HB 1800 - Oil and Gas Act Amendment , 2011

An Act amending the act of December 19, 1984 (P.L.1140, No.223), known as the Oil and Gas Act, further providing for definitions and for well permits; providing for adoption of wells; further providing for well location restrictions; providing for roadway remediation; further providing for protection of fresh groundwater and casing requirements and for protection of water supplies; providing for use of surface impoundments for temporary flowback storage, for transportation records and hydraulic fracturing fluids and for well control emergency response; further providing for well reporting requirements, for bonding, for enforcement orders, for penalties and for civil penalties; providing for a severance tax and for a Marcellus Shale Job Creation Tax Credit; further providing for well plugging funds and for local ordinances; and providing for a moratorium.