Review - S 649 Introduced – Hydrogen Infrastructure

Last month, Sen Cornyn (R,TX) introduced S 649, the Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. The bill would require DOE to conduct a study on pipeline transportation of hydrogen fuels. It would also require DOE to establish a “hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program”. The bill would provide $100 million in funding authorization through 2028.

Moving Forward

While Cornyn is not a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to which this bill was assigned for considerations, four of his seven cosponsors {Sen Cassidy (R,LA), Sen Heinrich (D,NM), Sen Murkowski (R,AK), Sen Kelly (D,AZ)} are members of the Committee, so there should be sufficient influence to see the bill considered in Committee. Again, beyond the funding issues, I see nothing in this bill that should engender organized opposition. If an agreement could be reached on the spending portion of the bill, I would expect the bill to receive bipartisan support in Committee.

 

For more details about the provisions of the bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/s-649-introduced - subscription required.