Because:

1. (1) the movement of carbon dioxide conducted for:

   1. (A) a person's own use or account; or

   2. (B) the use or account of another person or persons;

      by pipeline in Indiana for carbon management applications can assist efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and

2. (2) the underground storage of carbon dioxide can assist efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions;

   the use of carbon dioxide transmission pipelines, including their routing, construction, maintenance, and operation, and the underground storage of carbon dioxide are declared as a matter of legislative determination to be a public use and service, in the public interest, and a benefit to the welfare and people of Indiana.

As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.291-2019, SEC.4.