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HB0219 • 2020

State land leases-disposal rules.

AN ACT relating to state lands; requiring adoption of rules regarding the disposal of produced and fresh water associated with special use leases issued by the board of land commissioners; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Clausen
Last action
2020-02-14
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

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Rules for Disposing Water on State Lands

This act requires the board of land commissioners to create rules about how produced and fresh water can be disposed of on state lands leased for oil and gas operations.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the board of land commissioners to make rules for disposing of water from oil and gas activities on state lands.
  • Includes public comment before issuing permits for water disposal.
  • Ensures that fees charged by the board are fair market value based on the type of well and amount of water.
  • Defines what 'produced water' and 'fresh water' mean in these rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The board of land commissioners
  • Companies leasing state lands for oil and gas operations

Terms To Know

Produced Water
Water that comes up from the ground along with oil or natural gas during drilling.
Fresh Water
Clean water, not salty, used in oil and gas operations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction vote.
  • It does not specify how the rules will be enforced or what happens if they are broken.

Bill History

  1. 2020-02-14 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction Vote

  2. 2020-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2020-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0551
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0551
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0219

State land leases-disposal rules.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Clausen and Hunt and Senator(s) Boner

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state lands; requiring adoption of rules regarding the disposal of produced and fresh water associated with special use leases issued by the board of land commissioners; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 36
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118 is created to read:

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118.

Special use permits; rules.

(a)

The board shall establish rules and regulations governing the issuance of special use permits for the disposal of produced and fresh water on lands leased under this chapter or on any state lands in connection with oil and gas operations. The rules established under this section shall at a minimum provide that:

(i)

An opportunity for public comment is provided before the issuance of a special use permit for the disposal of produced and fresh water; and

(ii)

The rates charged by the board for the disposal of produced and fresh water shall not be less than the fair market value of the right to dispose the water, taking into account the type of well and the type and amount of water used or produced to be disposed;

(iii)

The terms "produced water" and "fresh water" are defined.

(b)

The disposal and any rules promulgated under this subsection shall comply with all applicable federal and
state laws and all applicable rules of the department of environmental quality and the oil and gas conservation commission concerning disposals into disposal and injection wells.

Section 2
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W.S. 36
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101(b) is amended to read:

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Terms of leases; extensions; rules and regulations; rent and royalties; assignment of leases; grazing and agricultural leases; cooperation with United States or its lessees, in cooperative or unit plans.

(b)

The board is further authorized to make and establish rules and regulations governing the issuance of oil and gas, coal and other mineral leases and covering the conduct of development and mining operations.
The rules shall provide for the disposal of produced and fresh water in connection with oil and gas leases issued under this section as provided by W.S. 36
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118.

Section 3
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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.

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