Bill Text: IL SB1920 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Enhanced Oil Recovery Ban Act. Provides that a person shall not inject a concentrated carbon dioxide fluid produced by a carbon dioxide capture project or carbon dioxide capture and sequestration project into a Class II well for purposes of enhanced oil recovery, including the facilitation of enhanced oil recovery from another well. Provides that an individual who violates the Act is subject to a fine of $20,000 for each violation. Defines terms. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB1920 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1920-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1920 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Enhanced Oil Recovery Ban Act. Provides that a person shall not inject a concentrated carbon dioxide fluid produced by a carbon dioxide capture project or carbon dioxide capture and sequestration project into a Class II well for purposes of enhanced oil recovery, including the facilitation of enhanced oil recovery from another well. Provides that an individual who violates the Act is subject to a fine of $20,000 for each violation. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Enhanced Oil Recovery Ban Act.
Section 5. Intent. The General Assembly finds and declares
that the purpose of carbon-capture technologies and carbon
capture and sequestration is to facilitate the transition to a
carbon-neutral society and not to facilitate continued
dependence upon fossil fuel production.
Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Carbon dioxide capture project" means a project that uses
a process to separate carbon dioxide from industrial or
energy-related sources, other than oil or gas production from
a well, and produces a concentrated fluid of carbon dioxide
with the intent of preventing emission of the carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere.
"Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration project" means a
carbon dioxide capture project that seeks to provide for the
long-term isolation of the concentrated carbon dioxide fluid
from the atmosphere through storage in a geologic formation.
"Class II well" has the same meaning as in 40 CFR 144.6.

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"Concentrated carbon dioxide fluid" means a fluid that
contains concentrated carbon dioxide that is proportionately
greater than the ambient atmospheric concentration of carbon
dioxide.
Section 15. Enhanced oil recovery ban.
(a) A person shall not inject a concentrated carbon
dioxide fluid produced by a carbon dioxide capture project or
carbon dioxide capture and sequestration project into a Class
II well for purposes of enhanced oil recovery, including the
facilitation of enhanced oil recovery from another well.
(b) An individual who violates this Act is subject to a
fine of $20,000 for each violation.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.