Section 9-17-130 Legislative findings and declaration. The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares that the protection of Alabama’s environment is vital to the economy of this state; that coalbed methane gas wells are an important source of natural gas for use in industry and by consumers thereof in Alabama and are becoming […]
Section 9-17-131 Short title. This article may be cited as the “Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund Act.” (Acts 1990, No. 90-635, p. 1164, §2.)
Section 9-17-132 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Oil and Gas Board created in Section 9-17-3. (2) FUND. The Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund established in Section 9-17-133. (3) COALBED METHANE […]
Section 9-17-133 Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund. There is hereby created the Alabama Coalbed Methane Gas Well Plugging Fund to be held by the State Treasurer and administered by the supervisor. The fund shall be used for carrying out the purposes of this article. To the fund shall be credited all the plugging […]
Section 9-17-134 Determination by board of coalbed methane gas wells requiring plugging. Whenever, in the determination of the board, after reasonable notice to the operator of a coalbed methane gas well and a hearing held by the board and pursuant to such notice: (1) The failure of the operator of a coalbed methane gas well […]
Section 9-17-135 Action authorized to be taken by board. Upon making the determination described in Section 9-17-134, the board shall first collect the proceeds of the bond or bonds or the blanket bond of the operator filed as security under Section 9-17-6(c)(5), and shall forthwith apply the proceeds of such bond or bonds to the […]
Section 9-17-136 Liability of owners and operators. Whenever costs of plugging a coalbed methane gas well shall have been incurred by the board pursuant to this article and the board shall have authorized the expenditure of moneys from the fund pursuant to Section 9-17-135 for the purpose of plugging a coalbed methane gas well, the […]
Section 9-17-137 Plugging fees payable into fund; investment and use of fund. (a) In addition to the requirements and fees provided for in Section 9-17-24(a), any person desiring, after April 25, 1990, to drill any coalbed methane gas well in this state shall pay to the state a plugging fee of $150.00 respecting each such […]
Section 9-17-138 Termination of fund. Should the board determine that all coalbed methane gas wells in the State of Alabama have been plugged and abandoned, or should the board determine, after notice and hearing, that the fund is no longer necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this article, then the supervisor shall […]
Section 9-17-139 No liability of state, board or supervisor to third parties. Nothing in this article shall establish or create any liability or responsibility on the part of the board, the supervisor or the State of Alabama to pay any costs incurred or damages incurred or damages suffered by any person or to pay any […]
