2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1104: Carbon sequestration.

Legislative Summary

Carbon sequestration. Provides that, as a prerequisite for the department of natural resources (department) to issue an integration order in regard to the underground storage of carbon dioxide, a storage operator must obtain the consent of: (1) the owners of the pore space underlying at least 85% of the surface area above the proposed storage facility or amended proposed storage facility; and (2) the county executive of each county in which the storage facility is proposed to be located. Limits the length of a pipeline for purposes of a carbon sequestration project to 30 total miles. Increases the annual injection fee a storage operator must pay to the department from $0.08 to $0.15 per ton of carbon dioxide estimated to be injected into a storage facility.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Representative Commons
House of Representatives
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Representative Haggard added as coauthor
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Natural Resources(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Matt Commons
Matt Commons
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/31/2024112.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/31/202463.7 KB