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S.F. No. 0116 |
Oil and gas enhanced recovery-microbial
conversion. |
Sponsored
By: Senator(s)
AN ACT relating to oil and gas; providing for the
regulation of well and reservoir injections to restore or enhance the microbial
conversion of hydrocarbon substrates to methane gas; prescribing application
requirements; providing for hearings and orders by the commission; amending
commission authority; and providing for an effective date.
1/18/2011 Bill Number Assigned
1/19/2011 S Received for Introduction
1/19/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S09
1/24/2011 S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Bebout, Coe, Cooper,
Ayes 5 Nays
0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
1/24/2011 S Placed on General File
SF0116SS001/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 6 Delete "amending a definition;".
Page 2-line 16 After "(g)." insert "The
application shall demonstrate that the applicant has a legally binding
commitment to plug and abandon all wells not later than sixty (60) days prior
to their intersection with an active surface or conventional underground coal
mine.".
Page 4-line 11 Delete "30‑5‑101(a)(vii)
and".
Page 4-line 12 Delete "are" insert "is".
Page 4-lines
14 through 24 Delete.
Page 5-lines 1
through 4 Delete.
Page 5-line 13 Delete "those" insert "consenting"; after "interests" insert "that are".
BEBOUT, CHAIRMAN
1/25/2011 S
Passed CoW
SF0116S2001/ADOPTED
Page 3-line 3 Delete "may" insert "shall".
Page 3-line 8 After "quality" insert "and
after providing notice of the application to all groundwater permit holders
within one-half (1/2) mile of each injection well or the area of review,
whichever is larger". SCHIFFER
1/26/2011 S
Passed 2nd
1/27/2011 S
Passed 3rd
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe,
Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks,
Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting,
Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Scott and Von Flatern
Nays:
Senator(s) Schiffer
Ayes 29 Nays
1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
1/28/2011 H Received for Introduction
2/1/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H09
2/7/2011 H09 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Byrd, Greear, Kasperik, Lockhart, Moniz, Stubson,
Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays:
Representative(s) Roscoe
Ayes 8 Nays
1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/7/2011 H Placed on General File
2/11/2011 H Passed CoW
2/14/2011 H Passed 2nd
SF0116H3001/FAILED
(TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 6 After "authority;" insert "adding
a definition; granting rulemaking authority;".
Page 3-line 12 After "of" delete the
balance of the line and insert "rules required by subsection (e) of this
section".
Page 4-after
line 18 Insert:
"(e) The
commission, after providing notice and receiving public comment pursuant to
W.S. 16‑3‑103 and after consultation with the director of the
department of environmental quality, shall adopt rules, regulations and
standards for:
(i) The
mitigation of impacts to fluid resources on subsurface structures and the
surface of lands that may reasonably be expected to be impacted;
(ii) The
protection of groundwater resources used for domestic and livestock purposes;
(iii) Procedures
for environmental monitoring and excursion detection, prevention and control
programs;
(iv) The
disclosure of constituents and volume of material that will be injected into
any wells, including nutrients, microbes, and chemicals;
(v) Procedures
for public notice and comment on draft permits and other public participation
in permitting activities; and
(vi) Procedures
to establish the type and amount of the surety bond or other guaranty to ensure
that the owner or producer:
(A) Performs all
requirements of this section;
(B) Complies with
all applicable rules and regulations; and
(C) Provides
adequate financial resources to pay for mitigation or reclamation costs that
the state may incur as a result of any default by the owner or producer.
(f) For the
purposes of this section, "excursion" means the detection of
migrating injection or production fluids at or beyond the boundary of the site.". STEWARD
SF0116H3002/ADOPTED
(TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Delete the
Steward third reading amendment (SF0116H3001/AE) entirely and further amend as
follows:
Page 3-line 12 Delete "its adoption of"
insert "the commission has adopted".
Page 3-line 13 Delete entirely.
Page 3-line 14 Delete "environmental quality".
Page 4-After
line 18 Insert:
"(e) The
commission, after consultation with the director of the department of
environmental quality, shall adopt class II rules implementing this section.". THRONE
2/15/2011 H Passed
3rd
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel,
Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft,
Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene,
Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart,
Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton,
Peasley, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson,
Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and
Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays:
Representative(s) Barbuto and Esquibel, K
Ayes 58 Nays
2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/15/2011 S Received for Concurrence
2/15/2011 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe,
Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks,
Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting,
Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Scott and Von Flatern
Nays:
Senator(s) Schiffer
Ayes 29 Nays
1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/15/2011 Assigned
Number SEA No. 0034
2/16/2011 S
President Signed SEA No. 0034
2/16/2011 H
Speaker Signed SEA No. 0034
2/18/2011 Governor
Signed SEA No. 0034
2/18/2011 Assigned
Chapter Number
Chapter
No. 0050 Session Laws of Wyoming 2011