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House Democrats Introduce Package Of Marcellus Shale Bills
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House Democrats this week introduced their Marcellus Compact -- a six-bill legislative package aimed at what they said was fixing the Marcellus Shale law adopted in February, Act 13.
"This Marcellus Compact is our attempt to right the wrongs of Governor Corbett's sham of a Marcellus Shale law," said Democratic Leader Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny). "House Democrats are committed to a strong Marcellus Shale law that puts Pennsylvania taxpayers, workers and families first, and these bills will accomplish that."
The Marcellus Compact includes the following six bills (not yet online):
-- House Bill 2412 (Dermody-D-Allegheny) would restore the rights of municipalities to determine how natural-gas drilling and related activities can be zoned in their communities.
-- House Bill 2413 (Hanna-D-Clinton) would provide real tax fairness to Pennsylvanians through a fair and reasonable statewide fee for drilling companies, rather than the Corbett law, which imposes among the lowest fees in the nation.
-- House Bill 2414 (Santarsiero-D-Bucks) would establish stronger environmental safeguards in natural gas drilling activities than what is currently required in Act 13.
-- House Bill 2415 (Bradford-D-Montgomery) would ensure the rights of patients and doctors to full medical disclosure and transparency in natural gas fracking – a hot-button issue that has caused serious concerns regarding Act 13.
-- House Bill 2416 (Mundy-D-Luzerne) would add new protections from drilling activities for public water sources and would create an online tracking system to report the storage, transportation and disposal of drilling wastewater.
-- House Bill 2399 (Mirabito-D-Lycoming) would create a new Marcellus Shale Job Creation Tax Credit program as an incentive for companies in the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry to hire Pennsylvania workers.
"These are common-sense bills that make Pennsylvania residents and workers the top priority when it comes to the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry," Rep. Hanna said. "We intend to be the people's voice and advocate in Harrisburg, because it's clear they're not being heard by this governor or his allies."
NewsClip: Don't Hold Your Breath On Act 13 Changes
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