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Regulatory Considerations for Carbon Dioxide Storage and Plume Migration on Interstate and Federal Lands

This report sets forth an overview of regulatory considerations surrounding the development of interstate pore space, as well as pore space under federal lands. Section II of this report ("Background") provides an update on Wyoming's CCS statutory and regulatory framework, legislative progress, and receipt of Class VI primacy designation, as well as challenges relative to the state's utilization of interstate and federal pore space. Section III briefly overviews the basic pillars of state-level CCS regulation. Section IV provides an overview of regulatory considerations related to the geologic storage of CO2 on federal lands located in Wyoming. Finally, Section V concludes by illustrating hypothetical, but potentially likely scenarios for consideration by policymakers and regulators.