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Committee advances bill easing technical-degree requirement for Gas and Oil Conservation Commission appointees
Summary
The Senate Resources & Environment Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1146 to the floor after the sponsor said the measure would broaden the pool of candidates for the Gas and Oil Conservation Commission by replacing a specific-degree requirement with an experience threshold.
Senate members voted to advance Senate Bill 1146 after the bill’s sponsor said the change is intended to expand the pool of eligible appointees to the state Gas and Oil Conservation Commission.
The bill, presented by Senator Mark Harris, would alter the commission’s membership requirement that currently specifies one member “have a degree in geosciences…
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