H.B. No. 0070

Surface Owners' Accommodation Act.

Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to mines and minerals; creating the Wyoming Surface Owners' Accommodation Act; providing notice, compensation and remedies to surface owners for loss due to oil and gas development as specified; requiring financial assurance as specified; providing definitions; establishing a statute of limits as specified; specifying applicability of the act; and providing for an effective date.

01/26/2004 Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004 H Received for Introduction

02/10/2004 H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Buchanan, Bucholz, Diercks, Esquibel, Gilmore, Hageman, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Landon, Luthi, Olsen, Osborn, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Simpson and Warren.

Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Edwards, Gentile, Harshman, Hinckley, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, W., Jones, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Parady, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 27 Nays 32 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0