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House Bill 259

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Last Action signed by Governor (Acts ch. 24)
Title AN ACT relating to economic development.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 892
Sponsors B. Yonts, J. Gooch Jr., J. Short
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 353 to define terms; state legislative findings; direct Energy and Environment Cabinet to seek one to five projects demonstrating injection of carbon dioxide into geologic storage; provide a process for pooling of pore space necessary to create underground carbon storage reservoirs; create a process whereby ownership of and liability for stored carbon dioxide will pass to the federal or state government following a period of monitoring of the storage facility; direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to undertake discussions with surrounding states concerning accidental migration of geologically stored carbon across state lines; require annual reports.
Index Headings of Original Version Economic Development - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Energy - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Environment and Conservation - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Public Utilities - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Interstate Cooperation - Carbon storage, geologic, leakage and migration
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/01/11
  • introduced in House
02/02/11
  • to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
02/07/11
  • posted in committee
02/10/11
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/11/11
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 14, 2011
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/14/11
  • 3rd reading, passed 91-8 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
02/15/11
  • received in Senate
02/17/11
  • to Natural Resources and Energy (S)
02/23/11
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/24/11
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/28/11
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 28, 2011
  • 3rd reading, passed 38-0
03/01/11
  • received in House
03/02/11
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/03/11
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
03/15/11
  • signed by Governor (Acts ch. 24)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Direct the division to seek primary jurisdiction permissive rather than mandatory; require pooling changed from 51% of surface acreage to interest in the necessary pore space; require pooling order to set compensation for interest holders.
Index Headings Economic Development - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Energy - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Environment and Conservation - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Public Utilities - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Interstate Cooperation - Carbon storage, geologic, leakage and migration

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor B. Yonts
Summary Replace references to "owners and leaseholders" with "pore space owners" in Sections 4 and 5.
Index Headings Economic Development - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Energy - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Environment and Conservation - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Public Utilities - Carbon storage demonstration projects
Interstate Cooperation - Carbon storage, geologic, leakage and migration

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