Bill Tracker

Concerning the regulation of oil and gas operations in a manner consistent with the protection of public safety.

Concerning development of a Colorado climate leadership awards program.

Concerning the expanded ability of the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission to finance the remediation of oil and gas locations.

Concerning a public accounting of conservation easements created in the state.

Concerning a requirement that a local government that interferes with oil and gas operations compensate persons damaged by the interference.

Concerning increased reporting of oil and gas incidents.

Concerning measures to protect the interests of landowners who create conservation easements on their property.

Concerning a voter-approved revenue change to allow the state to retain and spend an amount equal to state severance tax revenues.

Concerning an exemption from forced pooling of certain governmental entities that own mineral rights.

Concerning the protection of water quality from adverse impacts caused by mineral mining.

Concerning transfers to address the reduction of revenues in the severance tax operational fund.

Concerning a clarification of the minimum distance from which certain oil and gas facilities must be located from any school.

The bill eliminates the refund interest related to a property tax
abatement if the property tax was erroneously levied and collected as a
result of an error made in an oil and gas owner or operator statement.

Concerning additional safety requirements for oil and gas operators, and, in connection therewith, requiring the disclosure of the location of subsurface facilities and the sharing of oil and gas operators' development plans with affected local governments and requiring rules regarding wellhead integrity.

Concerning the Colorado energy office.

Concerning the ability of a local government to exercise land use authority over oil and gas facilities used in oil and gas operations in a manner analogous to the siting of other industrial facilities, and, in connection therewith, enacting the 'Protect Act'.

Concerning increased requirements for oil and gas operators, and, in connection therewith, adding financial assurance and reclamation requirements.

Concerning a requirement that a local government that interferes with oil and gas operations compensate persons damaged by the interference.

Concerning measures that affect the development of infrastructure used by alternative fuel motor vehicles, and, in connection therewith, establishing a process at the Colorado public utilities commission whereby a public utility may undertake implementation of an alternative fuel motor vehicle infrastructure program within the area covered by the utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Concerning modification of the laws governing the establishment of drilling units for oil and gas wells, and, in connection therewith, clarifying that a drilling unit may include more than one well, providing limited immunity to nonconsenting owners subject to pooling orders, adjusting cost recovery from nonconsenting owners, and modifying the conditions upon which a pooling order may be entered.