BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - PELICAN - GULF COAST CARBON REMOVAL THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY STUDY TO DEFINE THE PRIMARY ASPECTS OF THE DIRECT AIR CAPUTURE HUB CONCEPT, INCLUDING OWNER AND TEAM, AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL, ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE RECIPIENT WILL EVALUATE TWO PROJECT SITES IN LOUISIANA, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO PLANNED CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR POINT SOURCE CARBON CAPTURE, TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM LOCATION. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH MULTIPLE STARTUPS DEVELOPING DIRECT AIR CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SELECTION IN THE DIRECT AIR CAPTURE HUB. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO COMPLETE A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A DIRECT AIR CAPTURE HUB THAT WILL CAPTURE AT LEAST 50 KILOTONNES PER ANNUM OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, COMPLETING A PRE-FRONT END ENGINEERING DESIGN STUDY FOR MULTIPLE INTERCONNECTED DIRECT AIR CAPTURE UNITS WITH DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES. A BALANCE OF PLANT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND A STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL BE COMPLETED FOR THE FINAL DIRECT AIR CAPTURE HUB CAPACITY OF AT LEAST 1 MILLION TONNES PER ANNUM. THE RECIPIENT WILL DELIVER A COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ANALYSIS, AND A PRELIMINARY LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS FOR THE INITIAL AND FINAL DIRECT AIR CAPTURE HUB CAPACITIES.