HB 896 -- Limited Liability for Geologic Sequestration Activities

Sponsor:  Schoeller

This bill limits the liability of any public or private entity in
cases of personal injury or death related to a geologic
sequestration of carbon dioxide or other gases from a single
injection site to no more than $2 million with no individual
receiving more than $300,000.  The limits will not apply to
workers' compensation cases, and no award will include punitive
or exemplary damages.  If the amount awarded to or settled upon
by multiple claimants exceeds $2 million, any party may ask the
appropriate circuit court to apportion his or her proper share of
the total award.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am