Coalbed methane gas; presumption of ownership. (HB1179)
Introduced By
Del. Bud Phillips (D-Castlewood)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Natural gas; presumption of ownership. Provides that the surface owner of real property shall be presumed to be the owner of any natural gas, including coalbed methane gas, below the surface unless the right to ownership or possession of the natural gas has been expressly conferred by deed or other instrument. The owner or lessee of a minerals estate shall bear the burden of proof to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the ownership or possession of natural gas was transferred by the deed or instrument that created or severed the mineral estate. The Auditor of Public Accounts is required to audit escrow accounts containing gas royalties from units with unknown or disputed owners. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Committee |
01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101231D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/19/2010 | Referred from Commerce and Labor |
01/19/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/09/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1179) |
02/10/2010 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104918D-H1 |
02/11/2010 | Read first time |
02/12/2010 | Read second time |
02/12/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104918D-H1 |
02/12/2010 | Emergency clause added |
02/12/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1179H1 |
02/15/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/15/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/16/2010 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/17/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1179H1) |
02/22/2010 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2010 | Read third time |
02/24/2010 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/24/2010 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/24/2010 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/24/2010 | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
02/26/2010 | Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 94-N) |
02/26/2010 | VOTE: --- REJECTED (2-Y 94-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2010 | Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2010 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/03/2010 | House acceded to request |
03/03/2010 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/03/2010 | Delegates: Phillips, Griffith, Morefield |
03/04/2010 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/04/2010 | Senators: Puckett, Reynolds, Blevins |
03/09/2010 | Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
03/09/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2010 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
03/22/2010 | Enrolled |
03/22/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1179ER) |
03/22/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1179ER) |
03/22/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/25/2010 | Signed by President |
04/13/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 762 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/13/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0762) |