§ 30-5-103 — Oil and gas conservation commission; composition; expenses; hearings; director of oil and gas conservation; legal advisors

Wyoming § 30-5-103

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 30: Mines and Minerals
• Ch. 5: OIL AND GAS
• Art. 1: IN GENERAL

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(a) The governor, director of the office of state lands
and investments, the state geologist and two (2) additional
members from the public at large who shall be appointed by the
governor, by and with the consent of the state senate and shall
be citizens and residents of the state of Wyoming and shall be
qualified to serve the oil and gas industry of this state, shall
comprise the commission. The terms of the two (2) members
appointed by the governor shall be for two (2) years except
that, of the initially appointed members, one (1) designated by
the governor, shall serve for one (1) year. The governor may
remove any member he appoints as provided by W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) Each member of the commission not otherwise in full
time employment of the state, shall receive the same allowances
as other state officials and employees as set forth in W.S.
9-3-102, as amended while attending and traveling to and from
meetings of the commission, said fees and expenses to be paid
from the funds of the Wyoming conservation commission.
(c) The governor shall serve as chairman of the Wyoming
oil and gas conservation commission. The commission shall meet
or hold hearings at such times and places as may be found by the
commission to be necessary to carry out its duties. Three (3)
members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(d) The state oil and gas supervisor shall be ex officio
the director of oil and gas conservation, and as such shall be
charged with the duty of enforcing this act and all rules,
regulations and orders promulgated by the commission. The
director of oil and gas conservation with the concurrence of the
commission shall have the authority, and it shall be his duty,
to employ all personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of
this act. The director of oil and gas conservation shall be ex
officio secretary of the Wyoming oil and gas conservation
commission and shall keep all minutes and records of the
commission.
(e) The attorney general shall be attorney for the
commission; provided, that in cases of emergency, the commission
may call upon the county attorney for the county of Laramie or
the county attorney of the county in which the action is to be
brought or defended to represent the commission until such time
as the attorney general may take charge of the litigation and
upon request, or with the consent of the attorney general, the
commission may retain additional counsel to assist the attorney
general, and for such purpose may employ any funds available
under this act. Any member of the commission, or the secretary
thereof, shall have power to administer oaths to any witness in
any hearing, investigation, or proceeding contemplated by this
act, or by any other law of this state relating to the
conservation of oil and gas.
(f) Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms under
this section shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through