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The board and the division have jurisdiction over all persons and property necessary to enforce this chapter. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 40-11-3
- Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- 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.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. 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
- Storage facility: means the reservoir, underground equipment, and surface facilities and equipment used or proposed to be used in a geologic carbon storage operation. See Utah Code 40-11-1
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To enforce this chapter, the board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. |
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Subject to the granting of primacy by the Environmental Protection Agency under the process required in 40 C.F.R. § 145 and successful application for primacy approval under Section 1425 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the board and the division have:
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exclusive jurisdiction in the state over Class VI injection wells located in the state on nonfederal lands; and |
| (b) |
cooperative jurisdiction in the state over Class VI injection wells located in the state on federal lands. |
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The board shall establish fees in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, in an amount to pay the costs to the board and division of:
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the permitting process; |
| (b) |
the regulation of the construction, operation, and pre-closure activities of the storage facility; and |
| (c) |
the monitoring of closed storage facilities. |
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Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session
