BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) COAL CREEK CARBON CAPTURE: SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) STORAGE HUB THROUGH SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING OF A GEOLOGIC STORAGE COMPLEX IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TO STORE UP TO 200 MILLION METRIC TONS (MT) OF CO2 AND FULFILL THE GOALS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE’S) CARBONSAFE (CARBON STORAGE ASSURANCE FACILITY ENTERPRISE) INITIATIVE PROGRAM. THE OBJECTIVES OF BUDGET PERIOD (BP) 1 ARE TO FULLY CHARACTERIZE THE PROPOSED STORAGE COMPLEX, PREPARE AND SUBMIT UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) CLASS VI PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) DOCUMENTATION, AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN (CBP) TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE SET OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND HELP BUILD THE VALUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA); ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; AND WORKER SUPPORT MORE DEEPLY INTO ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THE OBJECTIVE OF BP2 IS TO COMPILE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO INFORM THE FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION AND PREPARE THE PROJECT FOR TRANSITION INTO A COMMERCIAL CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) PROJECT THROUGH COMPLETION OF A PIPELINE FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (FEED) STUDY AND FINALIZATION OF A STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PLANS AND ARRANGEMENT.