Bill Text: WV SB404 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Modifying well work permits issued by DEP Office of Oil and Gas
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-24 - Chapter 113, Acts, Regular Session, 2021 [SB404 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SB404-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 404
By Senator Smith
[Introduced February 23, 2021; referred
to the Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-6A-7a, relating to modifications of well work permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 6A. NATURAL GAS HORIZONTAL WELL CONTROL ACT.
§22-6A-7a. Modifications of permits.
A permit issued pursuant to this article may be modified to address changes to the permit if the secretary determines that the modification fully meets all applicable requirements and is consistent with the issuance of the original permit.
The secretary may deny the application for a permit modification as outlined for new permits under this article.
A request to modify a permit issued pursuant to this article shall be on forms prescribed by the secretary and accompanied by a fee of $2,500.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a statutory fee for the modifications to permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
