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WV HB2725

WV HB2725
Relating to funding for the DEP Office of Oil and Gas


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Introduced
01/12/2022
In Committee
01/12/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Relating to funding for the DEP Office of Oil and Gas

AI Summary

This bill proposes several changes to the funding and oversight of the DEP Office of Oil and Gas in West Virginia. It authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to collect an annual $100 oversight fee from operators of wells that have not yet been plugged, with the funds going to the Oil and Gas Operating Permit and Processing Fund. The bill also allows the Secretary to transfer any unused funds from the oversight fee to the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund, which is used to reclaim and plug abandoned wells. Additionally, the bill makes various technical changes to update references to sections of the state code.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

To House Energy and Manufacturing (on 01/12/2022)

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