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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE BILL 258 |
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| 30 | 30 | | TH LEGISLATURE |
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| 33 | 33 | | STATE |
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| 35 | 35 | | OF |
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| 37 | 37 | | NEW |
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| 39 | 39 | | MEXICO |
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| 42 | 42 | | FIRST SESSION |
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| 43 | 43 | | , |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2025 |
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| 46 | 46 | | INTRODUCED BY |
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| 47 | 47 | | Matthew McQueen and Kristina Ortez |
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| 48 | 48 | | AN ACT |
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| 49 | 49 | | RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVIDING NATURAL GAS CAPTURE |
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| 50 | 50 | | REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATOR OF AN OIL OR GAS WELL OR NATURAL |
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| 51 | 51 | | GAS GATHERING SYSTEM; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS. |
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| 52 | 52 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 1. A new section of the Oil and Gas Act is |
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| 54 | 54 | | enacted to read: |
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| 55 | 55 | | "[NEW MATERIAL] NATURAL GAS CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS--RULES.-- |
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| 56 | 56 | | A. Beginning January 1, 2027, an operator shall |
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| 57 | 57 | | ensure that at least ninety-eight percent of the natural gas |
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| 58 | 58 | | produced or gathered by the operator's facilities is captured |
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| 59 | 59 | | in a calendar year; provided that natural gas shall not be |
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| 60 | 60 | | included in the determination of an operator's overall capture |
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| 61 | 61 | | percentage if that gas is: |
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| 62 | 62 | | (1) released during an emergency; |
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| 63 | 63 | | .230060.1 underscored material = new |
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| 64 | 64 | | [bracketed material] = delete |
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| 90 | 90 | | (2) beneficially used by the operator; |
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| 91 | 91 | | (3) not suitable for transportation or |
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| 92 | 92 | | processing due to nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide or carbon dioxide |
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| 93 | 93 | | concentrations; |
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| 94 | 94 | | (4) vented as a result of the normal operation |
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| 95 | 95 | | of pneumatic controllers and pumps; or |
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| 96 | 96 | | (5) vented or flared from an exploratory well. |
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| 97 | 97 | | B. The division shall promulgate rules necessary to |
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| 98 | 98 | | implement the provisions of this section. |
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| 99 | 99 | | C. As used in this section, "operator" means a |
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| 100 | 100 | | person that is duly authorized to construct, manage or operate |
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| 101 | 101 | | an oil or gas well or associated facilities or a natural gas |
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| 102 | 102 | | gathering system." |
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| 103 | 103 | | - 2 - |
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| 104 | 104 | | .230060.1 |
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