3.0.0 1931 2023-01-11T20:36:29Z 2023-01-11T20:36:29Z Senate S S 2007-08-01 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-08-02T00:12:58Z 2007-08-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10623) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of the Interior Energy Environmental Protection Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Infrastructure Law Liability for environmental damages Methane Oil and gas leases Oil well drilling Prospecting Reclamation of land Surety and fidelity Water Resources Development Water quality Water supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-15T20:59:40Z Surface Owner Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require an operator producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane) under a federal lease to: (1) replace the water supply of a water user who obtains all or part of it from an underground or surface source affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from such drilling operations; and (2) comply with federal and state law governing discharge of water produced under the lease.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on land with respect to which title to oil and gas resources is held by the United States but not the title to the surface estate, unless the operator has filed a document with the Secretary, signed by the operator and surface owners, that a written surface use agreement has been consummated meeting certain criteria.

Cites conditions under which the Secretary may authorize an operator to conduct exploration and drilling operations in the absence of such an agreement.

Requires the Secretary to comply with specified surface owner notification requirements.

Sets forth reclamation and bond requirements.

]]> Surface Owner Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Surface Owner Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Surface Owner Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2007-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1931is/xml/BILLS-110s1931is.xml 2007-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.