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OK HB2850
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Steve Kouplen
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AI Summary
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Increases the minimum setback distance between oil/gas wellbores and occupied structures from 125 feet to 1,000 feet for both vertically and horizontally drilled wells
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Requires surface equipment (storage tanks, compressors, heaters, separators, dehydrators) to be located at least 100 feet from any occupied structure, up from 50 feet
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Defines "occupied structure" as any building requiring a certificate of occupancy or intended for human occupancy, including homes, schools, and hospitals
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Allows operators and surface owners to agree in writing to different setback distances, but owners may only waive setbacks for structures on their own property
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Effective date: November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Oil and gas; modifying restriction on the location of habitable structures; effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources
2/2/2016