Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Oil and gas; revise notice requirements before drilling and secure surface owner's signature before seismic exploration.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Hudson
Code Section: A 053-0003-0011
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON PROPOSING TO PERFORM SEISMIC OIL EXPLORATION SHALL FIRST SECURE THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE SURFACE LAND OWNER; TO REQUIRE A PERSON WHO IS ISSUED A PERMIT TO DRILL AN OIL OR GAS WELL TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE INTENDED DRILL SITE LOCATION TO THE SURFACE LANDOWNER AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE BEGINNING OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO GIVE THE REQUIRED NOTICE SHALL INVALIDATE THE WELL PERMIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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