Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding applications for and permits to drill or treat a well, integration order options and the processing of certain applications for orders; to revise certain fee provisions; to provide that requests for orders may be appealed to the Oil and Gas Commission; and to revise provisions regarding hearings, written orders and the exhaustion of administrative remedies.
OIL AND GAS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding applications for and permits to drill or treat a well, integration order options and the processing of certain applications for orders; to revise certain fee provisions; to provide that requests for orders may be appealed to the Oil and Gas Commission; and to revise provisions regarding hearings, written orders and the exhaustion of administrative remedies.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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Legislation would improve the permitting and hearing processes used for applications filed with the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The legislation would simplify the integration process and modify some options for the integrated parties. The legislation would also clarify confusing and potentially conflicting timeframesandprocessesfornotification,publication,review,andapproval. Thelegislationwouldestablish predictable hearing dates that will benefit permittees, affected parties, and the department. The legislation would provide a way to eliminate hearings if no objections are received. The legislation would clarify the appeal process.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
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YEA (62)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
Senate Third Reading
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YEA (34)
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LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 24, 2017 Session Law Chapter 121 Effective: 07/01/2017
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2017
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 24, 2017
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