Bill > SB831

This bill aims to promote the geologic storage of carbon dioxide in Pennsylvania. Key provisions include: - Establishing ownership of underground pore space to be vested in the surface property owner, with exceptions for existing mineral, coal, oil, and gas rights. - Allowing the Environmental Hearing Board to include non-consenting pore space owners in a storage facility if at least 75% of owners consent, and establishing a process for collective storage orders. - Requiring carbon sequestration projects to obtain a UIC Class VI permit and comply with regulations that consider community impacts, environmental justice, and oversight and enforcement fees. - Defining liability for storage operators and providing a process for issuing a certificate of project completion, at which point the Commonwealth would assume responsibility for the stored carbon dioxide. - Establishing the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Fund to cover the state's expenses related to permitting, regulating, and long-term monitoring of storage projects.