Providing for Funding of DEP Office of Oil & Gas

Currently, the Office of Oil & Gas has too few inspectors and is funded only by a $100 fee paid by an operator at the time of permit application. This bill would require that a $100 fee be paid by the operator annually on all wells that have not been plugged.

ISSUES: Land & Wildlife, Pure Water

CWV Position: Supports

Status: Introduced 1/11/23, referred to Energy & Manufacturing then to Finance