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State Legislative and Regulatory Action |
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Marston Law |
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218 N. Lee Street - Suite 300 - Alexandria, VA 22314 |
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Phone: 703-548-0154 |
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Click Globe for CCS Resources |
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Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Summary of State Action on Legal and Regulatory Framework for CCS For a spreadsheet summary of legal and regulatory developments for CO2 storage in individual States and Provinces, see: http://www.iogcc.state.ok.us/Websites/iogcc/Images/CO2-Update.pdf
For a review of current state legislative action addressing carbon capture and storage issues, see Derrick W. Eugene State CCS Progress Well in Front of Federal.
· Texas · Senate Bill 1387 was passed in April of 2009, providing “a needed state-level regulatory framework for the storage and sequestration of CO2.” The Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association provides an executive summary of the bill as well as other CCS Legislation. · Executive Summary by the TxCCSA · The Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association Homepage
· Wyoming · 2009 Session · Wyoming has clarified the potential impact on property rights from last year’s bills referenced below. The new statues make it clear that the law preserves and protects preexisting mineral interests. In addition, HB 80 creates a unitization mechanism for the creation of CO2 storage units. HB 80 is believed to be the first and only such statute in the United States. · House Bill 80 http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/HB0080.pdf · House Bill 57 http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/HB0057.pdf · House Bill 58 http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/HB0058.pdf · 2008 Session · House Bill 89 (2008): http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Introduced/HB0089.pdf · House Bill 90 regarding carbon capture and sequestration: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Introduced/HB0090.pdf · Oklahoma · North Dakota · New Mexico · Kansas · California · Mississippi · Louisiana · Illinois |
