Utah Code 40-11-2. Preemption
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(1) Regulation of geologic carbon storage is of statewide concern and the state regulation of geologic carbon storage activity occupies the whole field of geologic carbon storage subject to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 40-11-2
- Geologic carbon storage: means the permanent or short-term underground storage of carbon dioxide in a storage reservoir. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Geologic carbon storage activity: means activity associated with the development, production, processing, and storage of carbon dioxide as set forth in Title 40, Chapter 11, Geologic Carbon Storage, and includes:(7)(a) drilling;(7)(b) development of storage facilities;(7)(c) completion, maintenance, reworking, recompletion, disposal, plugging, and abandonment of storage facilities;(7)(d) construction activities;(7)(e) recovery techniques;(7)(f) remediation activities; and(7)(g) any other activity related to geologic carbon storage that the board identifies. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Land: includes :
(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) the granting of primacy over Class VI geologic sequestration wells; and(1)(b) relevant federal law.(2) The legislative body of a political subdivision may enact, amend, or enforce a local ordinance, resolution, or rule consistent with the political subdivision’s general land use authority that:(2)(a) regulates only surface activity that is incidental to geologic carbon storage activity;(2)(b) does not effectively or unduly limit, ban, or prohibit geologic carbon storage activity; and(2)(c) is not otherwise preempted by state or federal law. - Land: includes :