SECTION 165:10-12-3. Jurisdiction and scope

  Pursuant to 52 O.S. Section 317.1, the Commission is directed to promulgate and enforce rules, and issue and enforce orders relating to seeping natural gas. The rules of this Subchapter shall be known as the Commission Procedures for the Seeping Natural Gas Program, and shall be cited as OAC 165:10-12-1 et seq.

(1)   The rules of this Subchapter shall govern all proceedings concerning the Seeping Natural Gas Program.

(2)   The Commission retains the authority to grant an exception, for good cause shown, to any rule contained herein unless otherwise precluded by law.

(3)   The rules of this Subchapter establish procedures for the investigation of seeping natural gas and the administration of the Seeping Natural Gas Fund for the purpose of providing funding to eligible property owners for the mitigation of seeping natural gas on their property, in those cases in which the Commission is unable to abate the hazard of a seeping natural gas occurrence by issuing an order to a responsible person or by plugging a well.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 183, eff 10-4-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1784, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 593, eff 8-25-16]