Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-12-9
Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 165:10-12-9 - Assistance to owners of property(a) An owner of property which has a seeping natural gas occurrence as defined by 165:10-12-5 shall file an application (Form 3000NGS) with the Commission for the investigation and/or abatement of seeping natural gas, to receive assistance with installing a system to divert seeping natural gas away from the structure or to otherwise abate the hazard.(b) After the Oil and Gas Conservation Division and the Public Utility Division have completed their review of the property owner's application, they will forward it to the Director of Administration of the Commission, and the Director of Administration will consider the application for Commission action.(c) The Commission shall determine the eligibility of the owner of a structure for assistance based on the nature and extent of the hazard, whether the owner is unable to inhabit the structure, the financial need of the owner of the structure and other relevant factors dependent upon the Oklahoma Legislature's current and future approval of and appropriation for the Natural Gas Seep Program.(d) If the property owner's application is approved, the Commission may expend funds, pursuant to 17 O.S. Section 180.10, to engage the services of a contractor to install a system to divert natural gas away from a structure or to otherwise abate the hazard.Okla. Admin. Code § 165:10-12-9
Added at 24 Ok Reg 183, eff 10-4-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1784, eff 7-1-07Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 23, August 15, 2016, eff. 8/25/2016