Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-30 - Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
Pending: Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for well permits, for well location restrictions, for protection of water supplies, for notification to public drinking water systems, for well reporting requirements, for hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure, for bonding and for penalties; providing for local ordinances and moratorium; repealing provisions relating to local ordinances relating to oil and gas operations; further providing for declaration of policy and for prohibition; and providing for a natural gas severance tax.

Further providing for well permits, for well location restrictions, for protection of water supplies, for notification to public drinking water systems, for well reporting requirements, for hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure, for bonding and for penalties; providing for local ordinances and moratorium; repealing provisions relating to local ordinances relating to oil and gas operations; further providing for declaration of policy and for prohibition; and providing for a natural gas severance tax.

Sen. Jim Ferlo [D]	Sen. Leanna Washington [D]	Sen. Judy Schwank [D]	Sen. Vincent Hughes [D]
Sen. Lawrence Farnese [D]	Sen. Mike Stack [D]	Sen. Daylin Leach [D]	Sen. Wayne Fontana [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-30	Senate	Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1359
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1359&pn=2006