- (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the provisions of AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210 do not apply to applications filed with the commission proposing to use carbon dioxide for enhanced oil or gas recovery.
- (b) The commission may adopt regulations that allow enhanced oil or gas recovery and related well activities to be converted to a storage facility. The regulations must require that, in considering whether to approve a conversion, and upon conversion, the provisions of AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210 apply. The regulations may impose additional requirements to AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210, or describe specific situations in which the requirements of AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210 are waived, to ensure that the objectives of AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210 are met.