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Act 2 of 2011 establishes adequate and safe spacing between natural gas well clusters and
workable coal seams. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
Chair Mary Jo White (R-Venango)
Act 57 of 2011 provides one-quarter of any fine under the state Clean Air Act above $50,000 to
the municipality in which the violation occurred for local projects designed to
reduce air pollution, to improve parks and trails, or to create open space.
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chair Mary Jo White
(R-Venango)
Act 61 of 2011 requires state agencies which receive funding under the Keystone Recreation,
Park and Conservation Fund Act (Key '93) to submit annual reports to the
Governor and General Assembly - including a description of projects, their
locations and amounts requested - and post the information online.
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Chair Mary Jo White
(R-Venango)
Senate Bill 995 requires Marcellus Shale well operators to post signs bearing their GPS
coordinates and other emergency response information at all well sites and share
those coordinates with appropriate state and local officials. Senate Veterans
Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Chair Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne)
Senate Bill 325 creates a statewide registry for Class 1 Marcellus Shale pipelines and requires
operators to report the location and aggregate miles of the pipeline to the
Public Utility Commission, which is given authority to conduct safety
inspections and investigations. Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency
Preparedness Committee Chair Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne)
Senate Bill 460 requires natural gas producing companies to list production detail and all
deductions on royalty check stubs. Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming)
Senate Bill 367 provides new options for the leasing of state-owned real
property for mining or removal of valuable coal, oil, natural gas, coal bed
methane, limestone and mineral resources. Sen. Don White (R-Indiana)
Senate Bill 304 requires the state Department of Environmental Protection to post and maintain
all clean air State Implementation Plans on its website, and to provide the same
to the standing Senate and House oversight committees. Senate Environmental
Resources and Energy Committee Chair Mary Jo White (R-Venango)
Senate Bill 303 requires DEP to deposit any Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act-related fine money into
the HSCA Fund, which is used to clean up hazardous sites. Civil penalties under
the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act – up to $25,000 per offense – could not be used
to supplant other funds within DEP. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy
Committee Chair Mary Jo White (R-Venango)
Senate Bill 469 encourages landowners to make land and water areas available
to the public for recreational purposes by limiting their liability. Sen.
David Argall (R-Schuylkill)
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