Primacy Certainty Act of 2023

United States118th CongressS-1718Senate
Updated: May 18, 2023

Summary

Primacy Certainty Act of 2023 This bill modifies provisions of the underground injection control program established under the Safe Drinking Water Act related to the review of state applications to obtain responsibility for regulating Class VI wells, which are used to store captured carbon. The bill sets forth a process to give states primary enforcement responsibility for such wells if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to meet specified deadlines. In addition, the bill prohibits the EPA from conditioning the approval of state applications on the inclusion of provisions that are not included in the applications or not explicitly required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Bill texts

Available versions
Introduced (Senate)View official text

1 version available

All available records shown.

Timeline

Latest companion bill action

HR-3568: Primacy Certainty Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

All available records shown.