On January 25, 2016, the Colorado Oil and Gas
Conservation Commission adopted new regulations pertaining to oil and gas location
assessment permits (Form 2A), which reflect two recommendations proposed by the
Governor’s Task Force on State and Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations.
The Task Force has been working on those regulations
since last year and largely focused on how to implement Recommendations 17 and
20. Recommendation 17 addressed enhancement of the coordination between
operators and local governments concerning locations for “Large Scale Oil and
Gas Facilities” in “Urban Mitigation Areas” while Recommendation 20 proposed to
integrate future oil and gas drilling and production facilities in existing
local comprehensive planning processes.
The Commission conducted two hearings in November 2015
to discuss the regulations and finally reached a consensus on January 25.
According to a media report, “seven other recommendations are still being dealt
with by the state legislature, other agencies, or COGCC on a non-rulemaking
basis.”
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
02/01/2016
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