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Wattenberg Field: Weld County Pounces on Local Control in Wake of Colorado’s New Oil and Gas Law - Oil & Gas 360

Wattenberg Field: Weld County Pounces on Local Control in Wake of Colorado’s New Oil and Gas Law

Weld commissioners unanimously designate county as oil and gas local-control county From the Denver Post GREELEY — Weld County is letting it be known that there’s more than one way to interpret Senate Bill 181 — Colorado’s sweeping oil and gas law giving local governments appreciably more power to regulate energy extraction. The Weld commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Monday designating the

Dear Weld County’s Hard Working Citizens: When Governor Polis said He wants All Families to have a Chance to Thrive, He Wasn’t Talking about You—Weld County Commissioners

Weld County economy depends heavily on oil and gas production The Board of Weld County Commissioners, representing the working people who live in the epicenter of Colorado’s most prolific oil-producing region, posted a message to their constituents in response to Governor Polis’s signing of Senate Bill 19-181 into law. [contextly_sidebar id=”YXY7l5GDv4nXgdHMp6GyUPQqrL1WFvhf”] SB 19-181 is the law that makes vast changes the

CU Denver Business School Study Itemizes $ Billions in Paychecks, Colorado Schools, Services from Oil & Gas Drilling and Production - Colorado Capitol - Oil & Gas 360

Colorado Energy Overhaul Bill Zooms to Senate Floor Tuesday March 12

It’s ‘Not about Local Control, It’s about Total Control’: Weld County Commissioner Barb Kirkmeyer Intended to be a moratorium – bill’s sponsor says SB 19-181 rules apply to 4,500 Weld County drilling permits now pending approval: Kirkmeyer By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360 The Colorado Senate has now scheduled the second floor-reading for SB 19-181, the controversial bill