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Committee advances bill giving state oil-and-gas regulator authority over Class VI carbon-injection wells

3091498 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 14-11 would authorize the Oil and Gas Commission to oversee Class VI wells for geologic carbon dioxide storage, set permit fees and well fees, and create a carbon dioxide storage trust fund; committee approved the bill by voice vote.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development voted to advance House Bill 14-11, which would authorize the state Oil and Gas Commission to oversee Class VI wells used for geologic storage of carbon dioxide and to seek primacy from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a state-administered program.

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