Hoeven continues his efforts to support the development of commercially-viable clean coal technologies, including Project Tundra and the Allam Cycle. In the last Congress, Hoeven cosponsored and the Senate passedtwo resolutions to repeal the regulations, which President Obama subsequently vetoed. Rescinding Burdensome Regulations – In March, Hoeven joined the president as he signed an executive order to stop the EPA’s costly rules for new and existing coal generating power plants and to begin the process of rolling back the regulations. The senator’s bill aligns tax guidelines with existing federal regulations at the EPA to ensure CCS project developers can use the Section 45Q tax credit. The senator worked to secure the first-in-the-nation approval, which provides certainty for energy producers and makes carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology more economically feasible.ĬO2 Regulatory Certainty Act – This month, Hoeven reintroduced his CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act. State Regulatory Primacy – Hoeven recently secured approval from the EPA for North Dakota’s application for regulatory primacy over Class VI injection wells, which are used for the geologic or long-term storage of CO2. Hoeven continues his efforts to support the mission of the EERC and provide regulatory certainty for North Dakota’s energy industry: I am grateful to work with them to support energy development in North Dakota and throughout our nation, and I am honored to receive this award.” “EERC continues to develop important initiatives like carbon capture and storage technology which will help North Dakota’s energy industry produce affordable, reliable energy for many years to come. “Through their work to help produce more energy with greater efficiently, the EERC is helping to advance the long-term energy security of our nation,” Hoeven said. The award honors those who have demonstrated leadership and commitment to energy and environmental research nationwide. – Senator John Hoeven today was awarded the “Energy Champion” Award by the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND). 08.21.17 Hoeven Recognized as Energy Champion by EERC

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