Primacy Certainty Act of 2025
The Primacy Certainty Act of 2025 sets strict deadlines for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review state applications for regulating Class VI wells (used for carbon sequestration). If the EPA fails to approve, deny, or partially approve a complete state application within 180 days, the application is automatically approved 30 days later - provided the state already regulates other well types. The bill requires the EPA to explain delays, list deficiencies in incomplete applications, and process pending permits before states assume oversight. This directly affects states seeking to manage carbon sequestration well regulation instead of relying on federal oversight.
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Aug 2025
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Introduced Aug 5, 2025
Last action Aug 5, 2025
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Aug 5, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Aug 5, 2025
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
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August Pfluger
RRepublican
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Randy K. Weber, Sr.
RRepublican
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