Creates an Energy Department program for low-emissions cement, concrete and asphalt

§1What it does

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This bill would require the Energy Department to set up a temporary program supporting research, development and commercial use of more cost-effective, durable or resource-efficient ways to produce low-emissions cement, concrete and asphalt.^2,3 The program would focus especially on carbon capture, energy-efficient processes, new materials and other specified technologies, and the department would choose government, nonprofit, educational and private-sector partners to carry out demonstration projects.³ The department could end the projects once enough such materials are commercially available at reasonable prices, and the program would end seven years after the bill's enactment.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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