§ 22-11B-7 — Additional rulemaking authority

West Virginia § 22-11B-7

• Jurisdiction: West Virginia
• Ch. 22: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
• Art. 11B: UNDERGROUND CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION AND STORAGE

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In addition to the rules specified in §22-11B-4 of this code, the secretary and the commission may promulgate such emergency, interpretive, legislative, and procedural rules, pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3-1et seq. of this code, useful or necessary to carry out the requirements of this article, including, but not limited to:

(1) The issuance of Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Completion Certificates;

(2) The administration of the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund and the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Trust Fund;

(3) The issuance of determinations of the amounts of carbon dioxide stored pursuant to individual underground injection control permits issued for that purpose, based upon requests for storage determination;

(4) The issuance of orders allowing for seismic studies and other steps to explore for suitable locations of carbon dioxide geologic storage; and

(5) The issuance of collective storage orders as a part of the development of a proposed carbon dioxide sequestration project.

Legislative History

2022 Reg. Sess., HB4491; 2022 Reg. Sess., SB622