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Committee advances SB 159 to require lining for certain oil‑and‑gas waste facilities with phased compliance
Summary
A substitute of SB 159 would require liners for some disposal facilities that handle liquid oil-and-gas exploration and production waste, set transition permits for existing facilities and create a 2030 sunset for the temporary allowance; the committee voted to recommend the substitute favorably.
Senate Bill 159, in first substitute form, would change how the state permits certain waste disposal facilities that accept exploration and production waste from oil and gas activities. The substitute narrows timelines and requires liners for facilities handling liquid waste while allowing existing facilities a phased compliance pathway.
Doug Hansen, director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, explained the bill responds to a 2019 statutory transfer that…
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