April 1, 2010 (IOGCC). The state of North Dakota has established the first complete and comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for the geologic storage of CO2 in the United States. Final legislation and administrative rules were officially established on April 1, 2010.
Recognizing that CCGS soon would become a major part of the energy landscape of the state, North Dakota formed a task force to draft legislation creating a new chapter of the North Dakota Century Code pertaining to CO2 capture and storage based on the model statute developed by the IOGCC. SB 2095 and SB 2139 were prefiled in 2008. In 2009, the task force began the administrative rule-making process. Read the full story of North Dakota's legislation and rule-making process from the state perspective click here.
On April 1, 2010 the rules made it through the final approval step and are official. For a more comprehensive view of the legislative and rulemaking process click here.
For a snapshot of the legislative and rulemaking status and to download copies of legislation and rules for North Dakota and other states visit the CO2 state progress map.
