Preliminary Assessment of Oil and Gas Possibilities on State and University owned Lands in Kentucky (SJR67)

Section 1. The General Assembly hereby directs the Department for Energy Development and Independence to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky to conduct research, either on its own or in collaboration with or under contract with other entities,1~p quantify the potential oil and natural gas resources on state-owned and university-owned properties. The study shall identify, in addition, factors that may limit development of those resources. The Kentucky Geological Survey, with the assistance of the Department for Energy Development and Independence, is directed to request information from Finance and Administration, various agencies that engage in state land acquisition including the state universities, on the whereabouts and ownership of the lands held by state universities and state-owned lands in the