The storage operator shall be the owner of the carbon dioxide injected into and stored in a storage reservoir approved under this article and shall maintain ownership and control until the secretary issues a Certificate of Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Completion. While the storage operator has ownership, the operator is liable for any damage the carbon dioxide may cause, including damage caused by carbon dioxide that escapes from the storage facility.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 22. Environmental Resources
Article 11B. Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Storage
§22-11B-1. Statement of Purpose
§22-11B-5. Public Participation in Permit Process, Notices, Public Hearing
§22-11B-6. Permit and Order Provisions; Identification of Agent
§22-11B-7. Additional Rulemaking Authority
§22-11B-8. Environmental Protection, Other Law
§22-11B-10. Cooperative Agreements
§22-11B-11. Ownership of Carbon Dioxide
§22-11B-12. Certificate of Project Completion, Release, Transfer of Title and Custody, Filing
§22-11B-13. Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Administrative Fund
§22-11B-14. Application Fee, Deposit, Use in Cooperative Regulatory Functions
§22-11B-15. Carbon Dioxide Storage Facility Trust Fund
§22-11B-16. Operation Fee, Use, Report to Legislature
§22-11B-17. Determining Storage Amounts, Carbon Credits, Fee
§22-11B-18. Subsurface Pore Space or Container Space
§22-11B-19. Co-Tenants, Ownership of Pore Space by Multiple Co-Tenants and Collective Storage
§22-11B-20. Funds to Be Held in Trust for Unknown or Unlocatable Owners