| 6 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1385 3 |
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| 9 | 7 | | By: Representative C. Cooper 5 |
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| 10 | 8 | | By: Senator J. Payton 6 |
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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OIL AND GAS 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE THE OIL AND GAS COMMISSION TO 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNING 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | CERTAIN PERMITS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 19 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OIL AND 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | GAS COMMISSION; AND TO REQUIRE THE OIL 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | AND GAS COMMISSION TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNING CERTAIN 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | PERMITS. 20 |
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| 26 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 |
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| 28 | 26 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 15, Chapter 71, Subchapter 1, is 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | 15-71-119. Notification requirements. 26 |
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| 31 | | - | (a) The Oil and Gas Commission shall provide written notice of a 27 |
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| 32 | | - | public hearing required by law on any permit to drill, deepen, re -enter, 28 |
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| 33 | | - | recomplete, or operate any Class II underground injection control disposal 29 |
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| 34 | | - | well to each member of the General Assembly who represents the district in 30 |
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| 35 | | - | which the Class II underground injection control disposal well is located. 31 |
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| 36 | | - | (b) The written notice required under subsection (a) of this section 32 |
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| 37 | | - | shall provide: 33 |
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| 38 | | - | (1) Information on how a copy of the permit application can be 34 |
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| 39 | | - | accessed; and 35 |
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| 40 | | - | (2) The date, time, and location of the public hearing. 36 As Engrossed: H2/18/25 HB1385 |
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| 45 | | - | (c) The written notice required under subsection (a) of this section 1 |
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| 46 | | - | may be delivered by email. 2 |
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| 47 | | - | /s/C. Cooper 3 |
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| 50 | | - | APPROVED: 3/20/25 6 |
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| 29 | + | (a) The Oil and Gas Commission shall notify in writing a member of the 27 |
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| 30 | + | General Assembly when the commission is holding a public hearing required by 28 |
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| 31 | + | law on a project or permit in the member's district. 29 |
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| 32 | + | (b) The written notice required under subsection (a) of this section 30 |
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| 33 | + | shall include information regarding the: 31 |
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| 34 | + | (1) Project or permit that is the subject of the public hearing; 32 |
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| 36 | + | (2) Date, time, and location of the public hearing. 34 |
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