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• Currently, an operator whose lease or mineral estate on which an orphaned well is located would have
• SB 1146 will allow operators in good standing who own interest in a current oil and gas lease or mineral
• the seventy-ninth legislature, there was House Bill 2161 that provided for reimbursement service owners
• That program has To my knowledge, it has never been utilized because for one thing, the surface owners
• is in the rules already, but you know, if you remove the liability and kind of encourage surface owners

Bills: SB 1150, SB 763, SB 1061, SB 1146, SB 1198

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• already in place, those holes that are already drilled, to those cavities where oil, gas, and other minerals
• already in place, those holes that are already drilled, to those cavities where oil, gas, and other minerals
• already in place, those holes that are already drilled, to those cavities where oil, gas, and other minerals
• already in place, those holes that are already drilled, to those cavities where oil, gas, and other minerals

Bills: SB174, SB174

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, SB174, alternative energy, alternative energy wells, alternative energy facility, geothermal, geothermal energy, subsurface energy, energy storage, energy capture, energy generation, hydropower, solar energy, oil and gas well conversion, well conversion, plugging and abandonment

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• TLMA is a statewide advocacy organization representing land and mineral and royalty owners. in all 254
• counties and millions of acres of surface and mineral. ownership.
• By holding these leases, mineral owners are not able to seek new development or seek new. operators curtailing
• I'm also a fourth generation land and mineral owner in Webb County, Texas.
• I'll just, um, I'm Ty Embree with the owner-operator membership.

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• and the associated liability and plug it themselves before producing nearby wells. 19 gas lease or mineral
• understand it correctly this committee substitute removes 69 70 provided for reimbursement service owners
• for plugging an orphan oil and gas well. 72 one thing the surface owners retain liability on it well
• So, just something to consider that 50% thing is in the 83 owners, you may have some participation in

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• And um mineral leases.
• :03:18.280><c> and</c><00:03:18.560><c> this</c> our federal mineral royalties and this our federal mineral
• </c><00:10:32.880><c> So,</c><00:10:33.520><c> their</c><00:10:33.680><c> mineral</c> of the minerals
• So, their mineral of the minerals.
• </c> the the minerals forever. Yeah. the the minerals forever. Yeah.

Bills: SJ0001

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, 916, all

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• Remember, the bonding rule is part of the large fluid mineral releasing rule.
• Remember, the bonding rule is part of the large fluid mineral releasing rule.
• ><00:14:46.560><c> the</c><00:14:46.720><c> large</c><00:14:47.040><c> fluid</c><00:14:47.360><c> mineral
• </c> is part of the large fluid mineral is part of the large fluid mineral releasing<00:14:48.079><c>
• Chairman, that's five ayes. >> So, that bill snuck by the minerals committee.

Bills: SJ0001

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, 916, all

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• So mineral owners of the state of Texas will be properly paid for the production of those minerals without
• Texas and the General Land Office are mineral rights owners.
• The mineral owner didn't.
• So it's between the operator and the mineral owner is the lease.
• somewhere down the line to go back and pay the mineral owner?

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• Our members are also landowners, surface owners, and mineral owners, and we represent a wide swath. .
• Who's the owner?
• NARO is a non-profit that was formed in 1980 to advocate and educate mineral and royalty owners.
• We're here today to represent the over 12 million mineral and royalty owners in Texas who cumulatively
• Schriever, on behalf of the National Association of Royalty Owners. owners in Texas of Royalty Owners

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• Welcome to our first House Minerals Committee meeting for the 2026 session.
• </c><00:56:43.040><c> Uh,</c> closely with the minerals committee.
• Uh, closely with the minerals committee.
• Pope this summer to present at the July Minerals Committee meeting. But with that, I believe Mr.
• </c> the um July Minerals Committee meeting. the um July Minerals Committee meeting.

Bills: SJ0001, SF0017

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, forestry management, good neighbor authority, state lands, employee funding, donations, revolving account, 916, all

Bills: SJ0001, SF0017

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, forestry management, good neighbor authority, state lands, employee funding, donations, revolving account, 916, all

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• We could have an economic impact for surface owners and then, in the same time, Those in production could

Bills: HB2992, HB3183, HB3464, HB4170, HB4338

Keywords: HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection

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• We could have an economic impact for surface owners.

Bills: HB2992, HB3183, HB3464, HB4170, HB4338

Keywords: HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection

Summary: The committee first handled several executive nominations. It unanimously advanced Richard Allier to the Environmental Quality Board, Kevin Foreman to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, Gary Keel to the Air Quality Advisory Board, Megan Langley to the Oklahoma-Arkansas River Compact Commission, Jacob Bull to the Air Quality Advisory Council, and Tommy Colwell to the Oklahoma Mining Commission. In each case, the nominating senator described the appointee’s background and qualifications, and the committee voted to send the nomination to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then considered House Bill 2992, with Senator Green offering a technical amendment to correct drafting errors. The amendment passed 8-0, and the bill itself passed 9-0. Green said the measure would require large-load data centers and crypto mining facilities to pay their share of electric infrastructure costs so those costs would not be shifted to other ratepayers. Senator Boren asked whether municipal utilities and co-ops would be affected, and Green responded that the bill was aimed at the corporate shareholder utility model. House Bill 4338 was also heard and passed, though the roll call showed one no vote. Green explained that the bill concerns produced water and would create a framework for extracting elements from it, with House changes clarifying that it is not retroactive, adjusting flexibility for the produced water unit size, and allowing processing of brine before corporation approval. The committee also advanced House Bill 417, which addresses theft of copper fittings on oil rigs and related cleanup damage by making certain conduct a misdemeanor; it passed 10-0. The meeting ended after the committee approved the remaining nominations and adjourned.

Bills: HB2107, HB2588, HB2946, HB2950

Keywords: SNAP, nutrition assistance, fast food, vitamins, waiver, food policy, municipal planning, homeowner association, building permits, single-family home, property rights, design standards, development fees, municipalities, infrastructure, public services, annual reporting, property development, tourism improvement area, TIA

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• keeping chickens if If a POA is located in a municipality that has an ordinance that authorizes the owner
• And their documents that prohibit a private property owner from keeping chickens even if that again is
• rat to determine whether or not you won't have chickens in the hands of the... of the the property owner
• Should not be allowed to choose between the poor farmer and a religious group or a... building owner
• They have literally banned me from City Hall. owners and told them that don't need to be there.

Bills: HB2013, HB4163, HB4810

Keywords: property owners associations, chickens, urban farming, land use, homeowner rights, agriculture, municipal regulation, governmental requirements, farm management, inspections, border control, trade, state funding, 1184, house, all

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• basically is allowing a lease of a state land parcel to sublease that out for grazing to another livestock owner
• 02:15.440><c> livestock</c> for grazing um to another livestock for grazing um to another livestock owner
• 02:18.319><c> would</c><00:02:18.560><c> wish</c><00:02:18.720><c> to</c><00:02:18.959><c> and</c> owner
• um if if they would wish to and owner um if if they would wish to and and<00:02:19.599><c> different

Bills: HJ0002, SF0118, SF0016

Keywords: mineral royalties, federal lands, Wyoming, revenue, education funding, transportation funding, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eminent domain, water projects, legislative approval, state funding, land acquisition, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management, 916

Bills: HJ0002, SF0118, SF0016

Keywords: mineral royalties, federal lands, Wyoming, revenue, education funding, transportation funding, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eminent domain, water projects, legislative approval, state funding, land acquisition, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management, 916

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• This program allows commercial property owners to voluntarily finance qualifying capital improvements
• I've got Alex back here and then Shane, who is a business owner in Pinal County.
• C-PACE allows commercial and industrial property owners to access lower-cost, market-driven capital for
• Again, the property owner, whoever owns that commercial, industrial, or agriculture property, would have
• But that is a discussion that would happen with the lessee and the commercial property owner to discuss

Bills: HB2113, HB2237, HB2824, HB2926, HB2939, HB2950

Keywords: utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation

Bills: HB294, HB405, HB519, HB294

Keywords: food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties

Bills: SB 711, SB 746, SB 942, SB 1403, SB 1404, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1559

Keywords: property owners' association, condominium, management company, homeowner rights, architectural review, child support, family law, Title IV-D agency, administrative adjustment, enforcement, legal representation, probate, decedents' estates, inheritance, community property, court procedures, electronic filing, guardianship, training, Alzheimer's disease

Bills: SB 711, SB 746, SB 942, SB 1403, SB 1404, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1559

Keywords: property owners' association, condominium, management company, homeowner rights, architectural review, child support, family law, Title IV-D agency, administrative adjustment, enforcement, legal representation, probate, decedents' estates, inheritance, community property, court procedures, electronic filing, guardianship, training, Alzheimer's disease