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Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 202.0545

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Provides a reduced tax rate for EOR projects that use and geologically sequester anthropogenic carbon dioxide.

Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 151.334

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Exempts CCS equipment used in a clean energy project from sales and use taxes, if the captured CO2 is either used in a local EOR project or sequestered in Texas for at least 1,000 years

Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 382.501 et seq

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Subchapter K tilted "Offshore Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide" authorizes various state agencies to construct an offshore, deep subsurface geologic repository for carbon dioxide on state-owned land.

Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration: Assessing a Liability Regime for the Long-term Storage of Carbon Dioxide

2008
Scholarly Work
Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson
This article surveys the existing environmental law and tort law liability regimes that may cover potential harm from escaping or migrating C02 from CCS activities.

Storing Carbon: Options for Liability Risk Management, Financial Responsibility

2008
Scholarly Work
Chiara Trabucchi, Lindene Patton
This article recommends the creation of a ‘federal government corporation’ in combination with a suite of financial risk management mechanisms to ensure the deployment of CCS technology in an efficient, safe, and environmentally balanced manner.

26 U.S. Code § 45Q

2008
Enacted Legislation
U.S. Congress
26 USC §45Q creates a tax credit for the sequestration of captured carbon dioxide.

Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage in Europe and the United States: A Comparative Analysis

2007
Scholarly Work
Andrew J. Gibbons, Elizabeth Wilson
This paper explores the existing energy, policy, regulatory and legal climates that will necessitate different approaches for CCS deployment in the United States and European Union.

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 30:4

2007
Enacted Legislation
State of Louisiana
Authorizes Department of Conservation to regulate the construction, design, and operation of pipelines transmitting CO2 to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects.

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