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HB0101

Clarifying Oil and Gas Royalties

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In one sentence

This act aims to clarify how much non-consenting landowners receive in royalties from oil and gas drilling.

What it does

  • Amends the law to specify that non-consenting owners are entitled to a cost-free royalty interest equal to the greater of an acreage-weighted average fee royalty interest within their drilling unit.
  • Requires the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to create rules for implementing this act.

Who it affects

  • Non-consenting landowners in oil and gas drilling units.
  • Oil and gas companies operating wells that include non-consenting owners.
  • The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which must make new rules based on the bill's requirements.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
  • It only affects future pooling orders after the effective date of March 1, 2022, which never occurred due to the bill's failure.

Plain language

Terms to know

non-consenting owner
A person who owns land with oil or gas but does not agree to drilling plans on that land.
pooling order
An official decision allowing companies to drill in a specific area, even if some owners do not consent.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 2:01 PM

Scott Heiner

R · H18

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker urges a no vote because revisiting laws that were previously compromised creates uncertainty and unnecessary statutory regulation.

Public statementFloor statement at 4:17 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker states the bill simply places private property on a value scale with other private property, arguing it would not hurt anyone even if federal royalties increased.

Public statementFloor statement at 4:40 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 13-47-0-0-02022-02-18 · House13 yes 47 no
Yes
13
No
47
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 13

Barry CragoR · H40Bob NicholasR · H08Clark D StithH48Ember OakleyH55Eric BarlowR · H03James A RoscoeH22John C EklundH10Mike YinD · H16Ocean AndrewR · H46Robert A ClausenH06Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Trey SherwoodD · H14

No 47

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrea LeBeauH33Andrew W SchwartzH23Art WashutR · H36Bill FortnerH52Catherine R ConnollyH13Chad BanksH17Charles J GrayH57Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Clifford M JenningsH30Cyrus WesternH51Dan LaursenR · H25Dan ZwonitzerH43Danny EyreH19Donald E Burkhart JrH15Evan J SimpsonH21JD WilliamsR · H02Jamie L FlitnerH26Jared OlsenR · H11Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47John BearR · H31John Romero-MartinezH44John WinterR · H28Joseph E MacGuireH35Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Kevin O'HearnH59Landon BrownR · H09Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark H BakerH60Mark S KinnerH29Marshall BurtH39Michael D GreearH27Patrick SweeneyH58Pepper OttmanR · H34RODRIG-WILLIAMSRobert WharffR · H49Sandy NewsomeH24Scott HeinerR · H18Shelly DuncanH05Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy P HallinanH32William D HendersonH41

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed Introduction 13-47-0-0-0House
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO