57-1624 – Storage amount; determination; fee.
57-1624. Storage amount; determination; fee. (1) The commission, under procedures and criteria it may adopt, shall determine the amount of injected carbon dioxide stored in a storage reservoir. (2) The purpose for determining storage amounts is to facilitate using the stored carbon dioxide for such matters as carbon credits, allowances, trading, emissions allocations, and offsets, […]
57-1608 – Hearing; notice; requirements.
57-1608. Hearing; notice; requirements. (1) The commission shall hold a public hearing before issuing a permit. (2) Notice of the hearing shall be provided in accordance with section 57-911 and commission rules and regulations adopted and promulgated thereunder. (3) Notice of the hearing shall be given to each mineral lessee, mineral owner, and reservoir estate […]
57-1609 – Permit; issuance; consultation required.
57-1609. Permit; issuance; consultation required. Before issuing a permit, the commission shall consult with the Department of Environment and Energy and the Underground Injection Control program permitting authority. Source Laws 2021, LB650, § 9.
57-1610 – Permit; issuance; findings.
57-1610. Permit; issuance; findings. Before issuing a permit, the commission shall find: (1) That the storage operator has complied with all requirements set by the commission; (2) That the storage facility is suitable and feasible for carbon dioxide injection and storage; (3) That the carbon dioxide to be stored is of a quality that allows […]
57-1611 – Permit or order; contents.
57-1611. Permit or order; contents. The commission may include in a permit or order all things necessary to carry out the objectives of the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act and to protect and adjust the respective rights and obligations of persons affected by geologic storage. Source Laws 2021, LB650, § 11.
57-1612 – Reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners; included when.
57-1612. Reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners; included when. If a storage operator does not obtain the consent of all persons who own a reservoir estate within the storage reservoir, the commission may require that any reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners be included in a storage facility and subject to geologic storage. Source Laws […]
57-1613 – Certificate; issuance; filing.
57-1613. Certificate; issuance; filing. When the commission issues a permit, it shall also issue a certificate stating that the permit has been issued, describing the area covered, and containing other information the commission deems appropriate. The commission shall file a copy of the certificate with the register of deeds in the county or counties where […]
57-1614 – Storage facility; commission; duties; effect on jurisdiction of Department of Environment and Energy.
57-1614. Storage facility; commission; duties; effect on jurisdiction of Department of Environment and Energy. (1) The commission shall take action to ensure that a storage facility does not cause pollution or create a nuisance. For the purposes of this provision and in applying other laws, carbon dioxide streams stored, and which remain in storage under […]
57-1615 – Act; permit; how construed.
57-1615. Act; permit; how construed. The Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act and any issuance of a permit under the act shall not be construed to: (1) Prejudice the rights of property owners within a storage facility to exercise rights that have not been committed to a storage facility; (2) Prevent a mineral owner […]
57-1616 – Fees; Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund; created; use; investment.
57-1616. Fees; Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund; created; use; investment. (1) Storage operators shall pay the commission a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage. The fee shall be in an amount set by the commission in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission. The amount shall be based […]