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Committee agrees to substitute protecting mineral interests from carbon sequestration projects
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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