Nebraska Statutes 57-1605. Commission; powers
The commission has authority:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 57-1605
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) Over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act and its objectives;
(2) To regulate activities relating to a storage facility, including construction, operation, and closure;
(3) To enter, at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, a storage facility to inspect equipment and facilities, to observe, monitor, and investigate operations, and to inspect records required to be maintained at the facility;
(4) To require that storage operators provide assurance, including bonds, that money is available to fulfill the storage operator’s duties;
(5) To exercise continuing jurisdiction over storage operators and storage facilities, including the authority, after notice and hearing, to amend provisions in a permit and to revoke a permit; and
(6) To grant, for good cause, exceptions to the act’s requirements and the requirements of any implementing rules and regulations.