HB3119 Summary: Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act

• Establishes the "Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Protections Act" creating comprehensive regulatory framework for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, transportation, and underground sequestration in Illinois.

• Prohibits sequestration operators from using eminent domain to acquire pore space or easements; requires operators to obtain voluntary easements or title agreements from all affected property owners for the entire area of review.

• Makes sequestration operators solely liable for all damages caused by CO2 under their control, including releases from sequestration facilities, regardless of who holds title to the CO2, pore space, or surface estate.

• Requires sequestration and pipeline operators to pay annual emergency response fees to establish the Carbon Transportation and Sequestration Readiness Fund, which provides grants to municipalities and counties for emergency preparedness, equipment, training, and research.

• Mandates permits from the Environmental Protection Agency for CO2 capture and sequestration operations with environmental impact analysis, area of review analysis, water protection conditions, air quality requirements, financial assurance bonds, and $250 million liability insurance; establishes 35-day public appeal period to contest permit decisions with the Pollution Control Board.