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Committee adopts cross‑industry amendment requiring appraisals before surface‑damage lawsuits, clarifies fee recovery
Summary
An amended version of Senate Bill 2335 won committee approval after industry and landowner negotiators agreed language requiring pre‑litigation appraisals and clarifying attorney‑fee recovery under state law.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday approved an amended version of Senate Bill 2335 that includes a pre‑litigation appraisal requirement for surface‑damage claims and clarifies fee‑recovery provisions under state law.
Industry and landowner representatives told the committee they negotiated the amendment over several weeks. Will Hauser of Continental Resources said the settlement language requires that “landowners will have to obtain an independent…
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