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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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6	36		BILL NO. 19 By: Burns, Bullard, and Rogers
7	37		of the Senate
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9	39		and
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11	41		Caldwell (Trey) of the
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17	45		An Act relating to carbon capture technologies;
18	46		defining terms; requiring energy produced from
19	47		certain sources be considered carbon neutral;
20	48		requiring energy produced from certain sources in
21	49		conjunction with car bon capture technologies be
22	50		considered carbon ne gative; providing for
23	51		codification; and providing an effective date .
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29		-	SUBJECT: Carbon capture technolo gies
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31	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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33	56		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
34	57		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-5-111 of Title 27A, unless
35	58		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follow s:
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37	59		A. As used in this section:
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39	60		1. “Biomass” means bioenergy feedstocks from forest products
40	61		manufacturing, which may include but not be limited to:
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42	62		a. forest products’ manufacturing residuals including but
43	63		not limited to spent pulping liquors, pulping by-
44	64		products, woody manu facturing residuals, paper
45	65		recycling residuals, wastewater and process water
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48	93		treatment plant residuals, a nd anaerobic digester
49	94		biogas,
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51	95		b. harvest residues, including trees or portions of
52	96		harvested trees that are too small or too poor of
53	97		quality to be utilized for wo od or paper products,
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55	98		c. downed wood from extreme weather events or natural
56	99		disasters, nonhazardous landscape or right-of-way
57	100		trimmings and municipal trimmings , and plant material
58	101		removed for purposes of invasive or noxious plant
59	102		species control,
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61	103		d. biowaste, including landfill gas,
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63	104		e. forest biomass derived from residues created as a by-
64	105		product of timber harvesting,
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66	106		f. forest management activities conduct ed for strand
67	107		improvement or to increase yield, ecological
68	108		restoration, or to maintain or enhance forest health,
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70	109		g. biomass materials recognized by the United States
71	110		Environmental Protection Age ncy as fuels under 40 CFR
72	111		part 241.4, and
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74	112		h. other used wood products , such as crates or pallets;
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76	113		2. “Bagasse biomass” means the solid, heterogeneous, and
77	114		fibrous agricultural waste that remains after extracting the liquid
78	115		from sugarcane stalks. Such waste may derive from:
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80	143		a. factory bagasse, obtained from the industrial
81	144		extraction process, con taining only trace amounts of
82	145		sugarcane liquid, or
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84	146		b. pressed cane stalks or farm ba gasse, obtained from on-
85	147		farm or small factory extraction, containing
86	148		comparatively higher amounts of sugarcane liquid ; and
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90	149		3. “Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage” means the
91	150		process of capturing and permane ntly storing carbon dioxide fr om
92	151		biomass energy generation.
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94	152		B. Energy produced from bioenergy feedstocks from forest
95	153		products manufacturing shall be considered renewable and carbon
96	154		neutral. When bioenergy is paired with carbon capture and storage,
97	155		as described in paragraph 3 of subsection A of th is section, such
98	156		energy shall be considered carbon negative.
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100	157		C. Energy produced from agricultural harvesting, including
101	158		bagasse produced from sugarcane processing shall be considered
102	159		renewable and carbon neutral. When paired with carbon capture
103	160		technologies, as defined in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this
104	161		section, such energy shall be considered carbon negative.
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106	162		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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110		-	Passed the Senate the 20th day of March, 2023.
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117		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 17th day of April, 2023.
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124		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
125		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ______ ______________
126		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
127		-	By: _______________________________ __
128		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
129		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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132		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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135		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
136		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
137		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
138		-	By: _________________________________
	164	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES,
	165	+	dated 04/05/2023 - DO PASS.