IN HB1368

Utilities must accept electronic funds transfers, wire, ACH, and credit/debit card payments (up to $10,000) from the Department of Natural Resources for utility services at DNR-owned properties, with no restrictions below $10,000 per transaction or fewer than 5 transactions per invoice

Establishes comprehensive regulatory framework for carbon sequestration projects in Indiana, enabling the Department of Natural Resources to obtain primary enforcement authority (primacy) from the EPA for Class VI underground injection wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act

Requires storage operators to obtain state permits, demonstrate financial and technical capability, hold public hearings, protect underground drinking water sources, and maintain 50-year post-injection site monitoring before transferring long-term liability to the state

Authorizes involuntary integration orders allowing pore space development when 70% of pore space owners consent, with equitable compensation required for non-consenting owners; rights subordinate to existing oil and gas resources

Increases civil penalties for violations to $2,500/day for first offense, $5,000/day for second, and $10,000/day for subsequent violations; knowingly and intentionally violating the article constitutes a Class A misdemeanor with minimum $5,000/day penalty