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Ohio sponsors seek state control of carbon‑capture permits to speed projects
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 170 told the House Natural Resources Committee the bill would give Ohio 'regulatory primacy' over UIC Class VI injection wells for carbon capture and storage (CCS), arguing federal permitting is slow and that state control will protect Ohioans and attract investment. No vote was taken.
Representative Blaisdell and Representative Peterson urged the House Natural Resources Committee to advance House Bill 170, which would create a state regulatory framework to assume permitting and oversight of carbon capture and storage (CCS) injection wells currently regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The sponsors framed the change as a bid to speed permitting and keep economic benefits in Ohio.
"This bill will help Ohio to gain regulatory primacy of UIC Class 6 injection wells," Representative Peterson told the committee, saying that allowing the state to regulate CCS projects would ensure "the process from start to finish is done by Ohioans for Ohioans." Representative Blaisdell added that federal permitting has produced "years long delays" that can…
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