Montana State Legislature

Split Estates - Coal Bed Methane
(HB 790) Subcommittee

Subcommittee Staff

Joe Kolman, Research Analyst
e-mail: jkolman@mt.gov
Cynthia Peterson, Legislative Secretary
e-mail: cpeterson2@mt.gov

General Information:

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• Members
• 2005-06 Revised Meeting Calendar
• Work Plan
• Minutes
  To access the minutes, click on the date of the meeting.
  • July 17, 2006
  • May 18, 2006
  • April 24, 2006
  • March 16, 2006
  • Jan. 26, 2006
  • December 8 and 9, 2005
  • October 27, 2005
    • Photos of subcommittee tour
  • September 15, 2005
  • August 1, 2005
    • Photos of subcommittee tour
  • May 24, 2005 selection of Co-Chair discussion

Subcommittee Activities:

• Assigned Studies
  • HB 790
• Staff briefs and reports
  • Split Estates: The Relationship Between Surface and Minerals
  • A Guide to Split Estates in Oil and Gas Development
  • Subcommittee member poll results
  • Federal and state split estate regulations in Wyoming
  • Options for surface damage and agreement statutes
  • HB 790 study index
  • Split estates related to oil and gas production
  • Overview of statutes relevant to the HB 790 study
  • Flow chart of regulatory process for development of federal minerals
  • Flow chart of regulatory process for development of state or private minerals
  • Summary of state and federal surface damage regulations
  • Model Surface Use and Mineral Development Accommodation Act
• Rule Review
• 2007 Legislation
  • Proposed revisions to split estate law
    • Draft bill (3-16-06)
      Draft bill (4-14-06)
      Draft bill (5-4-06)
      Draft bill (5-26-06)
      Draft bill (8-21-06)
• Related Links
  • DNRC Board of Oil and Gas Conservation
  • DEQ coal bed methane information