West Virginia Code 22-11B-1 – Statement of Purpose
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It is the purpose of this article to:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-11B-1
- Carbon dioxide: means carbon dioxide produced by anthropogenic sources which is of such purity and quality that it will not compromise the safety of geologic storage and will not compromise those properties of a storage reservoir which allow the reservoir to effectively enclose and contain a stored gas. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2
- Pore space: means a cavity or void, whether naturally or artificially created, in a subsurface stratum and is also known as container space or storage rights. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) Foster, encourage, promote, and establish a legal and regulatory framework for the development and approval of underground carbon dioxide sequestration facilities;
(2) Designate a state agency responsible for establishing standards and rules for the development and approval of underground carbon dioxide sequestration and storage facilities; and
(3) Safeguard, protect and enforce the correlative rights of operators, mineral owners, pore space owners, and surface owners in that each may obtain just and reasonable compensation for their respective contribution for underground carbon dioxide sequestration facilities.