Section 15 – Title to injected carbon dioxide.

• (1) The storage operator has title to the carbon dioxide injected into and stored in a storage reservoir and holds title until the board issues a certificate of project completion.

• (2) The storage operator is liable for any damage the stored carbon dioxide may cause, including damage caused by escaping stored carbon dioxide until the board issues a certificate of completion.

• (3) An owner of pore space does not incur liability for geologic carbon storage activity by virtue of ownership of or of leasing out the pore space.

Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session