OK HB2234

Commission may expend not more than 8% of total plugging fund deposits from the previous fiscal year for responding to seeping natural gas occurrences, effective July 1, 2015

Modified definition of "seeping natural gas" to remove reference to distribution pipelines operated by private natural gas utilities serving more than 300 customers

Consolidated seeping natural gas response expenditures into the Corporation Commission Plugging Fund, eliminating the separate Corporation Commission Gas Seep Fund

Commission may expend up to $20,000 for installing gas diversion systems or up to $125,000 to repair/replace distribution pipelines when unable to abate seeping gas hazards through direct order or well plugging

Act becomes effective July 1, 2015, with emergency declaration allowing immediate effect upon passage and approval