Oil Gas Operators Disclosures Wellhead Integrity
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2018 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning additional safety requirements for oil and gas operators, and, in connection therewith, requiring the disclosure of the location of subsurface facilities and the sharing of oil and gas operators' development plans with affected local governments and requiring rules regarding wellhead integrity.
Bill Summary:
The bill requires the oil and gas conservation commission to promulgate rules as soon as practicable to ensure proper wellhead integrity of all oil and gas production wells.
The bill requires an oil and gas operator to give electronic notice of the location of each flow line and gathering pipeline installed, owned, or operated by the operator to each local government within whose jurisdiction the subsurface facility is located.
The commission promulgated several rules in 2016 to implement 2 of the recommendations of the governor's oil and gas task force. The bill also codifies some of the essential elements of one of the 2 recommendations, with the following modifications: The rules require operators to share their development plans with municipalities within whose jurisdictions the proposed operations will occur; and the bill adds counties within whose jurisdictions the proposed operations will occur.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Mike Foote
Representative
Dominique Jackson
Senator
Matt Jones
Senator
John Kefalas
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/26/2018 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/27/2018 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 18-1419 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | Vote summary |
| Postpone House Bill 18-1419 indefinitely. | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 18-1419 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 [Attachment K]. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 18-1419, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-3. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2018 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
29
NO
1
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/02/2018 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely |
| 05/01/2018 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
| 05/01/2018 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/30/2018 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/27/2018 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/25/2018 | House | House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/23/2018 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
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