SF0016 • 2018

Financial assurance-class I and V UIC wells.

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; authorizing financial assurance requirements for class I underground injection facilities and class V underground injection facilities as specified; requiring recommendation of rules; and providing for effective dates.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Minerals
Last action: 2018-03-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2018

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SF0016SS001

Standing Committee • SMinerals

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SMinerals

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Bill History

2018-03-12 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0002
2018-03-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 11
2018-03-06 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0002
2018-03-05 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0002
2018-03-05 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0002
2018-03-05 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2018-03-02 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-01 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-28 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-28 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2018-02-20 House
H Received for Introduction
2018-02-19 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2018-02-16 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-15 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-02-14 Senate
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2018-02-13 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 30-0-0-0-0
2018-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-12-18 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0016
Effective
:
Multiple Dates

LSO No.:
18LSO-0103

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0002

Chapter No.:
11

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Financial assurance-class I and V UIC wells.

Subject:
Finan
cial assurance requirements for class I and V underground injection facilities
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill requires financial assurance requirements for plugging, abandonment, post
‑
closure monitoring, corrective actions and site reclamation for class I hazardous and nonhazardous underground injection facilities and class V coalbed methane underground injection facilities
.

By July 1, 2018, the Department of Environmental Quality must initiate the rulemaking
process
to prescribe financial assurance requirements required by this bill.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0016

ENROLLED ACT NO. 2,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; authorizing financial assurance requirements for class I underground injection facilities and class V underground injection facilities as specified; requiring recommendation of rules; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 35
‑
11
‑
302(a)(viii) is amended to read:

35
‑
11
‑
302
.

Administrator's authority to recommend standards, rules, regulations or permits.

(a)

The administrator, after receiving public comment and after consultation with the advisory board, shall recommend to the director rules, regulations, standards and permit systems to promote the purposes of this act. Such rules, regulations, standards and permit systems shall prescribe:

(viii)

Financial assurance requirements for plugging, abandonment, post
‑
closure monitoring
,

and
corrective actions
, if required,

and
site reclamation

for any
class
I

hazardous
waste
or nonhazardous waste underground injection
facility
or class V
coalbed methane
underground injection facility
for hazardous
wastes
as
defined
described

in
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
40 C.F.R.

Part 146
.
,
Subpart
G

Rules, regulations, standards and permit systems recommended and prescribed under this paragraph shall apply
only to any permit issued, renewed or transferred after July 1, 2018, under
department of environmental quality regulations
for
a
class I hazardous waste
or nonhazardous waste
underground injection

facility
or class V coalbed methane underground injection
facility
;

Section 2
.

Before

July 1
, 2018, the department of environmental quality shall
initiate

the rulemaking process
to implement th
is
act.

Section
3
.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective
July
1, 2018.

(b)

Section 2 of this act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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