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Union Calendar No. 439
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1467
[Report No. 105-770]
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to
certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 28, 1998
Mr. Ney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committ on Resources
October 5, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to
certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. ELECTION TO CONTINUE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS UNDER
CERTAIN EXISTING LEASES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In the case of the Wayne National Forest, an election
under section 17(b)(3) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226(b)(3)), including an election made before the date of enactment of
this Act, shall be deemed to be an election to continue operations
pursuant to the existing lease instead of an election to continue the
lease as a noncompetitive lease under section 17(c)(1) of that Act, and
in the case of any such election, the provisions of subparagraphs (C)
and (D) of such section 17(b)(3) shall not apply. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to any lands subject to an election made by a
leaseholder under such section 17(b)(3) before the date of enactment of
this Act if the lease holder notifies the Secretary of the Interior
(within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act) that the
leaseholder intends such election to remain an election to continue the
lease as a noncompetitive lease under section 17(c)(1) of that
Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. OIL AND GAS WELLS IN WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST, OHIO.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter into
noncompetitive oil and gas production and reclamation contracts in
accordance with this section with operators of wells in the Wayne
National Forest in the State of Ohio who meet the criteria of section
17(b)(3)(A) of the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(3)(A))
pursuant to private land mineral leases which were in effect on and
after the date of the enactment of this section, subject to the same
laws and regulations that applied to those private land mineral leases.
(b) Additional Drilling.--No contract under this section may
authorize deeper completions or additional drilling.
(c) Bonding.--
(1) Waiver of Federal bonding.--Each contract under this
section shall require the contractor to provide a Federal oil
and gas bond to ensure complete and timely reclamation of the
former lease tract in accordance with the regulations of the
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, unless the
Secretary of the Interior accepts in lieu thereof assurances
from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil
and Gas, that--
(A) the contractor has duly satisfied the bonding
requirements of the State of Ohio; and following
inspection of operator performance, the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources is not opposed to such waiver of
Federal bonding requirements;
(B) the United States of America is entitled to
apply for and receive funding under the provision of
section 1509.071 of the Ohio Revised Code so as to
properly plug and restore oil and gas sites and lease
tracts; and
(C) during the 2 years prior to the date on which
the contract is entered into no less than 20 percent of
Ohio State severance tax revenues has been allocated to
the State of Ohio Orphan Well Fund.
(2) Continued compliance with 20 percent requirement.--In
entering into any contract under this section, the Secretary of
the Interior shall reserve the right to require the contractor
to comply with all Federal oil and gas bonding requirements
applicable to Federal oil and gas leases under the regulations
of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
whenever the Secretary finds that less than 20 percent of Ohio
State severance tax revenues has been allocated to the State of
Ohio Orphan Well Fund.
Union Calendar No. 439
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 1467
[Report No. 105-770]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant to
certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 5, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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