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16 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.30

2012
Regulation
State of Texas
Memorandum of Understanding between the Railroad Commission of Texas and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, recognizing Railroad Commission’s jurisdiction to regulate carbon dioxide sequestration wells per Texas Water Code § 27.041.

Defining Biomass as a Source of Renewable Energy: The Life Cycle of Carbon Emissions of Biomass Energy and a Survey and Analysis of Biomass Definitions in States’ Renewable Portfolio Standards, Federal Law, and Proposed Legislation

2011
Scholarly Work
Christine Zeller-Powell
This thesis paper identifies that federal and state laws should incorporate a life cycle analyses of GHG emissions in order to more effectively incentivize bioenergy that reduces GHG emissions.

Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Texas: Navigating the Legal Challenges Related to Pore Space Ownership

2011
Scholarly Work
Christopher J. Miller
This article navigates the legal challenges related to pore space ownership in Texas, what regulatory actions are needed to clear a path for CCS, and the risk of liability related to CCS and pore space ownership.

Assessment of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Liability Regimes

2011
Scholarly Work
Elizabeth Lokey Aldrich, Cassandra Koerner
This article assesses the carbon capture and sequestration liability regimes and concludes that incomplete liability schemes are likely to cause confusion, misunderstandings, and litigation as they are implemented.

LA Rev. Stat. Ann. §§30:1109

2011
Enacted Legislation
State of Louisiana
Louisiana has enacted legislation to limit private liability for sequestration of captured carbon dioxide by transferring ownership of sequestered carbon dioxide to the state after 10 years.

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 154.27-100

2011
Enacted Legislation
State of Kentucky
Authorizes the exercise of eminent domain authority for carbon dioxide pipelines which have received construction certificates from the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Siting.

Assessing Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities and Implementation Strategies for Agricultural Land Management in the United States

2011
Scholarly Work
Lydia P. Olander, Alison J. Eagle, Justin S. Baker, Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Brian C. Murray, Alexandra Kravchenko, Lucy R. Henry, Robert B. Jackson
Provides a roadmap and resource for programs and initiatives that are designing protocols, metrics, or incentives to engage farmers and ranchers in large-scale efforts to enhance GHG mitigation on working agricultural land in the United States.

U.S. Forest Service’s National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change

2011
Policy Proposal
USDA Forest Service
This roadmap includes strategies of the U.S. Forest Service to activity manage carbon stocks in forests, grasslands, and urban areas and to provide technical assistance to enhance carbon sequestration through afforestation and reforestation.

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