Source: https://www.velaw.com/Shale---Fracking-Tracker/US-State-Resources/Ohio/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 01:09:49+00:00

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In March 2018, a bill was introduced to the Ohio House, H.B. 562, that would prohibit horizontal well drilling in certain state and local parks.51 The bill has been referred to committee.
1 See Geography: Maps: Oil and Gas Related Exploration, Resources, and Production: Shale Gas and Oil Play, Lower 48 States, U.S. ENERGY INFO. ADMIN. [“USEIA”] (June 30, 2016), https://www.eia.gov/maps/images/shale_gas_lower48.pdf.
2 USGS Releases First Assessment of Shale Gas Resources in the Utica Shale, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (Oct. 4, 2012), https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp-ID=3419.html.
3 Marty Shumway, Bill Arnholt & Tim Knobloch, The Debrosse Memorial Report: 2017 Oil and Gas Activity in Ohio, Presentation at 71st Annual Winter Meeting of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association (2017), https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ooga.org/resource/resmgr/files/Debrosse_Report/The_Debrosse_Memorial_Report.pdf.
5 See ODNR Division of Oil & Gas Resources website, http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/.
6 See generally ODNR Division of Oil & Gas Resources: Laws and Regulations: Oil & Gas Law Summary http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/laws-regulations/oil-gas-law-summary (last visited Sept. 23, 2016).
7 OHIO REV. CODE §§ 1509 et seq.
8 Id. § 1509.10; ODNR Division of Oil & Gas Resources: Laws & Regulations: Senate Bill 315, http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/laws-regulations/senate-bill-315#CHEM.
13 Id. § 1509.06(A)(8)(c); OHIO ADMIN. CODE § 1501:9-2.
14 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Division of Air Pollution Control: Shale Oil and Gas General Permits: Available Permits: Oil and Gas Well-site Production Operations, , http://epa.ohio.gov/dapc/genpermit/oilandgaswellsiteproduction.aspx (last visited Sept. 23, 2016).
17 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Division of Air Pollution Control: Shale Oil and Gas General Permits: Available Permits: Oil and Gas Well-site Production Operations: Oil and Gas Well-site Production Operation GP with a Small Flare (GP 12.1),http://epa.ohio.gov/dapc/genpermit/Oil_Gas_GP121.aspx (last visited Sept. 23, 2016).
18 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Division of Air Pollution Control: Shale Oil and Gas General Permits: Available Permits: Oil and Gas Well-site Production Operations: Oil and Gas Well-site Production Operation GP with a Large Flare (GP 12.2), http://epa.ohio.gov/dapc/genpermit/Oil_Gas_GP122.aspx (last visited Sept. 23, 2016).
19 Ohio Envtl. Prot. Agency, Model General Permit (GP12.1) (effective Apr. 4, 2014), http://epa.ohio.gov/dapc/genpermit/Oil_Gas_GP121.aspx; Model General Permit (GP12.1) (effective Apr. 4, 2014), http://epa.ohio.gov/dapc/genpermit/Oil_Gas_GP122.aspx.
23 See General Permits, supra notes 17, 18.
24 OHIO EPA, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CH. 1501, July 6, 2015, http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/portals/oilgas/pdf/rules/Oil-and-Gas-Well-Site-Construction-Rules_071515.pdf.
25 OHIO ADMIN. CODE § 1501:9-2-02.
28 Laura Arenschield, Ohio Has Yet to Write Rules for Fracking Industry, COLUMBUS DISPATCH (Jan. 24, 2016), http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/24/1-state-has-yet-to-write-rules-for-fracking-industry.html.
30 H.R. 422, 131st Gen. Assembly (Ohio 2015-2016), http://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_131/bills/hb422/IN/00?format=pdf.
31The Ohio Legislature 131st General Assembly: Legislation: Status: House Bill 422, https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-status?id=GA131-HB-422 (last visited Sept. 23, 2016).
32 Terry Smith, State Law Adds Another Obstacle to Local Charter Efforts, THE ATHENS NEWS (Jan. 8, 2017), https://www.athensnews.com/news/local/state-law-adds-another-obstacle-to-local-charter-efforts/article_156bb4ca-d5c9-11e6-8a9b-4f7a9bc31b08.html.
36 Laura Arenschield, Fracking Industry Suing Over Drilling Bans, COLUMBUS DISPATCH (Nov. 21, 2014), http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/11/21/industry-suing-over-drilling-bans.html.
37 Joe Eaton, Results Mixed on Colorado and Ohio Fracking Ban Initiatives, NAT’L GEOGRAPHIC (Nov. 7, 2013), http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/11/131105-colorado-ohio-fracking-ban-election-results/.
38 Laura Arenschield, supra note 32.
39 Robert Higgs, Ohio Supreme Court Rules Munroe Falls Regulations on Oil and Gas Drilling Are Improper, CLEVELAND.COM (Feb. 18, 2015), http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/02/ohio_supreme_court_rules_munro.html.
40 Ohio ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp., 143 Ohio St. 3d 271 (Ohio 2015) (O’Donnell, J., concurring), http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2015/2015-Ohio-485.pdf.
41 Bob Sandrick, Judge Shoots Down Broadview Heights Ban on Future Oil and Gas Wells, CLEVELAND.COM (Mar. 16, 2015), http://www.cleveland.com/broadview-heights/index.ssf/2015/03/judge_shoots_down_broadview_he.html.
42 Judge Tosses Drilling Suit, Moms Say ‘Not Giving Up,’ COLUMBUS DISPATCH (July 5, 2015), http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/07/05/judge-tosses-drilling-suit-moms-say-not-giving-up.html.
43 Morrison, 143 Ohio St. 3d 271.
44 Mike Lee, Ohio Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Fracking Ballot Initiatives, E&E NEWS (Sept. 16, 2015), http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2015/09/16/stories/1060024810.
46 Ohio ex rel. Walker v. Husted, Slip Opinion No. 2015-Ohio-3749 (Ohio 2015), http://www.eenews.net/assets/2015/09/17/document_ew_01.pdf.
47 Terry Smith, Supreme Court Flushes County Charters Yet Again, THE ATHENS NEWS (Sept. 14, 2016), http://www.athensnews.com/news/local/supreme-court-flushes-county-charters-yet-again/article_cdf6fa7a-7a95-11e6-bc8d-dfa973b981b2.html.
48 David DeWitt, Husted Nixes Anti-fracking Charter; Group Will Appeal, THE ATHENS NEWS (Aug. 17, 2016), http://www.athensnews.com/news/local/husted-nixes-anti-fracking-charter-group-will-appeal/article_88798c24-6483-11e6-93d5-a7400e55b36c.html (emphasis in original).
49 Michael Johnson, Supreme Court Nixes Meigs 2016 Charter Proposal, THE DAILY SENTINEL (Sept. 13, 2016), http://mydailysentinel.com/news/8578/supreme-court-nixes-meigs-2016-charter-propsal; Ohio ex rel. Coover v. Husted, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5794 (Ohio 2016), http://www.eenews.net/assets/2016/09/14/document_ew_02.pdf.
54 OHIO TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION, STATEHOUSE UPDATE (March 16, 2018), http://www.ohiotownships.org/system/files/031618.pdf.

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