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NE Code § 57-1501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1501 - Legislative findings.

57-1501.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds that:(1) The State of Nebraska is responsible for protecting its natural resources, agricultural resources, aesthetics, economy, and communities through reasonable regulation for the common good and welfare. As such, the state is responsible for ensuring that an oil pipeline proposed to be located within, through, or across Nebraska is in compliance with all state laws, rules, and regulations relating to water, air, and wildlife under the Constitution of Nebraska and state law;(2) Public policy should reflect this responsibility while simultaneously recognizing the necessity for energy use and the economic benefits to Nebraska of transporting oil within, through, or across the state, the need for economic development in Nebraska, and the opportunities for jobs and revenue that new development brings to the state;(3) The United States has the important ability to work with foreign suppliers of crude oil to meet our overall energy needs and to further our national security interests; and(4) The economic benefits of oil pipeline construction projects are important to the state, including the creation of jobs. Nevertheless, the benefits of any proposed oil pipeline project must be weighed against any concerns brought by the residents of Nebraska.Source Laws 2011, First Spec. Sess., LB4, § 1.
NE Code § 57-1502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1502 - Terms, defined.

57-1502.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 57-1501 to 57-1503:(1) Department means the Department of Environment and Energy;(2) Oil pipeline means a pipeline which is larger than eight inches in inside diameter and which is constructed in Nebraska for the transportation of petroleum, or petroleum components, products, or wastes, including crude oil or any fraction of crude oil, within, through, or across Nebraska, but does not include in-field and gathering lines; and(3) Pipeline carrier means an individual, a company, a corporation, an association, or any other legal entity that engages in owning, operating, or managing an oil pipeline.Source  Laws 2011, First Spec. Sess., LB4, § 2;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 62.
NE Code § 57-1601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1601 - Act, how cited.

57-1601.  Act, how cited.Sections 57-1601 to 57-1624 shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 1.  Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1602 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1602 - Legislative findings and declarations.

57-1602.  Legislative findings and declarations.The Legislature finds, recognizes, and declares that it is in the public interest to promote the geologic storage of carbon dioxide. Doing so will benefit the state and the global environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will help ensure the viability of the state's energy and power industries, to the economic benefit of Nebraska and its citizens. Further, geologic storage of carbon dioxide, a potentially valuable commodity, may allow for its ready availability if needed for commercial, industrial, or other uses. Geologic storage, however, to be practical and effective, requires cooperative use of surface and subsurface property interests and the collaboration of property owners. Obtaining consent from all owners may not be feasible, requiring procedures that promote, in a manner fair to all interests, cooperative management, thereby ensuring the maximum use of natural resources. Use of any subsurface stratum and any materials and fluids contained therein for geologic storage of carbon dioxide is a reasonable and beneficial use.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 2.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1603 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1603 - Terms, defined.

57-1603.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act:(1) Applicable underground injection control program for each class of storage facility injection well means the program, or most recent amendment thereof, for that class of well in Nebraska as provided by federal law;(2) Carbon dioxide stream means carbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources, plus incidental associated substances derived from the source materials and the production or capture process, and any substances added to the stream to enable or improve the injection process if such substances 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 the stored carbon dioxide stream;(3) Commission means the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission;(4) Geologic storage means the permanent or short-term underground storage of carbon dioxide streams in a storage reservoir;(5) Permit means a permit issued by the commission under the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act allowing a person to operate a storage facility;(6) Reservoir means a subsurface stratum, formation, cavity, or void, whether natural or artificially created, suitable for or capable of receiving through a well and geologically storing a carbon dioxide stream;(7) Reservoir estate means ownership of any portion of a storage reservoir;(8) Storage facility means the storage reservoir, underground equipment, and surface facilities and equipment used or proposed to be used in a geologic storage operation. The term includes the injection well and equipment used to connect the surface facility and equipment to the storage reservoir and underground equipment. The term does not include pipelines used to transport carbon dioxide to the storage facility;(9) Storage operator means a person holding or applying for a permit under the act; and(10) Storage reservoir means the reservoir proposed, authorized, or used for storing one or more carbon dioxide streams pursuant to a permit. The term does not include reservoirs used for purposes other than storage of carbon dioxide streams.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 3.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1605 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1605 - Commission; powers.

57-1605.  Commission; powers.The commission has authority:(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.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 5.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1606 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1606 - Permit, required; transfer; consent from permitting authority.

57-1606.  Permit, required; transfer; consent from permitting authority.Geologic storage is allowed if a permit has been obtained from both the commission and the Underground Injection Control program permitting authority. A permit may be transferred if the commission and the Underground Injection Control program permitting authority consent.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 6.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1607 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1607 - Permit; application; fee; costs; priority for processing.

57-1607.  Permit; application; fee; costs; priority for processing.(1) A person applying for a permit shall:(a) Comply with application requirements set by the commission;(b) Pay a fee in an amount set by the commission. The amount of the fee shall be set by rule and regulation and shall be based on the commission's anticipated cost of processing the application. The fee shall be deposited in the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund; and(c) Pay to the commission the costs the commission incurs in publishing notices for hearings and holding hearings on permit applications.(2) In processing permit applications, the commission shall give priority to storage operators who intend to store carbon dioxide produced in Nebraska.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 7.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1608 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1608 - Hearing; notice; requirements.

57-1608.  Hearing; notice; requirements.(1) The commission shall hold a public hearing before issuing a permit.(2) Notice of the hearing shall be provided in accordance with section 57-911 and commission rules and regulations adopted and promulgated thereunder.(3) Notice of the hearing shall be given to each mineral lessee, mineral owner, and reservoir estate owner within the storage reservoir and within one-half mile of the storage reservoir's boundaries.(4) Notice of the hearing shall be given to each surface owner of land overlying the storage reservoir and within one-half mile of the storage reservoir's boundaries.(5) Notice of the hearing shall be given to any additional persons that the commission requires.(6) Hearing notices required by this section shall comply with deadlines set by the commission and shall contain the information the commission requires.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 8.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1609 - Permit; issuance; consultation required.

57-1609.  Permit; issuance; consultation required.Before issuing a permit, the commission shall consult with the Department of Environment and Energy and the Underground Injection Control program permitting authority.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 9.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1610 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1610 - Permit; issuance; findings.

57-1610.  Permit; issuance; findings.Before issuing a permit, the commission shall find:(1) That the storage operator has complied with all requirements set by the commission;(2) That the storage facility is suitable and feasible for carbon dioxide injection and storage;(3) That the carbon dioxide to be stored is of a quality that allows it to be safely and efficiently stored in the storage reservoir;(4) That the proposed storage facility will not endanger surface waters or underground sources of drinking water;(5) That carbon dioxide will not escape into the atmosphere or surface waters from the storage reservoir;(6) That the storage facility will not endanger human health or unduly endanger the environment;(7) That the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the storage reservoir are defined;(8) That the storage operator will establish a testing and monitoring plan to assess the location and migration of carbon dioxide injected for storage and to ensure compliance with all permit, statutory, and administrative requirements;(9) That the storage operator has satisfied all of the requirements in subdivisions (2) through (8) of this section if the storage operator has obtained all permits required by the applicable underground injection control program permitting authority for each storage facility injection well;(10) That the storage facility is in the public interest;(11) In accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Underground Injection Control Program, that the storage operator has completed a comprehensive geologic study which includes a seismic risk assessment;(12) That the storage operator has made a good-faith effort to obtain the consent of all persons who own reservoir estates within the storage reservoir;(13) That the storage operator has obtained the consent of persons who own reservoir estates comprising at least sixty percent of the physical volume contained within the defined storage reservoir;(14) Whether the storage reservoir contains commercially valuable minerals. If it does, a permit may be issued only if the commission is satisfied that the interests of the mineral owners or mineral lessees will not be adversely affected or have been addressed in an arrangement entered into by the mineral owners or mineral lessees and the storage operator; and(15) That all nonconsenting reservoir estate owners are or will be equitably compensated.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 10.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1611 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1611 - Permit or order; contents.

57-1611.  Permit or order; contents.The commission may include in a permit or order all things necessary to carry out the objectives of the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act and to protect and adjust the respective rights and obligations of persons affected by geologic storage.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 11.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1612 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1612 - Reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners; included when.

57-1612.  Reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners; included when.If a storage operator does not obtain the consent of all persons who own a reservoir estate within the storage reservoir, the commission may require that any reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners be included in a storage facility and subject to geologic storage.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 12.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1613 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1613 - Certificate; issuance; filing.

57-1613.  Certificate; issuance; filing.When the commission issues a permit, it shall also issue a certificate stating that the permit has been issued, describing the area covered, and containing other information the commission deems appropriate. The commission shall file a copy of the certificate with the register of deeds in the county or counties where the storage facility is located.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 13.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1614 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1614 - Storage facility; commission; duties; effect on jurisdiction of Department of Environment and Energy.

57-1614.  Storage facility; commission; duties; effect on jurisdiction of Department of Environment and Energy.(1) The commission shall take action to ensure that a storage facility does not cause pollution or create a nuisance. For the purposes of this provision and in applying other laws, carbon dioxide streams stored, and which remain in storage under a commission permit, are not a pollutant and do not constitute a nuisance.(2) The commission's authority in subsection (1) of this section does not limit the jurisdiction held by the Department of Environment and Energy. Nothing else in the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act limits the jurisdiction held by the Department of Environment and Energy.(3) The commission shall take action to ensure that substances that compromise the objectives of the act or the integrity of a storage reservoir do not enter a storage reservoir.(4) The commission shall take action to ensure that carbon dioxide does not escape from a storage facility.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 14.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1615 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1615 - Act; permit; how construed.

57-1615.  Act; permit; how construed.The Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act and any issuance of a permit under the act shall not be construed to:(1) Prejudice the rights of property owners within a storage facility to exercise rights that have not been committed to a storage facility;(2) Prevent a mineral owner or mineral lessee from drilling through or near a storage reservoir to explore for and develop minerals if the drilling, production, and related activities comply with commission requirements that preserve the storage facility's integrity and protect the objectives of the act; or(3) Amend or alter any statute, rule, or regulation in effect on August 28, 2021, which relates to the commission's authority to regulate operations to increase ultimate recovery from a pool as defined in section 57-903, including, but not limited to, the introduction of carbon dioxide into a pool.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 15.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1616 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1616 - Fees; Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund; created; use; investment.

57-1616.  Fees; Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund; created; use; investment.(1) Storage operators shall pay the commission a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage. The fee shall be in an amount set by the commission in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission. The amount shall be based on the commission's anticipated expenses in regulating storage facilities during their construction, operational, and preclosure phases.(2) Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the commission and shall be used only for defraying the commission's expenses in processing permit applications, regulating storage facilities during their construction, operational, and preclosure phases, and making storage amount determinations under section 57-1624. The commission, however, through a cooperative or interlocal cooperation agreement with another state agency, may use the fund to compensate the cooperating agency for expenses the cooperating agency incurs in carrying out regulatory responsibilities such agency may have over a storage facility. Interest earned by the fund shall be deposited in the fund. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Transfers from the fund are not permitted.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 16.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 57-1617 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1617 - Fees; Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Trust Fund; created; use; investment.

57-1617.  Fees; Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Trust Fund; created; use; investment.(1) In addition to the fee required under section 57-1616, storage operators shall pay the commission a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage. The fee shall be in an amount set by the commission in rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission. The amount shall be based on the commission's anticipated expenses associated with long-term monitoring and management of the storage facility following issuance of the certificate of project completion under section 57-1619.(2) Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Trust Fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the commission and shall be used only for defraying expenses the commission incurs in long-term monitoring and management of a closed storage facility. The commission, however, through a cooperative or interlocal cooperation agreement with another state agency, may use the fund to compensate the cooperating agency for expenses the cooperating agency incurs in carrying out regulatory responsibilities such agency may have over a storage facility. Interest earned by the fund shall be deposited in the fund. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Transfers from the fund are not permitted.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 17.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 57-1618 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1618 - Carbon dioxide; title; liability.

57-1618.  Carbon dioxide; title; liability.The storage operator has title to the carbon dioxide injected into and stored in a storage reservoir and holds title until the commission issues a certificate of project completion under section 57-1619. While the storage operator holds title, the operator is liable for any damage the carbon dioxide may cause, including damage caused by carbon dioxide that escapes from the storage facility.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 18.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021
NE Code § 57-1619 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 57 - Minerals, Oil, and Gas|57-1619 - Certificate of project completion; notice; hearing; consultation; issuance; conditions; effect.

57-1619.  Certificate of project completion; notice; hearing; consultation; issuance; conditions; effect.(1) After carbon dioxide injections into a reservoir end and upon application by the storage operator, the commission shall consider issuing a certificate of project completion.(2) The certificate may only be issued after public notice and hearing. The commission shall establish notice requirements for such hearing.(3) The certificate may only be issued after the commission has consulted with the Department of Environment and Energy and the Underground Injection Control program permitting authority.(4) The certificate may only be issued if the storage operator:(a) Is in full compliance with all laws governing the storage facility;(b) Shows that it has addressed all pending claims regarding the storage facility's operation;(c) Shows that it has received an authorization of site closure from the applicable underground injection control program permitting authority for each storage facility injection well; and(d) Shows that any wells, equipment, and facilities to be used in the post-closure period are in good condition and retain mechanical integrity.(5) Once a certificate is issued:(a) Title to the storage facility and to the stored carbon dioxide transfers, without payment of any compensation, to the State of Nebraska;(b) Title acquired by the state includes all rights and interests in, and all responsibilities associated with, the stored carbon dioxide;(c) The storage operator and all persons who generated any injected carbon dioxide streams are released from all regulatory requirements associated with the storage facility;(d) Any financial assurance provided by the storage operator shall be released; and(e) Monitoring and managing the storage facility is the state's responsibility to be overseen by the commission.Source  Laws 2021, LB650, § 19.   Effective Date: August 28, 2021