Administrative Rule Review Report #AR07-018
Legislative Service Office
27-Feb-07
AGENCY: Environmental Quality Council.
DATE SUBMITTED: February 23, 2007.
SUBJECT: Chapter 2, Appendix H, Citizen Petition for Rulemaking.
NATURE OF RULES: Legislative, Procedural
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: W.S. 35-11-112(a)(i)
DETERMINATION OF PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE BASED UPON INFORMATION
SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCY TO LSO: Apparently complete to date.
SUMMARY OF RULES: These rules are promulgated to remove from Appendix H the provisions specific to coalbed methane gas, and to move and revise the coalbed methane gas rules to a new Appendix I. This will leave Appendix H applicable to water discharged from traditional oil and gas facilities unchanged.
FINDINGS: The rules appear to be within the scope of statutory authority and legislative intent.
Compliance with federal law has not been determined as it is assumed the Attorney General has provided such review.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the rules be placed on the Consent List and be approved by the Council as submitted by the Agency.
NOTE: Due to the length of the proposed rules, only the pages with the changes in the strike and underline version are included, as well as the clean version of Appendices H and I. The complete set of rules is on file with the LSO and is available for review upon request.
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Maxine R. Weaver
Staff Attorney
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Dan J. Pauli
Director
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