Sec. 22a-472. Oil and gas exploration. Regulations.

      Sec. 22a-472. Oil and gas exploration. Regulations. Any person exploring for oil or gas on or after the effective date of regulations required by this section shall register with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection on a form prescribed by him. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 setting forth (1) standards for oil and gas exploration and production wells, including, but not limited to, standards for the abandonment of exploration and production activities and (2) the amount of a fee to be paid by registrants which shall be sufficient to pay the cost of administering the registration program.

      (P.A. 85-88, S. 1, 3.)