NC Residents: Please ask you legislators to support HB 586

The North Carolina House will begin debating HB 586 this week. The bill would ban forced pooling in North Carolina and take additional steps to protect landowners from unwanted activity on their property.

Forced pooling, known as “compulsory pooling” in North Carolina, gives states the right to compel non-consenting landowners into leasing their oil and gas rights for development, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

General Statute 113-393 makes forced pooling legal in North Carolina but the law does not detail when or how forced pooling can happen. Therefore, North Carolina landowners are provided no assurance that their property rights will be protected. Take Action Now!

The North Carolina General Assembly lifted the fracking permit moratorium during the current legislative session. Despite opening North Carolina to fracking, the General Assembly has not yet resolved the uncertainty surrounding forced pooling.

Passing HB 586 would solve the issue and ban forced pooling in North Carolina.

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