Archived Bill Info

"WILLIAMS"

An Act relating to coal mining, well operations and the underground storage of gas and the safety of personnel and facilities employed therein; prescribing the rights and duties of well operators before, during, and after the drilling of wells for the productions, extraction or storage of and gas, petroleum or other liquid; regulating the underground storage of gas under workable coal seams; prescribing the rights and duties of owners and operators of coal mines in relation to wells and underground storage areas; granting certain corporations a limited right of eminent domain to appropriate interests on real property for surface and sub-surface operation in connection with the underground storage of gas creating the Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Mines and defining its personnel powers and duties; providing for hearings and the procedures to be followed therein and imposing duties upon the courts and providing methods for the enforcement of the provisions of this act and imposing penalties.

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Referred to the Committee on Rules, June 21.

Re-referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining, June 21.

Reported as committee, June 21.

Passed first reading, June 21.

Passed second reading, June 27.

Amended on third reading and final passage, June 28. (195-1).

House concurred in Senate Amendments, November 21. (199-0)

In the Senate

Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining, June 29.

Reported as amended October 6.

Passed first reading October 6.

Passed second reading October 7.

Amended on third reading, October 10.

passed third reading and final passage, November 21. (48-0)

Approved by the Governor, November 30.

Act No. 225