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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 9, 2023
SENATE BILL NO. 19 By: Burns and Bullard
An Act relating to carbon capture technologies;
defining terms; requiring energy produced from
certain sources be considered carbon neutral ;
requiring energy produced from certain sources in
conjunction with car bon capture technologies be
considered carbon ne gative; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-5-111 of Title 27A, unless
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follow s:
A. As used in this section:
1. “Biomass” means bioenergy feedstocks from forest products
manufacturing, which may include but not be limited to:
a. forest products’ manufacturing residuals including but
not limited to spent pulping liquors, pulping by-
products, woody manu facturing residuals, paper
recycling residuals, wastewater and process water
treatment plant residuals, a nd anaerobic digester
biogas,
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b. harvest residues, including trees or portions of
harvested trees that are too small or too poor of
quality to be utilized for wo od or paper products,
c. downed wood from extreme weather events or natural
disasters, nonhazardous landscape or right-of-way
trimmings and municipal trimmings , and plant material
removed for purposes of invasive or noxious plant
species control,
d. biowaste, including landfill gas,
e. forest biomass derived from residues created as a by-
product of timber harvesting,
f. forest management activities conduct ed for strand
improvement or to increase y ield, ecological
restoration, or to maintain or enhance forest health,
g. biomass materials recognized by the United States
Environmental Protection Age ncy as fuels under 40 CFR
part 241.4, and
h. other used wood products , such as crates or pallets;
2. “Bagasse biomass” means the solid, heterogeneous, and
fibrous agricultural waste that remains after extrac ting the liquid
from sugarcane stalks. Such waste may derive from:
a. factory bagasse, obtained from the industrial
extraction process, containing only trace amounts of
sugarcane liquid, or
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b. pressed cane stalks or farm bagasse, obtained from on-
farm or small factory extraction, containing
comparatively higher amounts of sugarcane liquid ; and
3. “Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage” means the
process of capturing and permane ntly storing carbon dioxide fr om
biomass energy generation.
B. Energy produced from bioenergy feedstocks from forest
products manufacturing shall be considered renewable and carbon
neutral. When bioenergy is paired with carbon capture and storage,
as described in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this s ection, such
energy shall be considered carbon negative.
C. Energy produced from agricultural harvesting, including
bagasse produced from sugarcane processing shall be considered
renewable and carbon neutral. When paired with carbon capture
technologies, as defined in paragraph 3 o f subsection A of this
section, such energy shall be considered carbon negative.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
February 9, 2023 - DO PASS