State law will wipe out local drilling ordinances

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The state House Finance Committee approved House Bill 1950.

“All local rules, regulations, codes, agreements, resolutions, ordinances and other local enactments that regulate oil and gas operations are hereby superseded and preempted.”

From House Bill 1950:

   § 3272.  Local ordinances.

   (a)  Gen­eral rule.‑‑Except as provided under subsection (b), this chapter and any other environmental law are of Statewide concern and occupy the entire field of regulation regarding oil and gas operations, to the exclusion of all local rules, regulations, codes, agreements, resolutions, ordinances and other local enactments.  No local rule, regulation, code, agreement, resolution, ordinance or other local enactment of any municipality may regulate oil and gas operations.  All local rules, regulations, codes, agreements, resolutions, ordinances and other local enactments that regulate oil and gas operations are hereby superseded and preempted.

I saw this coming a long time ago.  There was no way that the State would allow municipalities to make up crazy local laws that are in violation of State law.