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Idaho mulls oil and gas regulator

| October 30, 2012 9:00 PM

BOISE (AP) - Idaho may set up a new board to oversee its nascent oil and natural gas industry, a bid to put more-knowledgeable people with fewer conflicts of interest in charge.

The Idaho Statesman reports the Department of Lands is drafting the proposal for the 2013 Legislature.

Currently, members of the Idaho Land Board, including Gov. Butch Otter, regulate the industry.

A new board would include five governor-appointed members, with each representative familiar with various industry aspects: oil and gas extraction, geology, water - as well as landowners with and without mineral leases.