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 Bill Status of HB5716  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  MINERAL RIGHTS - OIL AND GAS

House Sponsors
Rep. Will Guzzardi, Laura Fine and Robyn Gabel

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 725/1from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5401
225 ILCS 725/6from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5409
225 ILCS 725/8e new
225 ILCS 732/1-5
225 ILCS 732/1-35
225 ILCS 732/1-90 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act and the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. Requires as part of the permit application for drilling or hydraulic fracturing operations the written consent of each owner of a mineral interest affected by the removal of minerals in the conduct of the proposed operations and each surface owner affected by the removal of minerals in the conduct of the proposed operations, unless he or she is the mineral interest owner as well providing consent as such. Provides notwithstanding any other provision of statutory or common law, a person shall not drill, conduct hydraulic fracturing operations, or remove minerals as a result of any means regulated by the Acts including, but not limited to, horizontal drilling, without the express, written consent of each owner of a mineral interest affected by the operations or removal of minerals in the conduct of the operations. Provides for enforcement by the Department of Natural Resources with penalties and cessation of operations for violations, and payment of treble the full market value of the mineral resource extracted in violation of this Act to the owner of the mineral interest.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/16/2018HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
  2/16/2018HouseFirst Reading
  2/16/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/21/2018HouseAssigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
  3/26/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
  4/11/2018HouseTo Workforce Reconciliation Subcommittee
  4/13/2018HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5/7/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

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