The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet on June 4 to consider three Senate bills addressing oil and gas well royalty issues and legislation to increase nuclear power plant fees.  The bills include--

-- Senate Bill 1236 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) authorizing royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells to inspect records of gas companies to verify proper payments;

-- Senate Bill 1237 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibiting gas companies from retaliating against royalty interest owners of oil and gas wells by terminating their lease agreement-- Senate Fiscal Note;

-- Senate Bill 1238 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) requiring gas companies to fill a satisfaction piece in the county Recorder of Deeds office when oil and gas leases are terminated-- Senate Fiscal Note; and

-- House Bill 2264 (Miller-R-York) increasing nuclear power plant fees-- sponsor summary.

The meeting will be held in Room B-31 of the Main Capitol starting at 10:00.

Rep. Ron Miller (R-York) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair.

6/2/2014