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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PIPPY, SOLOBAY, ERICKSON, ARGALL, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, BAKER, PILEGGI, VOGEL, SCARNATI, COSTA, ALLOWAY, FERLO, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, STACK, YUDICHAK AND HUGHES, DECEMBER 6, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, DECEMBER 6, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 19, 1984 (P.L.1140, No.223), |
2 | entitled "An act relating to the development of oil and gas |
3 | and coal; imposing duties and powers on the Department of |
4 | Environmental Resources; imposing notification requirements |
5 | to protect landowners; and providing for definitions, for |
6 | various requirements to regulate the drilling and operation |
7 | of oil and gas wells, for gas storage reservoirs, for various |
8 | reporting requirements, including certain requirements |
9 | concerning the operation of coal mines, for well permits, for |
10 | well registration, for distance requirements, for well casing |
11 | requirements, for safety device requirements, for storage |
12 | reservoir obligations, for well bonding requirements, for a |
13 | Well Plugging Restricted Revenue Account to enforce oil and |
14 | gas well plugging requirements, for the creation of an Oil |
15 | and Gas Technical Advisory Board, for oil and gas well |
16 | inspections, for enforcement and for penalties," further |
17 | providing for reporting requirements. |
18 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
19 | hereby enacts as follows: |
20 | Section 1. Section 212(a) of the act of December 19, 1984 |
21 | (P.L.1140, No.223), known as the Oil and Gas Act, amended March |
22 | 22, 2010 (P.L.169, No.15), is amended to read: |
23 | Section 212. Well reporting requirements. |
24 | (a) Except as provided in subsection (a.1), every well |
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1 | operator shall file with the department, on a form provided by |
2 | the department, an annual report specifying the amount of |
3 | production on the most well-specific basis available. Annual |
4 | reports shall also specify the status of each well; however, in |
5 | subsequent years, only changes in the status need be reported. |
6 | The report shall also specify the country of origin and |
7 | manufacture of any steel products used in the maintenance or |
8 | construction of the well in the reporting period. This |
9 | information shall not be considered confidential. The |
10 | Commonwealth shall have the right to utilize such information in |
11 | enforcement proceedings, in making designations or |
12 | determinations under section 1927-A of the act of April 9, 1929 |
13 | (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, or |
14 | in aggregate form for statistical purposes. |
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16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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