2008 Senate Bill 1520

Impose new duties on oil and gas drillers

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 18, 2008

Introduced by Sen. Mark Schauer (D-19)

To require companies that enter into contracts to extract coal, oil, gas, and other mineral products from state owned lands in return for the payment of royalties to the state to “diligently develop” the resource. “Diligently develop” is not defined, and the Department of Natural Resources would be required to produce a definition within one year. See also Senate Bill 1521.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs