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IOGA Legislative Update – April 16, 2021

April 19, 2021/0 Comments/in Legislative Update /by ioga

Dan Reitz | IOGA Lobbyist The House and Senate continue to meet in person. Both chambers have scheduled session at least 3 days per week through the end of May. Changes of status from the last update are in bold. Partial Watch List House Bill 74 (Flowers-D) requires employers to provide six weeks of paid leave for maternity/paternity […]

Illinois Legislative Update – March 23, 2021

April 1, 2021/0 Comments/in Legislative Update /by ioga

Dan Reitz | IOGA Lobbyist The House and Senate still continue to hold virtual committees. Both chambers met last week in the Capitol and the Senate is in session this week. All bills are due to be reported from a standing committee on March 26, but the Senate is extending the deadline now to April […]

One of the primary purposes of the IOGA is to continuously monitor the statutes and regulations that affect all aspects of the Oil and Gas Industry. This requires the engagement of legislative consultants and the establishment of relationships with legislators and regulatories in both Springfield and Washington, D.C. We have:

Helped negotiate the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act and the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act
Resisted the imposition of the severance tax on oil production
Defeated proposed legislation which would have prevented or restricted the ability to drill wells
Advocated to preserve the Percentage Depletion Allowance
Advocated to limit the Quad O (a) methane requirements and to establish an exemption for stripper wells
Advocated to prevent the USEPA from regulating oil production waste under Subtitle D of RCRA
Met with county assessors to formulate the ad valorem tax schedule
Attended Oil and Gas Advisory Board meetings and met with IDNR personnel to review and advocate for reasonable oil and gas rules and regulations

Our Lobbyist

Dan Reitz is a political consultant and lobbyist in Illinois. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives for 14 years representing the 116^th District. Dan served two terms as chairman of the Health Care Licensing committee. He also served as chairman of the Cities and Villages, Agriculture and Conservation and Revenue committees in the House. Dan served as Chairman of the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus for several terms.

Prior to his service in the House, he served a Commissioner in Randolph County for 11 years. During his service on the county board, he served on various boards and agencies including a term as President of the Illinois County Board Association.