Last Action | 04/08/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 173) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to oil and gas, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency. |
Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 173
Current/Final Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 2123 |
Sponsors | J. Gooch Jr., DJ Johnson |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 353.562 to make grammatical and technical corrections. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Energy - Well plugging fund, grammatical and technical corrections Environment and Conservation - Well plugging fund, oil and gas, grammatical and technical corrections Technical Corrections - Well plugging fund, grammatical and technical corrections Oil and Natural Gas - Well plugging fund, grammatical and technical corrections Pollution - Well plugging fund, oil and gas, grammatical and technical corrections |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
02/28/22 |
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03/02/22 |
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03/10/22 |
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03/11/22 |
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03/17/22 |
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03/18/22 |
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03/21/22 |
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03/24/22 |
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03/25/22 |
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03/29/22 |
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03/30/22 |
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04/08/22 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Retain original provisions; amend 353.510 to define "orphan well" to include wells that predate the oil and gas program, have no permitting and bonding history, and no owners with continuing legal responsibility; amend KRS 353.562 to add remediation to the abandoned storage tank and orphan well reclamation program purpose; direct monies coming into the fund from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are in the form of grants issued and committed in conformance with the federal rules and guidance issued under the act; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate emergency administrative regulations not later than May 1, 2022; require the cabinet to implement expedited review and procurement for work contracted for under the program and limit the number of wells per vendor contract to not more than 25; clarify that funds shall be used for the purposes expressed and maintained in the manner prescribed in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Appropriations - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Capital Construction - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Energy - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Environment and Conservation - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Fuel - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Oil and Natural Gas - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Pollution - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting Effective Dates, Emergency - Orphan wells, funding for, emergency regulations for contracting |
Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | J. Gooch Jr. |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 669 |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | J. Gooch Jr. |
Summary | Delete all sections of the bill; amend KRS 353.510 to redefine "orphan well" to include wells that are post 1960 and that may have had a history of permitting or bonding; amend KRS 353.562 to include remediation in the purpose of the Kentucky Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Program; stipulate how monies received by the Energy and Environment Cabinet from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are to be used; authorize the Abandoned Storage Tank and Orphan Well Reclamation Fund to maintain separate accounts to segregate monies received and expended for different programs; require the cabinet to tier the number of wells in vendor contracts; allow the last tier to have unlimited number of wells in the contract; authorize the cabinet to adjust the number of wells to comply with deadlines imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Reclamation Fund for initial grants; define "grant types"; EMERGENCY. |
Index Headings |
Effective Dates, Emergency - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Energy - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Environment and Conservation - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Fuel - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Oil and Natural Gas - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts Pollution - Orphan oil and gas wells, reclamation and remediation, funding, vendor contracts |
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