Title 14, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Sec. 12.5. "Corrective action" means action: (1) taken by the owner or operator of a permitted Class VI carbon dioxide injection well; and (2) approved by the director; to ensure that a carbon dioxide injection well within the area of review does not serve as conduits for the mov…

Sec. 13. "Fault" means a surface or zone or rock fracture along which there has been displacement. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 13.5. "Injection zone" means a geological: (1) formation; (2) group of formations; or (3) part of a formation; that is conducive to receiving carbon dioxide with a permitted carbon sequestration project. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 14. "Lithology" means the description of rocks on the basis of their physical and chemical characteristics. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 15. "Mechanical integrity test" refers to a test performed on a well permitted by a UIC Class VI permit that meets the requirements established under 40 CFR 146.8. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 16. "Mineral lessee" means a lessee identified by the records of the recorder of deeds for each county containing a portion of the proposed reservoir who holds an interest in minerals on real property that are located above, below, or within the proposed reservoir that has b…

Sec. 17. "Mineral owner" means an owner identified by the records of the recorder of deeds for each county containing a portion of the proposed reservoir who holds an interest in minerals on real property that are located above, below, or within the proposed reservoir that has be…

Sec. 18. "Packer" means a device lowered into a well to produce a fluid-tight seal. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 19. "Person" means: (1) an individual; (2) a legal entity; (3) a government entity; or (4) an employee of a: (A) legal entity; or (B) government entity. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 2. "Abandoned well" refers to a well: (1) whose use has been permanently discontinued; or (2) which is in a state of disrepair; such that it cannot be used for its intended purpose or for observation purposes. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 20. "Pore space" means a subsurface geological cavity or void that is of a sufficient areal extent, thickness, porosity, and permeability to receive and store carbon dioxide through a carbon sequestration project well. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 21. "Pore space owner" means: (1) a person; (2) a trust; (3) a corporation; or (4) another entity; that has title to, a right to, or an interest in pore space. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 21.5. "Post-injection site care" refers to the requirements set forth in 40 CFR 146.93. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 22. "Primacy" means primary enforcement authority over Class VI wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 23. "Reservoir" means a subsurface geological: (1) sedimentary stratum; (2) formation; (3) saline aquifer; (4) cavity; or (5) void; that is naturally or artificially created for the use of, or is capable of being made suitable for, injecting and storing carbon dioxide. As ad…

Sec. 24. (a) "Responsible officer" means a person who has the authority to legally obligate an entity to comply with federal law. (b) The term includes the following: (1) An authorized officer of a corporation. (2) A manager of a limited liability company, or if the limited liabi…

Sec. 25. "Storage facility" means the subsurface area consisting of the extent of a carbon dioxide plume which is required to be set forth on an approved UIC Class VI permit or an amendment to a UIC Class VI permit of a storage operator. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 26. "Storage operator" means: (1) a person; (2) a trust; (3) a corporation; or (4) another entity; that owns or operates a carbon sequestration project. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 27. "Stratum" means a single sedimentary bed or layer, regardless of thickness, that consists of generally the same kind of rock material. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 28. "Surface or subsurface property interest holder" means a property interest owner identified by the records of the recorder of deeds for each county containing a portion of the proposed storage facility who holds a fee simple interest or other freehold interest in the sur…

Sec. 29. (a) "Transporting carbon dioxide" means the movement of carbon dioxide to a carbon dioxide injection well located outside the storage facility for which a certificate of authority for a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline is required. (b) The term under subsection (a) i…

Sec. 3. "Aquifer" means: (1) a geologic formation; (2) a group of formations; or (3) part of a formation; capable of yielding a significant amount of water to a well or spring. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 3.5. "Area of review" has the meaning set forth in 40 CFR 146.81. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 30. (a) "UIC Class VI permit" means a permit issued under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act's Underground Injection Control program that allows: (1) a person; (2) a trust; (3) a corporation; or (4) another entity; to construct or operate a carbon dioxide injection well. (b…

Sec. 31. "UIC program" refers to the program carried out by: (1) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or (2) an approved state or tribe; under the Safe Drinking Water Act to regulate underground injection. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 32. "Underground source of drinking water" means an aquifer or its portion which: (1) supplies any public water system; or (2) contains a sufficient quantity of ground water to supply a public water system and: (A) currently supplies drinking water for human consumption; or …

Sec. 33. "Underground storage of carbon dioxide" means the injection and storage of carbon dioxide into underground strata and formations pursuant to at least one (1) UIC Class VI permit. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 4. "Carbon dioxide" means a fluid consisting of carbon dioxide molecules. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 5. "Carbon dioxide injection well" refers to a well that meets the following criteria: (1) Is in compliance with a UIC Class VI permit. (2) Is used to inject carbon dioxide into a reservoir for carbon sequestration. (3) Is not experimental in nature. (4) Is used for geologic…

Sec. 6. "Carbon dioxide plume" means the extent of an underground three-dimensional injected carbon dioxide stream. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.

Sec. 7. (a) "Carbon dioxide stream" means carbon dioxide that: (1) has been captured from an emission source; and (2) consists of: (A) incidental associated substances derived from the source materials and capture process; and (B) any substance added to the carbon dioxide stream …

Sec. 8. "Carbon dioxide transmission pipeline" means the part of a pipeline in Indiana, including: (1) appurtenant facilities; (2) property rights; and (3) easements; used exclusively for the purpose of transporting carbon dioxide to a carbon management application, including seq…

Sec. 9. (a) "Carbon sequestration" means the long term containment of a: (1) gaseous; (2) liquid; or (3) supercritical; carbon dioxide stream in subsurface geologic formations. (b) The term does not apply to carbon dioxide capture or transport. As added by P.L.161-2026, SEC.39.…