The Senate passed several bills to the House for their approval during the 3 p.m. session.
One of the bills passed, House Bill 2860, would regulate the sequestration and storage of carbon dioxide.
It would allow the injection of carbon dioxide and associated constituents into subsurface geologic formations in order to prevent its release into the atmosphere, reducing the carbon footprint of the state’s many fossil-fueled power plants. Storage of carbon dioxide will be controlled with permits issued through the Division of Environmental Protection (DEP). The Secretary of DEP would monitor these activities. The bill would also establish a working group of industry and governmental experts to study issues related to the activity and report them to the Legislature and the Governor by July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011.
It is currently against the law to shoot at or kill a bear cub that weighs less than 100 pounds, or any bear accompanied by a cub. House Bill 3063 unanimously passed, and it would prohibit shooting any bear under 75 lbs. or 50 lbs. field dressed.
The Senate will reconvene at 5:30 p.m.
