Bill > SB132

This bill, known as the PRESERVE (Protecting public Resources, Ecosystems, and Sensitive lands from Extraction, Violation, and Exploitation) Act, would prohibit the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and other state authorities from issuing permits, leases, or granting any authorization to extract oil or natural gas from state-owned or state-controlled lands using horizontal wells. Horizontal wells are a drilling technique where the wellbore is turned horizontally to access a larger area of an underground resource, typically used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The bill effectively prevents the state from allowing any oil or gas extraction activities on public lands through this specific drilling method, regardless of any existing provisions in current Ohio law. By enacting section 1509.023 of the Revised Code, the legislation aims to protect state-owned lands from potential environmental impacts associated with horizontal drilling and gas or oil extraction.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb132