All Roll Calls
Yes: 118 • No: 4
ArkansasHB14112025 Regular SessionHouse
TO CLARIFY THE REGULATION OF CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION; AND TO ESTABLISH THE CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE FUND.
Sponsored By: Matthew J. Shepherd (Republican), Matt Stone (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
New fees for carbon storage operators
The Commission may charge up to $50,000 for each carbon dioxide storage permit application. Operators must pay $1,000 each year for every Class VI injection well permitted for carbon dioxide storage. Both charges go into the Oil and Gas Commission Fund. The law classifies carbon storage fees and related revenue as state special revenues.
New safeguards for Arkansas carbon storage
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission can set underground carbon storage rules and run the Class VI injection well program. These rules must follow applicable Safe Drinking Water Act provisions as they existed on January 1, 2025. The Commission may require operators to provide financial guarantees tied to compliance with storage and well rules. It cannot issue a Certificate of Closure until at least 10 years after carbon dioxide injection stops. The closure decision requires notice and a hearing.
Carbon storage fees fund long-term cleanup
Operators pay 10 cents per ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage. Three cents goes to the Oil and Gas Commission Fund; seven cents goes to the new Carbon Dioxide Storage Fund. The storage fund receives state special revenues, gifts, grants, and other revenue authorized by law. Through contracts or direct payments, the Commission can fund abandoned-well plugging, well monitoring, and cleanup of related facilities. It can also fund post-closure testing, long-term inspections, and emergency repairs to wells and facilities that threaten public health or safety. It can cover leaks after a Certificate of Closure is issued and all financial guarantees are released, plus related work to protect drinking water and public safety.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Matthew J. Shepherd
Republican • House
Matt Stone
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:23:50 PM
Yes: 20 • No: 4 • Other: 5
House vote • 2/13/2025
House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:07:43 PM
Yes: 98 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1411 is now Act 149
2/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
2/20/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
2/19/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
2/19/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
2/19/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/19/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/18/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
2/13/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/13/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/13/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/12/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
2/5/2025HouseFiled
2/5/2025House
Bill Text
HB1411 - Introduced
2/5/2025
Act Version
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