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

Affected: IC 8-1-22.6-10; IC 14-39

Sec. 7. (a) An applicant for a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline certificate of authority shall submit to the department at least one (1) map that depicts the:

(1) proposed location and route of the carbon dioxide transmission pipeline;

(2) length and diameter of the proposed pipeline;

(3) pipeline corridor not more than five hundred (500) feet wide on each side of the proposed pipeline location;

(4) proposed width of a pipeline easement;

(5) proposed width of an accompanying pipeline construction easement;

(6) location of surface facilities and subsurface facilities for the pipeline;

(7) legal description of the proposed pipeline identifying the section, township, range, and county;

(8) location of each:

(A) high consequence area as defined under 49 CFR 192* and 49 CFR 195*; and

(B) unusually sensitive area as defined under 49 CFR 195*;

within the proposed carbon dioxide transmission pipeline corridor;

(9) location of each:

(A) railroad;

(B) public right-of-way;

(C) existing pipeline easement; and

(D) existing electric transmission line easement within the proposed pipeline corridor under subdivision (3); and

(10) existing property lines and names of persons that own the property through which the pipelines cross, and, if applicable, the property owners included in the list provided to the Indiana utility regulatory commission under IC 8-1-22.6-10.

(b) Information submitted to the department under this section must state the rights related to any proposed easement, including the right to:

(1) keep the easement clear of trees and brush; or

(2) prohibit, restrict, or require conditions for constructing roads and farm crossings over the easement.

*These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov, or are available for review at the Natural Resources Commission, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N103, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 30-5-7; filed September 5, 2025, 11:44 a.m.: 20251001-IR-312250162FRA)