Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
SIDNEY-Several state senators were in Sidney on Tuesday for a Natural Resources Committee interim hearing.
The hearing was part of two studies prompted by Legislative resolutions passed last session.
A resolution introduced by Sen. Ken Haar seeks to examine a process for shuttering the Sidney-based Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and transferring its duties to other agencies. A separate resolution, introduced by Sen. John Stinner, calls for a study into the oil and gas commission's authority over wastewater wells.
Both resolutions were at least partially spurred on, the lawmak...