SB1378 | Illinois 2015-2016 | OIL & GAS-SERVICE OF NOTICE

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On July 24, 2015 in the Senate:

Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2016
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0138

On June 29, 2015 in the Senate:

Sent to the Governor

On May 31, 2015 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
Senate Concurs 058-000-000
Passed Both Houses

On May 28, 2015 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment and Conservation
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000

On May 27, 2015 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Gary Forby
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

On May 21, 2015 in the Senate:

Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 22, 2015

On May 21, 2015 in the House:

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000

On May 18, 2015 in the House:

Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

On May 14, 2015 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Environment; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment; 015-000-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

On May 13, 2015 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment

On May 12, 2015 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

On May 11, 2015 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment

On May 8, 2015 in the House:

Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015

On May 4, 2015 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

On April 20, 2015 in the House:

Assigned to Environment

On April 16, 2015 in the House:

First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On April 14, 2015 in the House:

Arrived in House

On April 14, 2015 in the Senate:

Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

On March 10, 2015 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2015

On March 5, 2015 in the Senate:

Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2015

On February 25, 2015 in the Senate:

Assigned to Environment and Conservation

On February 20, 2015 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

House Amendment 002

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall have the authority to adopt rules and hold hearings to determine if oil and gas leases are operative on the basis that prior leases covering the same lands have terminated due to non-development. Provides for the requirements necessary to gain a reasonable presumption of the termination of previous oil and gas leases. Allows the current permittee to have a 30-day opportunity after being given notice to request a hearing before a final determination on a lease is made. Requires that any request for a determination include the payment of a nonrefundable fee of $1,000 by the applicant. Provides that all determinations under the provisions shall be made no later than 90 days after the Department's receipt of a valid request for a determination. Provides that if a current permittee fails to properly plug all non-plugged and non-transferred wells within 30 days after the issuance of the determination, the wells shall be deemed abandoned and included in the Department's Oil and Gas Well Site Plugging and Restoration Program. Provides that permittees under the Act shall provide the Department with a current address within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and that permittees must inform the Department of any address change within 30 days. Provides that notice of a hearing or proceeding required to be provided to a permittee under the Act shall be given either personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested. Provides that if notice sent by certified mail is returned unsigned and the permittee cannot be found for personal delivery, notice by publication, with a copy of the newspaper notice sent to the given address, is evidence that the Department has properly provided notice to the permittee for the hearing or other proceeding. Requires certain information to be included in the notice.