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Minerals Exploration Tax Credit

In 2022 the Legislature passed SB250, which created an exploration tax credit available for certain non-coal minerals operations.


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Underground Injection Control Class VI Primacy Update

In 2022, the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 244, creating a framework for the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (OGM) to begin obtaining primacy, or primary enforcement responsibilities, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. Primacy would give OGM regulatory oversight of the permitting, construction, operation, compliance and closure of class VI carbon sequestration wells on all lands except tribal, which the EPA currently regulates.
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