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Committee agrees to substitute protecting mineral interests from carbon sequestration projects

2753218 · March 24, 2025
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Summary

Committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 899 that requires carbon sequestration projects to demonstrate they will not harm commercially valuable mineral estates; EQT's government affairs director testified in support.

The committee agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 899 and voted to report it to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.

Counsel explained the substitute would require carbon sequestration permit applicants to design projects to isolate commercially valuable minerals — including coal and oil-and-gas estates — from a carbon dioxide plume. The application must state whether the…

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