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qualified carbon oxide

Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.

The term "qualified carbon oxide" includes the initial deposit of captured carbon oxide used as a tertiary injectant. Such term does not include carbon oxide that is recaptured, recycled, and re-injected as part of the enhanced oil and natural gas recovery process.

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The term "qualified carbon oxide" means—

(A) any carbon dioxide which—

(i) is captured from an industrial source by carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service before the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,

(ii) would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as industrial emission of greenhouse gas or lead to such release, and

(iii) is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization,

(B) any carbon dioxide or other carbon oxide which—

(i) is captured from an industrial source by carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service on or after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,

(ii) would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as industrial emission of greenhouse gas or lead to such release, and

(iii) is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization, or

(C) in the case of a direct air capture facility, any carbon dioxide which—

(i) is captured directly from the ambient air, and

(ii) is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization.

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