Utah Code Title 40. Mines and Mining § 40-11-23. Carbon Dioxide Storage Fund

(a) money from fees collected under Subsection 40-11-3(4) and Sections 40-11-20 and 40-11-21;

(b) penalties imposed for violations of this chapter; and

(c) interest or other earnings for the fund.

(a) defray the division's regulatory expenses incurred during the regulation of a storage facility:

(b) make determinations in accordance with Section 40-11-20;

(c) reimburse a regulatory agency with whom the board has entered into a cooperative agreement described in Section 40-11-18 for expenses the cooperating agency incurs in conducting the activities described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b);

(d) permit, inspect, monitor, investigate, record, and report on geologic storage facilities and associated carbon dioxide injection wells;

(e) perform long-term monitoring of geologic storage facilities and associated carbon dioxide injection wells;

(f) remediate mechanical problems associated with geologic storage facilities and associated carbon dioxide injection wells;

(g) repair mechanical leaks at geologic storage facilities;

(h) plug abandoned carbon dioxide injection wells used for geologic storage;

(i) training and technology transfer related to carbon dioxide injection and geologic storage;

(j) perform compliance and enforcement activities related to geologic storage and associated man-made carbon dioxide injection wells; and

(k) oversee the management of the geologic storage facilities and associated carbon dioxide injection wells after site closure.