Indiana Code 14-39-1-3. Declaration that pipeline transportation and underground storage of carbon dioxide are in the public interest
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Sec. 3. Because:
(A) a person‘s own use or account; or
(1) the movement of carbon dioxide conducted for:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-39-1-3
- carbon dioxide: means a fluid consisting of more than ninety percent (90%) carbon dioxide molecules. See Indiana Code 14-39-1-1
- person: includes a political body, a corporate body, and the state of Indiana. See Indiana Code 14-39-1-2.6
- underground storage of carbon dioxide: means the injection of carbon dioxide into, and storage of carbon dioxide in, underground strata and formations at the site of the carbon sequestration pilot project, as described in section 3. See Indiana Code 14-39-1-2.5
(B) the use or account of another person or persons;
by pipeline in Indiana for carbon management applications can assist efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and
(2) the underground storage of carbon dioxide can assist efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions;
the use of carbon dioxide transmission pipelines, including their routing, construction, maintenance, and operation, and the underground storage of carbon dioxide are declared as a matter of legislative determination to be a public use and service, in the public interest, and a benefit to the welfare and people of Indiana.
As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.291-2019, SEC.4.