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BMP ID: 11559
Title: Termination of BP's obligation to road maintenance and improvement fees
Text: "3.3 Adoption of Road Impact Fee or Road Maintenance and Improvement Fee Program. . . .If such a program is adopted by the County and, as adopted applies to minor oil and gas facilities and major oil and gas facilities, BP's obligation to pay the fees described in Article 3.2, other than those already paid, shall terminate."
Source Publication Name: Memorandum of Understanding Between the Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County, Colorado and BP America Production Company (4th Infill), 2008
Citation Section: Article III: Private Roads and Road Maintenance and Improvement Fees
Citation Page: 8
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Erick Aune
La Plata County
1060 E. 2nd Avenue
Durango, CO  81301
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Alternate Contact: Dave McKenna
BP America Production Company
380 Airport Road
Durango, CO  81303
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Categories: Land Surface Disturbance
Location: Colorado
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Suburban / urban
General Comments: Local Government - Operator MOU "3.2. Road Maintenance and Improvement Fees Calculation and Payment. Based upon certain agreed upon assumptions, BP and the County have agreed to estimated Road Maintenance and Improvement Fees for minor oil and gas facilities with respect to the Infill Application of $8,900.00. All major facilities shall pay fee(s) based upon a traffic study associated with the Class II permit for such major facility and such fee(s) shall be based upon the methodologies used by the parties to derive the fees set forth herein. BP shall pay the County the Road Maintenance and Improvement Fee due and owing for the prescribed activity prior to the County's final approval of the Infill County Permit. "
Cost-Benefit Analysis: "The County is presently undertaking a feasibility study for the imposition of a county-wide impact fee program."
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2016-06-03 11:34 UTC
Last Updated: 2016-06-08 12:24 UTC