H.B. No. 0089 |
Ownership of subsurface pore space. |
Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to property; specifying ownership of pore space in strata underlying surfaces; specifying applicability of act; specifying legislative intent; and providing for an effective date.
2/6/2008 Bill Number Assigned
2/11/2008 H Received for Introduction
2/11/2008 H Introduced and Referred to H01
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Miller
Excused: Representative(s) Martin
Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/12/2008 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Dockstader, Gingery, Mercer, Olsen, Shepperson and Throne
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/12/2008 H Placed on General File
HB0089HS001/ADOPTED
"(h) Nothing in this section shall alter, amend, diminish or invalidate rights to the storage use of subsurface pore space that were acquired by contract or lease prior to the effective date of this section.". BUCHANAN, CHAIRMAN
HB0089HW001/ADOPTED
Page 3-line 5 Delete "the date of the" insert "July 1, 2008,".
Page 3-line 6 Delete "passage of this section".
Page 3-line 15 Delete "the" insert "July 1, 2008".
Page 3-line 16 Delete "effective date of this section".
Page 3-After line 23 In the standing committee amendment (HB0089HS001/A) to this line, delete "the effective date of this section" insert "July 1, 2008".
Page 4-line 19 Delete "the effective date" insert "July 1, 2008".
Page 4-line 20 Delete "of this act".
Page 4-line 21 Delete "the" insert "July 1, 2008".
Page 4-line 22 Delete "effective date of this act". BUCHANAN
HB0089HW002/FAILED
Page 3-line 1 Delete "or other substances". MILLER, EDWARDS, MCOMIE, WALLIS
HB0089HW003/ADOPTED
Page 3-line 7 After "estate" insert ", including but not limited to the right to drill or recomplete a well, inject substances to facilitate production, inject water or inject carbon dioxide for the purposes of recovery of oil, gas or other minerals". LUBNAU, BUCHANAN, COHEE
2/13/2008 H Passed CoW
2/14/2008 H Passed 2nd Reading
HB0089H3001/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY)
Page 3-line 19 After "the pore space" insert "being transferred. The description may include but is not limited to a subsurface geologic or seismic survey or a metes and bounds description of the surface lying over the transferred pore space. In the event a description of the surface is used, the transfer shall be deemed to include pore space at all depths underlying the described surface area unless specifically excluded". SIMPSON, BROWN
2/15/2008 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Miller
Ayes 59 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/18/2008 S Received for Introduction
2/18/2008 S Introduced and Referred to S01
2/25/2008 S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/25/2008 S Placed on General File
HB0089SS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 23 After "space" delete balance of line.
Page 2-line 24 Delete "vacant or filled".
Page 3-line 1 After "substances" insert "." and delete balance of line.
Page 3-line 2 Delete.
Page 3-line 8 After "well," insert "dispose of produced water,".
Page 4-line 12 Delete "storage". ROSS, CHAIRMAN
HB0089SW001/FAILED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 16 After "strata" insert "and is non-severable from the surface estate".
Page 2-line 3 After "property" insert "."; delete balance of line.
Page 2-line 4 through line 20 Delete entirely.
Page 2-line 22 Delete "(d)" insert "(c)".
Page 3-line 4 Delete "(e)" insert "(d)".
Page 3-line 7 After "estate" insert "nor to terminate or otherwise restrict the traditional use of pore space by those exercising rights pursuant to an interest in the mineral estate".
Page 3-line 13 through 24 Delete.
Page 4-line 1 through 9 Delete.
Page 4-line 11 Delete "(h)" insert "(e)".
Page 4-line 16 through 24 Delete.
Page 5-line 1 through 5 Delete.
Page 5-line 7 Delete "3" insert "2".
Page 5-line 19 Delete "4" insert "3". BURNS
HB0089SW003/FAILED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 3-line 11 After "minerals." insert "Nothing in this section shall be construed to change or alter the ownership of oil, gas or other minerals that may be located in or migrate to pore space.". BEBOUT.
2/26/2008 S Passed CoW
HB0089S2001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 3-line 7 After "estate" insert "." and delete balance of line.
Page 3-line 8 Delete, including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0089SS001/AE) to this line.
Page 3-lines 9 through 11 Delete. ROSS, NICHOLAS, PERKINS, SCHIFFER
2/27/2008 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/28/2008 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Mockler
Excused: Senator(s) Aullman
Ayes 28 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/28/2008 H Received for Concurrence
2/28/2008 H Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Miller
Ayes 59 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/29/2008 Assigned Number HEA No. 0018
2/29/2008 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018
2/29/2008 S President Signed HEA No. 0018
3/4/2008 Governor Signed HEA No. 0018
3/4/2008 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0029 Session Laws of Wyoming 2008.