STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

HOUSE BILL 2290	By:	Pittman

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to energy; creating the Shale Gas Well Impact Fee Act; authorizing county governments to impose a fee on certain gas wells; establishing deadline for adopting a shale gas well impact fee ordinance; requiring certain notification; directing the Corporation Commission to make certain determination prior to issuing certain permits; prohibiting the issuance of permits until certain fees are paid; specifying purposes for use of shale gas well impact fee funds received by counties; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 87.11 of Title 52, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Shale Gas Well Impact Fee Act”.
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 87.12 of Title 52, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  The county commissioners of a county that has a shale reservoir gas well located within its borders may elect whether to impose a fee on gas wells that have been spud in the county.
B.  Within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this section, the county commissioners of a county pursuant to the Shale Gas Well Impact Fee Act may adopt an ordinance or resolution to impose a shale gas well impact fee.  The county commissioners of a county shall notify the Corporation Commission and give public notice of its intent to adopt the ordinance or resolution.
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 87.13 of Title 52, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A.  Prior to issuing a permit to drill a shale reservoir gas well in this state, the Corporation Commission shall determine whether the producer has paid all fees owed for an existing shale reservoir gas well under the Shale Gas Well Impact Fee Act.
B.  The Commission shall not issue a permit to drill a shale reservoir gas well until all gas well impact fees owed pursuant to the act that are not in dispute have been paid to the Commission.
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 87.14 of Title 52, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A county receiving funds under the Shale Gas Well Impact Fee Act shall use the funds received only for the following purposes associated with natural gas production from shale reservoir gas wells within the county:
1.  Construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of roadways, bridges and public infrastructure;
2.  Water, storm water and sewer systems, including construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair;
3.  Emergency preparedness and public safety, including law enforcement and fire services, hazardous material response, 911, equipment acquisition and other services;
4.  Environmental programs, including trails, parks and recreation, open space, flood plain management, conservation districts and agricultural preservation;
5.  Preservation and reclamation of surface and subsurface waters and water supplies;
6.  Projects to increase the availability of safe and affordable housing to residents;
7.  Records management, geographic information systems and information technology;
8.  The delivery of social services; and
9.  The training of workers in the oil and gas industry at technology center schools.
SECTION 5.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

54-1-6537	KB	01/14/13