Carbon Sequestration Regulation
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To be populated as evidence accumulates.
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- 2026-08-26 — Natural resources: gas and oil; ownership and conveyance rights associated with pore space; establish. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6247’26, HB 6248’26: cross-connection with pore-space-ownership: Pore space ownership rules set the legal baseline for who can lease or sell underground storage rights, which directly affects carbon sequestration project siting and access. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-08-26 — Environmental protection: air pollution; regulation of carbon sequestration; provide for. Amends secs. 502, 1301, 35105 & 51113 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.502 et seq.) & adds subch. 6 to ch. 3, art. III.: A newly introduced House bill would amend 1994 PA 451 (secs. 502, 1301, 35105, 51113) and add a new subchapter 6 to chapter 3, article III, establishing a statewide framework for regulating carbon dioxide capture and storage under Michigan environmental law. (novelty: 3)
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Environmental protection: air pollution; regulation of carbon sequestration; provide for. Amends secs. 502, 1301, 35105 & 51113 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.502 et seq.) & adds subch. 6 to ch. 3, art. III.
26-aug-2026
novelty 3
per-area 3
introduces