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

Affected: IC 14-39-2-13

Sec. 1. (a) A storage operator shall:

(1) cooperate with the department; and

(2) allow access to all records and documents;

as required by the department in carrying out the department's duties regarding a carbon sequestration project.

(b) A storage operator shall retain the following records:

(1) Data collected for a carbon sequestration project permit application.

(2) Data regarding the source, nature, and composition of the carbon dioxide stream to be injected under a carbon sequestration project permit.

(3) Records from the closure period, including well plugging reports, post injection site care data, and a final assessment.

(c) Once a project is finished, the storage operator shall deliver the records required under this section to the department.

(d) Except as provided under subsection (e), a storage operator shall:

(1) retain records required under this section; and

(2) transfer the records to the department;

not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after receiving the certificate of project completion from the department under IC 14-39-2-13.

(e) A storage operator shall retain the records under this section until the storage operator is issued a certificate of project completion from the department under IC 14-39-2-13.

(f) The record retention period under subsection (d) may be extended at the request of the department.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 30-8-1; filed September 5, 2025, 11:44 a.m.: 20251001-IR-312250162FRA)