FILE - In this March 29, 2013, file photo, a worker helps monitor water pumping pressure and temperature, at a hydraulic fracturing and extraction site, outside Rifle, in western Colorado. The Colorado Supreme Court has struck down attempts by two cities to ban or delay fracking. The Monday, May 2, 2016, ruling is a victory for the oil and gas industry and for state officials who say only state government can regulate energy, not cities or counties. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

LONGMONT | Boulder County is the latest local government in Colorado to impose a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling.

The Longmont Times-Call reports the commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the moratorium on Friday without taking public comment. Commissioners scheduled a July 16 meeting to hear comments and decide whether to keep the moratorium.

Commissioner Elise Jones said the county needs time to update its rules under a new state law that gives local governments more authority over well locations.

Industry officials said they were disappointed but not surprised.

The moratorium comes as Crestone Peak Resources is seeking permits to drill more than 100 wells in the county.

A survey by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission showed three other counties and six cities had moratoriums as of May.

Information from: Daily Times-Call, https://timescall.com/