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Committee reports bill requiring incident reporting and accountability for CO2 sequestration
Summary
House Bill 691, which adds mandatory incident reporting and accountability procedures for carbon dioxide sequestration, was reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
House Bill 691 by Rep. Carrier was reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. The bill establishes additional mandatory incident reporting requirements and public-safety accountability procedures for carbon dioxide sequestration.
Rep. Carrier told the committee the bill adds “additional mandatory incident reporting requirements” for CO2 sequestration, and that those provisions are intended to increase accountability. The bill drew limited testimony: Will Hardy (Conservatives for Clean Energy) filed in opposition but did not speak; Blake Canfield from the Department of Natural Resources was present for information.
Committee members offered no substantive questions at the hearing and moved to report the bill favorably. The committee chair put the motion and the bill was reported favorably with no objection.
Next steps: HB 691 advances from committee. Testimony in the hearing was limited; further legislative consideration may include technical review of reporting standards and enforcement mechanisms.
