Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.44
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 3, December 31, 2024
Section 400-8-1-.44 - [Effective 1/11/2025] Storage Facility Fees1. The storage operator shall pay the Board a fee of Three Cents ($0.03) on each ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage, which shall be deposited into the State Oil and Gas Board Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Administrative Fund, authorized by Section 9-17-163 of the Code of Alabama (1975), as amended, to be utilized by the Board for the Board's administrative services and regulatory duties for storage of carbon dioxide. The storage operator shall pay this fee to the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama quarterly by the 15th of the month following end of quarter.2. The storage operator shall pay the Board a fee of Four Cents ($0.04) on each ton of carbon dioxide injected for storage which shall be deposited into the State Oil and Gas Board Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Trust Fund, authorized by Section 9-17-163 of the Code of Alabama (1975), as amended, to be used by the Board for certain costs associated with geologic sequestration sites within this state pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.56. The storage operator shall pay this fee to the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama quarterly by the 15th of the month following end of quarter.3. The storage operator shall pay the Board a filing fee for a petition to approve a storage facility in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.15.4. The storage operator shall pay a filing fee of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for a petition to reevaluate the storage facility, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.24.5. A storage operator shall pay a filing fee of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for a request for Change of Operator, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.25.6. The storage operator shall pay a filing fee of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for a petition for approval to inject, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.18.7. The storage operator shall pay a fee of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for each permit to drill an injection well, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.28. The storage operator shall pay a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each permit to drill a subsurface observation well, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.28. The applicant for a stratigraphic test well permit shall pay a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.28.8. The storage operator shall pay a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each petition for temporary abandoned status, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.53.9. A storage operator shall pay a filing fee of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for a petition to approve a Post-Injection Site Care and Facility Closure Plan, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.54.10. A storage operator shall pay a filing fee of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for a petition for approval of the facility closure and final assessment, pursuant to Rule 400-8-1-.55.Ala. Admin. Code r. 400-8-1-.44
Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLIII, Issue No. 02, November 27, 2024, eff. 1/11/2025.Author: S. Marvin Rogers
Statutory Authority: 9-17-150 et seq. of the Code of Alabama (1975)