S.B. No. 336 Summary

• Increases the fee for brine injection well permits from $1,000 to $1,000 and establishes new fees on injection well owners based on barrels of substance injected: 15 cents per barrel for locally-produced substances and 20 cents per barrel for non-locally produced substances, with a maximum of 500,000 barrels per calendar year per well.

• Requires injection well permit applicants to notify property owners within a one-mile radius and obtain consent from at least 50 percent of those owners before the chief can issue a permit, establishing a 30-day response period for property owner consent.

• Requires quarterly electronic reporting to the chief from injection well owners concerning all shipments of brine or other waste substances received for injection.

• Allows municipalities and townships where injection wells are located to levy an additional 5-cent-per-barrel fee on injected substances to defray costs of maintaining roads and providing emergency services.

• Transfers all collected fees from brine injection well operations to the oil and gas well fund in the state treasury for division administration and expenses related to protecting human health, safety, and the environment.