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IV. State Liability IssuesIn order to focus our previous research on liability issues, we thought it would be helpfulto narrow our research to a handful of states that best represent a range of regulatory andlegal treatment of CO2 injection and its analogs. We decided to frame our researcharound the three scenarios from the Siting & MMV group (saline, EOR, EGR) so that thework from both groups can eventually be linked to create a comprehensive overview ofthe range of existing regulatory and technical issues associated with CO2 sequestration.We chose 3 states for each scenario that span different levels of regulatory oversight aswell as regional variability. For each state, there is a list of issues/questions that can beanswered by examining existing regulation, case law, analogs, and through conversationswith state regulators. Once completed, we will have a matrix that answers the basicquestions about how liability is currently addressed in each state based on the type ofscenario and that indicates where additional information is necessary.Volunteers agreed to the following responsibilities:CO2-EOR Saline EGRTexas California Wyoming Illinois Indiana Kentucky California Michigan LouisianaHeleenElizabeth KateJudith JudithHeleenElizabethKipp* Jeff Karen Liz Sarah F.* Sarah F.* Jeff Sarah W. Neal* - assigned, but needs confirmationVolunteers agreed to gather information on each state-specific set of liability issuesaccording to the preliminary set of issues in the matrix (Attachment I). Other issues canbe added or deleted to the list if needed. We set a tentative target of the end of August tocomplete the matrix of information. A mid-course conference call in late July will refocusthe effort and confirm progress. This work could contribute substantially to the WRIworkshop in late September.Kipp Coddington could not join us on the call but has promised to provide a memo inmid-July on his findings on potential liabilities related to CO2-EOR. A summary of thebullet points that the memo will address is provided in Attachment II.Next Call: Week of 25-30 July. Contact Jeff Logan at (202)729-7689 orjlogan@wri.org with any questions.