Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3291 by Raymond (relating to transactions involving oil, gas, or condensate; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Natural Resources Code to create a new second degree felony offense related to certain unauthorized activity related to oil, gas, or condensate.
Expanding the types of behaviors subject to criminal penalties is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of the state due to additional persons potentially placed under felony community supervision or admitted into state correctional institutions. However, this analysis assumes the provisions of the bill would not significantly impact state correctional populations, programs, or workloads.