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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Carbon
5Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative purpose. Pipeline transportation of
7carbon dioxide for sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, and
8other purposes is declared to be a public use and service, in
9the public interest, and a benefit to the welfare of Illinois
10and the people of Illinois because pipeline transportation is
11necessary for sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, or other
12carbon management purposes and thus is an essential component
13to compliance with required or voluntary plans to reduce carbon
14dioxide emissions from "clean coal" facilities and other
15sources. Carbon dioxide pipelines are critical to the promotion
16and use of Illinois coal and also advance economic development,
17environmental protection, and energy security in the State.
 
18    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19    "Carbon dioxide pipeline" or "pipeline" means the in-state
20portion of a pipeline, including appurtenant facilities,
21property rights, and easements, that are used exclusively for
22the purpose of transporting carbon dioxide to a point of sale,

 

 

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1storage, enhanced oil recovery, or other carbon management
2application.
3    "Clean coal facility" has the meaning ascribed to that term
4in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
5    "Clean coal SNG facility" has the meaning ascribed to that
6term in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
7    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
8    "Sequester" has the meaning ascribed to that term in
9Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
10    "Transportation" means the physical movement of carbon
11dioxide by pipeline conducted for a person's own use or account
12or the use or account of another person or persons.
 
13    Section 15. Scope. This Act applies to the application
14process for the issuance of a certificate of authority by an
15owner or operator of a pipeline designed, constructed, and
16operated to transport and to sequester carbon dioxide produced
17by a clean coal facility, by a clean coal SNG facility, or by
18any other source that will result in the reduction of carbon
19dioxide emissions from that source.
 
20    Section 20. Application.
21    (a) No person or entity may construct, operate, or repair a
22carbon dioxide pipeline unless the person or entity possesses a
23certificate of authority.
24    (b) The Commission, after a hearing, may grant an

 

 

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1application for a certificate of authority authorizing the
2construction and operation of a carbon dioxide pipeline if it
3makes a specific written finding as to each of the following:
4        (1) the application was properly filed;
5        (2) the applicant is fit, willing, and able to
6    construct and operate the pipeline in compliance with this
7    Act and with Commission regulations and orders of the
8    Commission or any applicable federal agencies;
9        (3) the applicant has entered into an agreement with a
10    clean coal facility, a clean coal SNG facility, or any
11    other source that will result in the reduction of carbon
12    dioxide emissions from that source;
13        (4) the applicant has filed with the Pipeline and
14    Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the U.S.
15    Department of Transportation all forms required by that
16    agency in advance of constructing a carbon dioxide
17    pipeline;
18        (5) the applicant has filed with the U.S. Army Corps of
19    Engineers all applications for permits required by that
20    agency in advance of constructing a carbon dioxide
21    pipeline;
22        (6) the applicant has entered into an agreement with
23    the Illinois Department of Agriculture that governs the
24    mitigation of agricultural impacts associated with the
25    construction of the proposed pipeline;
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1    legal, and technical qualifications necessary to construct
2    and operate the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline; and
3        (8) the proposed pipeline is consistent with the public
4    interest, public benefit, and legislative purpose as set
5    forth in this Act. In addition to any other evidence the
6    Commission may consider on this specific finding, the
7    Commission shall consider the following:
8            (A) any evidence of the effect of the pipeline upon
9        the economy, infrastructure, and public safety
10        presented by local governmental units that will be
11        affected by the proposed pipeline route;
12            (B) any evidence of the effect of the pipeline upon
13        property values presented by property owners who will
14        be affected by the proposed pipeline or facility,
15        provided that the Commission need not hear evidence as
16        to the actual valuation of property such as that as
17        would be presented to and determined by the courts
18        under the Eminent Domain Act;
19            (C) any evidence presented by the Department of
20        Commerce and Economic Opportunity regarding the
21        current and future local, State-wide, or regional
22        economic effect, direct or indirect, of the proposed
23        pipeline or facility including, but not limited to,
24        ability of the State to attract economic growth, meet
25        future energy requirements, and ensure compliance with
26        environmental requirements and goals;

 

 

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1            (D) any evidence addressing the factors described
2        in items (1) through (8) of this subsection (b) or
3        other relevant factors that is presented by any other
4        State agency, the applicant, a party, or other entity
5        that participates in the proceeding, including
6        evidence presented by the Commission's staff; and
7            (E) any evidence presented by any State or federal
8        governmental entity as to how the proposed pipeline
9        will affect the security, stability, and reliability
10        of energy.
11    In its written order, the Commission shall address all of
12the evidence presented, and if the order is contrary to any of
13the evidence, the Commission shall state the reasons for its
14determination with regard to that evidence.
15    (c) When an applicant files its application for a
16certificate of authority with the Commission, it shall provide
17notice to each local government where the proposed pipeline
18will be located and include a map of the proposed pipeline
19route. The applicant shall also publish notice in a newspaper
20of general circulation in each county where the proposed
21pipeline is located.
22    (d) An application for a certificate of authority filed
23pursuant to this Section shall request either that the
24Commission review and approve a specific route for a carbon
25dioxide pipeline, or that the Commission review and approve a
26project route width that identifies the areas in which the

 

 

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1pipeline would be located, with such width ranging from the
2minimum width required for a pipeline right-of-way up to 200
3feet in width. A map of the route or route width shall be
4included in the application. The purpose for allowing the
5option of review and approval of a project route width is to
6provide increased flexibility during the construction process
7to accommodate specific landowner requests, avoid
8environmentally sensitive areas, or address special
9environmental permitting requirements.
10    (e) The Commission's rules shall ensure that notice of an
11application for a certificate of authority is provided within
1230 days after filing to the landowners along a proposed project
13route, or to the potentially affected landowners within a
14proposed project route width, using the notification
15procedures set forth in the Commission's rules. If the
16Commission grants approval of a project route width as opposed
17to a specific project route, then the applicant must, as it
18finalizes the actual pipeline alignment within the project
19route width, file its final list of affected landowners with
20the Commission at least 14 days in advance of beginning
21construction on any tract within the project route width and
22also provide the Commission with at least 14 days' notice
23before filing a complaint for eminent domain in the circuit
24court with regard to any tract within the project route width.
25    (f) The Commission shall make its determination on any
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1this Section and issue its final order within 11 months after
2the date that the application is filed. The Commission's
3failure to act within this time period shall not be deemed an
4approval or denial of the application.
5    (g) A final order of the Commission granting a certificate
6of authority pursuant to this Act shall be conditioned upon the
7applicant obtaining all required permits or approvals from the
8Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the
9U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of
10Engineers, and Illinois Department of Agriculture, in addition
11to all other permits and approvals necessary for the
12construction and operation of the pipeline prior to the start
13of any construction. The final order must specifically prohibit
14the start of any construction until all such permits and
15approvals have been obtained.
16    (h) Within 6 months after the Commission's entry of an
17order approving either a specific route or a project route
18width under this Section, the owner or operator of the carbon
19dioxide pipeline that receives that order may file supplemental
20applications for minor route deviations outside the approved
21project route width, allowing for additions or changes to the
22approved route to address environmental concerns encountered
23during construction or to accommodate landowner requests. The
24supplemental application shall specifically detail the
25environmental concerns or landowner requests prompting the
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1entities involved. Notice of a supplemental application shall
2be provided to any State agency or unit of local government
3that appeared in the original proceeding and to any landowner
4affected by the proposed route deviation at the time that
5supplemental application is filed. The route deviations shall
6be approved by the Commission no sooner than 90 days after all
7interested parties receive notice of the supplemental
8application, unless a written objection is filed to the
9supplemental application within 45 days after such notice is
10received. If a written objection is filed, then the Commission
11shall issue an order either granting or denying the route
12deviation within 90 days after the filing of the objection.
13Hearings on any such supplemental application shall be limited
14to the reasonableness of the specific variance proposed, and
15the issues of the public interest and benefit of the project or
16fitness of the applicant shall be considered only to the extent
17that the route deviation has raised new concerns with regard to
18those issues.
19    (i) A certificate of authority to construct and operate a
20carbon dioxide pipeline issued by the Commission shall contain
21and include all of the following:
22        (1) a grant of authority to construct and operate a
23    carbon dioxide pipeline as requested in the application,
24    subject to the laws of this State; and
25        (2) a limited grant of authority to take and acquire an
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1    construction, maintenance, or operation of a carbon
2    dioxide pipeline in the manner provided for the exercise of
3    the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act.
4    The limited grant of authority shall be restricted to, and
5    exercised solely for, the purpose of siting,
6    rights-of-way, and easements appurtenant, including
7    construction and maintenance. The applicant shall not
8    exercise this power until it has used reasonable and good
9    faith efforts to acquire the property or easement thereto.
10    The applicant may thereafter use this power when the
11    applicant determines that the easement is necessary to
12    avoid unreasonable delay or economic hardship to the
13    progress of activities carried out pursuant to the
14    certificate of authority.
 
15    Section 25. Procedures. Notwithstanding any other
16provision of this Act, any power granted pursuant to this Act
17to acquire an easement is subject to, and shall be exercised in
18accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act.
 
19    Section 30. Safety. A carbon dioxide pipeline owner shall
20construct, maintain, and operate all of its pipelines, related
21facilities, and equipment in this State in a manner that poses
22no undue risk to its employees or the public. The Commission
23shall not issue any certificates or permits allowing the
24construction of a carbon dioxide pipeline until it has adopted

 

 

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1federal safety regulations governing the construction,
2maintenance, and operations of carbon dioxide pipelines,
3related facilities, and equipment to ensure the safety of
4pipeline employees and the public.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.