Implementing the recommendations of the studies required by the Natural Gas and Horizontal Well Control Act

HB 2073 Implementing the recommendations of the studies required by the Natural Gas and Horizontal Well Control Act

West Virginia 2019 Regular Session

Implementing the recommendations of the studies required by the Natural Gas and Horizontal Well Control Act
HB-2073


About HB-2073

The purpose of this bill is to implement the recommendations arising out of the studies required by the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act passed by the Legislature December 14, 2011. The bill requires continuous monitoring of air, noise, dust and particulates. The bill requires the operator to undertake the best available control technology if standards for air, noise, dust or particulates are exceeded. The bill changes the set back from horizontal well work activity to a residence to 1,500 feet from the limit of well work disturbance.

  

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Filed For Introduction

01/09/2019

To Energy Then Judiciary

01/09/2019

Introduced In House

01/09/2019

To House Energy

01/09/2019

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