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Committee approves bill letting Oil and Gas Commission regulate underground storage of CO2 and hydrogen; eminent domain for pore space clarified
Summary
SB210 passed committee to give the Oil and Gas Commission authority to adopt rules for underground storage of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and other gases, enabling Arkansas to seek EPA delegation for Class VI CO2 wells; committee members raised safety and eminent-domain questions, which agency witnesses addressed.
Senate Bill 210, sponsored by Senator Missy Irvin (District 24), received department testimony and passed the Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee after extended questioning about safety, regulatory steps and the bill's eminent-domain provisions.
"Right now, the natural gas storage laws in Arkansas give the Oil and Gas Commission authority to authorize and regulate the storage of natural gas," Shane Corey, secretary for the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, told the committee. He said SB210 would extend the commission's jurisdiction to other gases, specifically CO2 for carbon-capture and…
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