How SB 219 changes current law

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This bill amends multiple sections of the Revised Code to update and clarify regulations surrounding the leasing and management of oil and gas well operations by state agencies in Ohio.

• Section 155.33

  beginning on April 7, 2023, and ending on the effective date of the rules adopted under section 155.34 of the Revised Code, a state agency shall lease, in good faith, a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by the state agency for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas. → Beginning on April 7, 2023, a state agency shall lease, in good faith, a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by the state agency for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas.

  This change removes the ending date for the leasing requirement, allowing leases to continue indefinitely.

• Section 155.33

  division (A)(1)(a) to (d)division (A) of section 155.34 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to the effective date of this amendment. → division (A)(1)(a) to (d) of section 155.34 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to the effective date of this amendment.

  This clarifies that the terms must comply with the previous version of section 155.34.

• Section 155.33

  On and after the effective date of the rules adopted under section 155.34 of the Revised Code, a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by a state agency may be leased for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas only in accordance with divisions (A)(2) to (H) of this section and those rules. → On and after the effective date of rules adopted under section 155.34 of the Revised Code, a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by a state agency may be leased for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas only in accordance with divisions (A)(2) to (H) of this section and those rules.

  This reiterates and provides clarity on the conditions under which formations can be leased after rule adoption.

• Section 155.33

  submission of nominations and the responsible and reasonable development of the state's natural resources, only the information submitted under division (A)(2)(b) of this section may be disclosed to the public until a person is selected under division (F) of this section. → submission of nominations and the responsible and reasonable development of the state's natural resources, only the information submitted under division (A)(2)(b) of this section may be disclosed to the public until a person is selected under division (F) of this section. Until a person is selected under division (F) of this section, all other information submitted under division (A)(2) of this section is confidential, shall not be disclosed by the commission, and is not a public record subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

  This establishes confidentiality for information submitted in nominations until a person is selected, enhancing privacy.

• Section 155.33

  not less than thirty days, but not more than one hundred twenty days following the receipt of a nomination, the The commission shall conduct a meeting one or more meetings for the purpose of determining whether to approve or disapprove the nomination for the purpose of leasing a formation within the parcel of land that is identified in the nomination. → not less than thirty days, but not more than one hundred twenty days following the receipt of a nomination, the commission shall conduct one or more meetings for the purpose of determining whether to approve or disapprove the nomination for the purpose of leasing a formation within the parcel of land that is identified in the nomination.

  This corrects a grammatical error by removing the redundant 'the' before 'commission'.