technical correction; oil; gas; enforcement

SB 1817 is a technical correction to Arizona's oil and gas enforcement law (ARS § 27-524). It clarifies that if the oil and gas commissioner fails to act within 10 days to stop a violation, affected individuals or groups can file a lawsuit to enforce the law. The bill also specifies that if a court grants an injunction, the commissioner automatically replaces the person who filed the lawsuit as the plaintiff. This change streamlines enforcement without altering existing requirements for oil and gas operators to plug abandoned wells and cover associated costs.