Democrats help out the Sagebrush
As Republicans are falling over themselves to abandon the spirit of the Sagebrush Rebellion (here and here) to please big companies back east, Colorado Democrats are trying to convince the oil and gas industry to be good neighbors (Denver Post):
A high-stakes clash of economic titans is set to break out at the Capitol today, when lawmakers consider forcing energy companies to increase compensation for landowners whose property values are hurt by the uninvited roads, gas wells and heavy equipment used to extract natural gas....
House Bill 1185 would encourage energy companies to enter into surface-impact agreements with landowners before drilling on their property and force them to post a $25,000 bond for every well where an agreement was not possible. Courts would decide disputes over compensation.
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The bill, scheduled to be heard by the House Transportation and Energy Committee today, represents a second attempt of its kind from Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison. The freshman chairwoman of the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee saw a similar bill die in her own committee last year, a defeat she blamed on an aggressive energy lobby.
Emmett O'Connell | January 25, 2006 | Comment on This Post (0 so far) |
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