Injection wells; fees assessed on certain wells, notice and participation for local governments provided, study commission established
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Summary
The bill makes carbon‑dioxide storage operators send their approval petitions and supporting data to any local government that has jurisdiction over the proposed site, and lets those governments comment and attend the state board hearing. It also imposes a seven‑cent fee per ton of CO2 injected that goes to the state general fund and to the county or municipality where the injection occurs. Finally, it establishes a commission to study how such fees should be structured.
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