Virginia House Bill 1344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0442)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Coalbed methane gas; conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration. Requires that the Virginia Gas and Oil Board order arbitration to resolve conflicting claims of ownership over coalbed methane upon the written request of all parties claiming ownership. The arbitrator shall be appointed by the circuit court from a list of qualified persons maintained by the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy. To qualify as an arbitrator, a candidate (i) shall be an attorney licensed in the Commonwealth; (ii) shall have at least 10 years of experience in real estate law, including substantial expertise in mineral title examination; and (iii) shall disclose to the Board whether he has been engaged within the preceding three years by any person in matters subject to the jurisdiction of the Board or the Department. The arbitrator shall make a determination within six months and, after receiving notice of the written determination, the Gas and Oil Board must disburse any proceeds held in escrow and owing to the owner of the coalbed methane gas interest. The costs of the arbitrator shall be paid from the accrued interest on general escrow account funds. If the Department finds, at the outset of the request for arbitration, that there are insufficient funds to pay the estimated costs of the arbitration, the claimants may, by unanimous agreement, proceed with the arbitration process, notify the Board of such agreement, and bear the costs to the extent of the insufficiency. If the parties do not agree, the arbitration shall be delayed until such funds are available.

Coalbed methane gas; Gas & Oil Board to order arbitration to resolve conflicting claim of ownership.

Del. Terry Kilgore [R]

2010-03-11 - House - House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N) (Y: 99 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0442)
2010-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 442 (effective 7/1/10)
2010-03-25		Senate: Signed by President
2010-03-22		House: Signed by Speaker
2010-03-22		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1344ER)
2010-03-22		House: Enrolled
2010-03-11		House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
2010-03-11		House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 10105841D-S1 (97-Y 1-N)
2010-03-10		House: Placed on Calendar
2010-03-10		Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2010-03-10		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1344S1
2010-03-10		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105841D-S1
2010-03-10		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2010-03-10		Senate: Read third time
2010-03-09		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2010-03-08		Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (14-Y 0-N)
2010-03-08		Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105841D-S1
2010-02-10		Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2010-02-10		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2010-02-09		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2010-02-09		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2010-02-08		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1344H1
2010-02-08		House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104990D-H1
2010-02-08		House: Read second time
2010-02-04		House: Read first time
2010-02-03		House: Committee substitute printed 10104990D-H1
2010-02-03		House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2010-01-22		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2010-01-22		House: Presented and ordered printed 10103902D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	1	361.22	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	1	361.22:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB1344
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB1344+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB1344H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB1344S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB1344ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0442+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H01V0049+HB1344
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV0437+HB1344
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+S01V0171+HB1344
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0736HB1344+HB1344
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+SV0788HB1344+HB1344
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+HV1594+HB1344