RegReady Map Tool

RegReady Map Tool

The RegReady Map Tool is a free, publicly available, interactive map visualization tool kit that provides a quantitative comparison of each US state’s regulatory readiness for GCS project development.

As GCS regulations in the US vary widely from state to state, we compile all proposed and enacted legislation, case law, regulations, primacy status, and permit applications for each US state for 14 GCS-related regulatory factors:
  • (1) Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class I State Primacy
  • (2) UIC Class II State Primacy
  • (3) UIC Class VI State Primacy
  • (4) Pore Space Ownership
  • (5) Pore Space Unitization
  • (6) State Lands Availability
  • (7) Carbon Dioxide Ownership
  • (8) Liability
  • (9) Subsurface Encroachment
  • (10) Reporting Agency
  • (11) Pipeline Safety Agency
  • (12) Pipeline Eminent Domain
  • (13) Environmental Justice
  • (14) UIC Class VI Permit Applications
For each GCS-related regulatory factor, we assign each state a “readiness” value between 0–5 according to its regulatory and legislative status, and we assign each factor a weight between 1–3 according to its significance to GCS project advancement. Users of the map viewer may alter the RegReady factor values and weights dynamically and download their unique resultant table.
With the RegReady Map Tool, policymakers and the public can understand the GCS regulations in their home states, identify areas for improvement, and learn from the legislative and regulatory actions of other states that have been early adopters of GCS regulatory readiness.