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2014 SESSION
HB 461 Coalbed methane gas; release of funds held in escrow or suspense.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Coalbed methane gas; release of funds held in escrow or suspense. Requires the operator of certain previously pooled coalbed methane gas wells to request, by the beginning of 2015, the release of any funds held in escrow or suspense to the person who possesses a claim through a gas title. A coal claimant may halt such a release of funds by providing evidence that the coal and gas claimants have reached an agreement or that a proceeding against the gas claimant is pending. For a well that is pooled after July 1, 2014, the bill requires the operator to pay royalties directly to the gas claimant unless the coal claimant provides evidence of an agreement or a proceeding within a certain time.
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HISTORY
- 01/06/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100348D
- 01/06/14 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/13/14 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources
- 01/22/14 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/14 House: Reconsideration by Natural Resources Subcommittee by voice vote
- 02/04/14 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/14 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/14 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/14 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/07/14 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/14 House: Read first time
- 02/10/14 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/11/14 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/11/14 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/27/14 Senate: Continued to 2015 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)