbon dioxide, as made practicable under the project; and
(2)the cost of constructing the infrastructure asset with the capacity to transport carbon dioxide at the flow rate initially required, based on commitments for the use of the asset.
(b)To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall—
(1)be eligible to receive credit assistance under the CIFIA program;
(2)carry out, or propose to carry out, a project for large-capacity, common carrier infrastructure with a probable future increase in demand for carbon dioxide transportation; and
(3)submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(c)A grant provided under this section may be used only to pay the costs of any additional flow rate capacity of a carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure asset that the project sponsor demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary can reasonably be expected to be used during the 20-year period beginning on the date of substantial completion of the project described in subsection (b)(2).
(d)The amount of a grant provided under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 80 percent of the cost of the additional capacity described in subsection (a).

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 16374, Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 999D, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 922, related to the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee and Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title III, § 301(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1181.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Wage Rate RequirementsFor provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for

Construction

, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 16374

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73