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Panel advances bill loosening degree requirement for Gas and Oil Conservation Commission
Summary
The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1146 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Sponsor Senator Mark Harris said the bill replaces a hard degree requirement with an experience-and-knowledge standard to broaden the pool of candidates for the Gas and Oil Conservation Commission.
Senator Mark Harris, sponsor of Senate Bill 1146, told the committee the measure would change a statutory membership requirement for the Gas and Oil Conservation Commission to allow a member who is "knowledgeable in gas and oil matters" with eight years of industry experience instead of requiring a degree in geosciences or engineering and five years'…
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