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Committee passes House Bill 16‑59, routes mineral‑rights valuation appeals to county judge
Summary
Senate committee approved House Bill 16‑59 to set producing mineral rights valuation under department directions and route any challenges to the county judge (county court), a change sponsors said would keep hearings local and address concerns of oil marketers.
The Senate Agriculture committee voted to pass House Bill 16‑59, a one‑page bill focused on valuation of producing mineral rights and the appeals process.
Senator Pitch presented the bill, saying it directs line‑32 valuation of producing mineral rights to follow Department directions and routes challenges to the county judge rather than to centralized review in Little Rock. He said oil marketers and counties support the approach and that routing appeals to the county level addresses concerns about travel burdens.
Senator Malek confirmed with the sponsor that appeals would go to the county court (county judge) and not to the Assessment Coordination Division, addressing constituent concerns about review venue.
The committee moved and passed the bill by voice vote; no public opposition was recorded in the transcript.
