CHAPTER NUMBER: 399
File Code: Environment
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 881
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Edwards
- Entitled:
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Environment - Gas and Oil - Coalbed Methane Production
Establishing the minimum required distance from an unleased property
boundary for a coalbed methane well; authorizing the Department of the
Environment to make inspections it determines necessary to ensure
compliance under specified circumstances; and altering the requirement
that the owner of leased lands surrender the lands under specified
circumstances.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/15
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/19
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/2
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 399
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BOUNDARIES
- COAL
- ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
- FUEL -see also- COAL
- INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
- LEASES AND RENT
- REAL PROPERTY
- WELLS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Environment
- (
14-102 ,
14-112 ,
14-113 ,
14-121
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 20, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
- April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)