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AS 41.06.150: Environmental protection; storage reservoir integrity.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 41. Public Resources.
- Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources and Carbon Storage.
- Article 2. Carbon Storage and Injection.
(a) The commission shall take action to ensure that
(1) substances that compromise the integrity of a storage reservoir do not enter a storage reservoir; and
(2) carbon dioxide does not escape from a storage facility.
(b) For the purposes of this section, and in the application of other laws, carbon dioxide that is stored and remains in carbon storage under a permit is not considered a pollutant and does not constitute a nuisance.
(c) The commission's authority under (a) of this section does not limit the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
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