Primacy Certainty Act of 2023

The Primacy Certainty Act of 2023 seeks to speed up the approval process for states to take over the regulation of Class VI wells, which are used for the underground storage of captured carbon dioxide. Under this bill, if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not act on a state’s application within a specific timeframe, the state would automatically receive primary authority to oversee these wells. For citizens, this could lead to faster implementation of local carbon capture projects, while also limiting the EPA’s ability to add requirements to state programs that are not explicitly mandated by federal law.