OIL & GAS-HIGHWAY LANDS House SponsorsRep. Bill Mitchell 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die 5 ILCS 615/23.5 new Amends the Oil and Gas Wells on Public Lands Act. Provides that, upon application to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for a permit to drill or otherwise operate an oil or gas well with respect to a drilling unit that includes certain highway lands, those lands shall be deemed leased for the purpose of enabling the permittee to obtain a drilling permit, without action by the Illinois Department of Transportation, if certain conditions are met. Prohibits the State of Illinois from receiving any compensation or royalty interest in the production from the subject well in exchange for the highway lands deemed leased. 2/21/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell 2/21/2013HouseFirst Reading 2/21/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/4/2013HouseAssigned to Revenue & Finance Committee 3/19/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell 3/19/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/20/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee 3/22/2013HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/22/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die