Key Votes
SB 1263 - Prohibits Gas Drilling in Certain Areas - Key Vote
Pennsylvania Key Votes
Jesse White voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) on this legislation.
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Stages
- July 2, 2012 Executive Signed
- June 30, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 30, 2012 House Bill Passed
- May 22, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Sept. 28, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - July 2, 2012
Title: Prohibits Gas Drilling in Certain Areas
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (43-6) - June 30, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (123-74) - June 30, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibits Gas Drilling in Certain Areas
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits natural gas drilling in certain areas and temporarily prohibits certain cities from declaring bankruptcy.
- Prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing well permits for oil and gas operations in the South Newark Basin until all of the following have occurred (Sec. 6):
- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in consultation with municipalities in the South Newark Basin, completes a study evaluating the implications of oil and gas operations raised by a 2012 U.S. Geological Survey report; and
- Legislation authorizes counties in the South Newark Basin to charge a fee for gas wells within their borders.
- Specifies that the study and county fee authorization requirements described above will expire January 1, 2018 (Sec. 6).
- Requires the bond amount for oil or gas wells to be $2,500 per well or a blanket bond of $25,000 (Sec. 6).
- Prohibits a financially distressed city, with a population of at least 106,000, from filing for bankruptcy until November 30, 2012 (Sec. 6).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (48-0) - May 22, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 28, 2011
Title: Prohibits Gas Drilling in Certain Areas
