LEGE TREND. Distance requirements for Drilling.

Is oli & gas development near schools like selling alochol? or, like sexually oriented businesses?

Senate Bill 1868 & House Bill 3403  both seek to limit oil & gas development near schools.

Senate Bill 1868 sets up this regulatory system:

• public hearings for drilling within 1,500 feet of a school or daycare

 House Bill 3403sets up this regulatory system:

• allows municipalities the right to decide whether or not oil and gas companies can drill within 1,500 feet of a school

Fuel Fix | Two bills seek to limit drilling near schools and provide public notice

Ft. Worth Star Telegram | Bill seeks to reclaim local control over oil and gas drilling near schools