(1)  Subject to the granting of primacy as described in Section 40-11-3, the board may authorize the division to issue a permit.

Terms Used In Utah Code 40-11-5

  • 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
  • Geologic carbon storage: means the permanent or short-term underground storage of carbon dioxide in a storage reservoir. See Utah Code 40-11-1
  • Permit: means a permit issued by the division and approved by the board allowing a person to operate a storage facility. See Utah Code 40-11-1
  • Person: means :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
(2)  A person may only transfer a permit to another person with permission of the board.

(3)  A person may not engage in geologic carbon storage in the state without a permit.

Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session