1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Air pollutant The term air pollutant has the meaning given the term in section 302 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7602 ). (3) Block The term block means a group of data stored as a single record in a blockchain. (4) Blockchain The term blockchain means a distributed ledger technology in which— (A) the data are shared across a network that creates a digital ledger of verified transactions or information among network participants; and (B) the data are typically linked using cryptography to maintain the integrity of the ledger and execute other functions, including transfer of ownership or value. (5) Consensus mechanism The term consensus mechanism means a process to achieve agreement among network participants on the current state of a blockchain. (6) Crypto-asset The term crypto-asset means a digital asset, which may be a medium of exchange, a representation of value, or both, for which generation or ownership records of the digital asset are recorded in a distributed ledger technology that relies on cryptography. (7) Crypto-asset mining The term crypto-asset mining means the process of performing computations to add a valid block of data to the blockchain, typically in exchange for a reward or fee. (8) Power load The term power load means the amount of electrical power, in megawatts, that can be consumed by a qualifying crypto-asset mining operation. (9) Qualifying crypto-asset mining operation The term qualifying crypto-asset mining operation means— (A) an individual crypto-asset mining facility that has a power load that is greater than or equal to 5 megawatts; or (B) multiple crypto-asset mining facilities that— (i) are owned by the same company; and (ii) (I) each have a power load that is less than 5 megawatts