The Road to State Control Over Drilling is Paved with Legislation
Document Type
Blog Posting
Publication Date
8-22-2014
Publication Title
Crain's Cleveland Business
Keywords
shale drilling
Abstract
Robertson discusses legislative action related Ohio shale oil and gas law. Localities regulate activities within their borders for the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens. Ohio’s constitution even includes a Home Rule provision to protect this authority. Localities can enact, for example, noise ordinances, zoning plans, and traffic controls. State legislatures, though, sometimes enact laws that claim total regulatory authority, cutting out the power of the locality. That’s what the Ohio Legislature has done by tinkering with Ohio Revised Code section 1509.02, the state’s oil and gas law. The Legislature has worked hard to establish tight state regulatory control over shale oil and gas operations.
Repository Citation
Robertson, Heidi Gorovitz, "The Road to State Control Over Drilling is Paved with Legislation" (2014). Law Faculty Articles and Essays. 1081.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/fac_articles/1081
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