Idaho Bills
6 bills · 2017 Regular Session
Amends, repeals and adds to existing law to revise the membership of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, to revise the duties of the commission and the Department of Lands, to provide well spacing and setback requirements, to provide for unit integration, to provide reporting requirements and to provide for the rights and remedies of royalty owners.
This bill, The Landowner Bill of Rights, amends Title 47, Chapter 3 relating to oil and gas. It protects private property owners, state endowment lands, and taxpayers by updating Idaho law in accordance with otherRockMountainStatesbyimprovingprocesses,transparency,andreportingofoilandgasdevelopment.
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Adds to existing law ratifying, approving, adopting and confirming the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas.
This legislation would ratify, approve and adopt the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, and allow Idaho to become a full member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Idaho is currently an Associate Member, which does not allow for full participation and voting. Full membership will allow Idaho to weigh in on national oil and gas issues that affect the state's ability to administer the oil and gas conservation programs.
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Amends, repeals and adds to existing law to revise the membership of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, to revise the duties of the commission and the Department of Lands, to provide well spacing and setback requirements, to provide reporting requirements and to provide for the rights and remedies of royalty owners.
Thisbill, TheLandownerBillofRights, amendsTitle47, Chapter3relatingtooilandgas. Itprotectsprivate property owners, state endowment lands, and taxpayers by updating Idaho law in accordance with other Rocky Mountain States by improving processes, transparency, and reporting of oil and gas development.
Adds to existing law to require producers to file monthly statements with the Idaho State Tax Commission, to provide for contents of the statements and to provide that statements or reports shall be signed and sworn to by the producer or a designee.
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Amends and adds to existing law to require that when payment is made to any owner of a royalty interest, certain information shall be included on the payor”s check stub or on an attachment; to provide that royalties shall not be reduced by costs; to revise confidentiality provisions; to provide for disclosure of certain records; to provide for metering of production and for custody transfer meters; to provide for the registration of all persons engaged in meter proving or testing and to provide for qualification; to provide for the testing of meters and to provide for variances; to provide requirements regarding the commingling of production; to provide for orders regarding spacing units and to provide for temporary spacing units; to revise application for integration order provisions; to remove an exception to requirements regarding good faith efforts to inform uncommitted owners of an intent to develop mineral resources in a proposed spacing unit; to remove certain redaction and mailing requirements; and to provide for civil penalties for violation of orders.
This bill adds to and updates the current statutes regarding oil and gas to align with industry standards and increase transparency in production and development. The bill amends Chapter 3, Title 47, Idaho code, by the addition of a new section to require that when payment is made to any owner of a royalty interest, certain information shall be included on the payor's check stub or on an attachment to the form of payment and to define royalty payments; revises confidentiality provisions; clarifies metering requirements and responsibilities; defines a statewide spacing size; prohibits co-mingling of production without prior metering; revises application for integration order provisions, to remove an exception to requirements regarding good faith efforts to inform uncommitted owners of an intent to develop mineral resources in a proposed spacing unit and to revise confidentiality provisions; adds definitions and updates outdated language in the statute.
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.
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.
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