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1998 SESSION
HB 1220 Coalbed methane well operations; water supply replacement.
Introduced by: Jackie T. Stump | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Coalbed methane operations; water supply replacement. Requires operators of coalbed methane wells to replace any water supply contaminated or partially or completely interrupted by an operation that is within 750 of a water well. The bill also requires surface owners to allow coalbed methane operators to sample water from such wells.
FULL TEXT
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 980386460 pdf
- 02/11/98 House: Committee substitute printed 980406460-H1 pdf
- 03/09/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1220ER) pdf
- 04/08/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/26/98 House: Presented & ordered printed 980386460
- 01/26/98 House: Referred to Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources
- 02/11/98 House: Reported from M. & M. R. with sub. (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 House: Committee substitute printed 980406460-H1
- 02/12/98 House: Read first time
- 02/13/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/98 House: Read second time
- 02/14/98 House: Committee substitute agreed to 980406460-H1
- 02/14/98 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 980406460-H1
- 02/15/98 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/98 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/23/98 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amds. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/98 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/25/98 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/25/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/25/98 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/27/98 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/98 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1220ER)
- 03/12/98 House: Enrolled
- 03/13/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/02/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 227 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/08/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0227)