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2025 Utah Code
Title 40 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 11 - Geologic Carbon Storage
Section 2 - Preemption.
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UT Code § 40-11-2 (2025)
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Effective 5/4/2022
40-11-2. Preemption.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session
40-11-2. Preemption.
- (1) Regulation of geologic carbon storage is of statewide concern and the state regulation of geologic carbon storage activity occupies the whole field of geologic carbon storage subject to:
- (a) the granting of primacy over Class VI geologic sequestration wells; and
- (b) relevant federal law.
- (2) The legislative body of a political subdivision may enact, amend, or enforce a local ordinance, resolution, or rule consistent with the political subdivision's general land use authority that:
- (a) regulates only surface activity that is incidental to geologic carbon storage activity;
- (b) does not effectively or unduly limit, ban, or prohibit geologic carbon storage activity; and
- (c) is not otherwise preempted by state or federal law.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session
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