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Ind. Code § 14-39-1-1 et seq

2011
Enacted Legislation
State of Indiana
Grants a certified CO2 pipeline company authority to condemn a right-of-way for construction of pipelines to transport CO2 to enhanced oil recovery (EOR), deep saline injection, or sequestration, inside or outside of Indiana.

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 353.800 et seq.

2011
Enacted Legislation
State of Kentucky
Section of law that creates an “economic priority” to attract CCS projects “that will create jobs ... and favorably position the Commonwealth for future leadership and growth in the field,” including provisions relating to pore space ownership.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.301

2011
Regulation
State of Texas
Regulates the use of anthropogenic CO2 in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects, with permit criteria and operational standards.

The Regulation of Geoengineering: Fifth Report of Session 2009–10

2010
Scientific Report
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
This report, written in collaboration with the U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee, examines the need for the regulation of geoengineering activities and provides an outlines of future regulatory arrangements.

Legal and Commercial Models for Pore-Space Access and Use for Geologic CO2 Sequestration

2010
Scholarly Work
R. Lee Gresham, Owen L. Anderson
This article considers the legal and commercial models for securing the rights to use geologic pore space in an effort to sequester billions of metric tons of CO2 deep underground to mitigate climate change.

Wyo. R. & Regs. 055.0001.3 § 43

2010
Regulation
State of Wyoming
Implements procedures for the application and pooling of pore space to organize and operate a carbon dioxide geologic sequestration site.

Biochar and Waste Law: A Comparative Analysis

2009
Scholarly Work
Caroline Van de bergh
This article provides a comparative analyses whether biochar is waste in the EU and the US and whether the pyrolysis treatment, transportation and storage of biochar may be exempted from the regulatory burden placed on the classification of waste.

Tex. Water Code Ann. § 27.041 et seq.

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Gives jurisdiction over CO2 injection to Railroad Commission and authorizes the Commission to permit, collect fees for, and prescribe operational standards for CO2 storage facilities.

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