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§22-6A-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and cited as the Horizontal...
§22-6A-2. Legislative Findings; Declaration of Public Policy - (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) The advent and advancement...
§22-6A-3. Applicability; Exceptions - Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary,...
§22-6A-3a. Karst Terrain; Rulemaking - (a) Because drilling horizontal wells in naturally occurring karst terrain...
§22-6A-4. Definitions - (a) All definitions set forth in article six of this...
§22-6A-5. Application of Article Six of This Chapter to Horizontal Wells Subject to This Article - (a) To the extent that horizontal wells governed by this...
§22-6A-6. Secretary of Department of Environmental Protection; Powers and Duties - (a) The secretary is vested with jurisdiction over all aspects...
§22-6A-7. Horizontal Well Permit Required; Permit Fee; Application; Soil Erosion Control Plan; Well Site Safety Plan; Site Construction Plan; Water Management Plan; Permit Fee; Installation of Permit Number; Suspension and Transfer of a Permit - (a) It is unlawful for any person to commence any...
§22-6A-7a. Modifications of Permits - A permit issued pursuant to this article may be modified...
§22-6A-8. Review of Application; Issuance of Permit; Performance Standards; Copy of Permits to County Assessor - (a) The secretary shall review each application for a well...
§22-6A-9. Certificate of Approval Required for Large Pits or Impoundment Construction; Certificate of Approval and Annual Registration Fees; Application Required to Obtain Certificate; Term of Certificate; Revocation or Suspension of Certificates; Ap... - (a) The Legislature finds that large impoundments and pits (i.e....
§22-6A-10. Notice to Property Owners - (a) Prior to filing a permit application, the operator shall...
§22-6A-10a. Method of Delivery of Notice - Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, all...
§22-6A-11. Procedure for Filing Written Comments; Procedures for Considering Objections and Comments; Issues to Be Considered; and Newspaper Notice - (a) All persons described in subsection (b), section ten of...
§22-6A-12. Well Location Restrictions - (a) Wells may not be drilled within two hundred fifty...
§22-6A-13. Plugging of Horizontal Wells - The secretary shall propose legislative rules for promulgation to govern...
§22-6A-14. Reclamation Requirements - (a) The operator of a horizontal well shall reclaim the...
§22-6A-15. Performance Bonds; Corporate Surety or Other Security - (a) No permit may be issued pursuant to this article...
§22-6A-16. Compensation of Surface Owners for Drilling Operations - (a) The provisions of article seven of this chapter do...
§22-6A-17. Reimbursement of Property Taxes of Encumbered Properties - In addition to any compensation owed by the operator to...
§22-6A-18. Civil Action for Contamination or Deprivation of Fresh Water Source or Supply; Presumption; Water Rights and Replacement; Waiver of Replacement - (a) Nothing in this article affects in any way the...
§22-6A-19. Offenses; Civil and Criminal Penalties - (a) Any person or persons, firm, partnership, partnership association or...
§22-6A-20. Division of Highways Certification - As part of the permit application for horizontal wells, the...
§22-6A-21. Establishment of Public Website Information and Electronic Notification Registry Regarding Horizontal Well Permit Applications - (a) No later than ninety days after the effective date...
§22-6A-22. Air Quality Study and Rulemaking - The secretary shall, by July 1, 2013, report to the...
§22-6A-23. Impoundment and Pit Safety Study; Rulemaking - The secretary shall, by January 1, 2013, report to the...
§22-6A-24. Casing and Cement Standards - (a) The operator may only drill through fresh groundwater zones...