Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-10-2-5; IC 14-39-0.5

Affected: IC 14-39

Sec. 4. (a) An applicant for a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline certificate of authority shall illustrate a managerial and technical ability to construct, operate, and maintain a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline under this section by providing evidence to the department that an individual designated by the applicant, a contractor or subcontractor of the applicant, or an affiliate of the applicant, contractor, or subcontractor to manage the construction of the pipeline:

(1) holds a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, geology, or other physical science and has at least ten (10) years of experience in:

(A) carbon dioxide;

(B) hazardous liquid;

(C) hydrocarbon refining;

(D) natural gas transmission pipeline design or construction; or

(E) hydrocarbon transmission pipeline design or construction; or

(2) has at least fifteen (15) years of experience in:

(A) carbon dioxide;

(B) hazardous liquid;

(C) hydrocarbon refining;

(D) natural gas transmission pipeline design or construction; or

(E) hydrocarbon transmission pipeline design or construction.

(b) If an individual under subsection (a) leaves from the applicant's employment before the department issues a certificate of authority and the applicant does not designate another individual under subsection (a), the applicant shall notify the department that the individual has left immediately after the applicant is notified about the departure. The applicant shall notify the department not more than fourteen (14) days after designating a replacement under subsection (a).

(c) An applicant using a contractor, a subcontractor, or an affiliate does not:

(1) eliminate applicable requirements; or

(2) reduce liability;

for the applicant under the Indiana Code or this article.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 30-5-4; filed September 5, 2025, 11:44 a.m.: 20251001-IR-312250162FRA)