Bills On Governor's Desk

The following bill was given final approval by the Senate and House and is now with the Governor for his action--

Infrastructure Funding: House Bill 1294 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) authorizing the PUC to establish a distribution system improvement charge (DSIC) as an alternative to regular rate cases to recover costs associated with replacing pipelines and other utility infrastructure.  A summary and House Fiscal Note are available.  The bill was signed into law by the Governor as Act 11.
            NewsClips: Corbett Signs 3 Energy Sector Bills

Marcellus Shale: House Bill 1950 (Ellis-R-Butler) imposing a Marcellus Shale drilling fee and enacting a laundry list of additional environmental protection measures related to drilling was signed into law by the Governor as Act 13.


2/20/2012

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