H1401B2610A04411 NAD:CDM 10/24/17 #90 A04411
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1401
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE C. QUINN
Printer's No. 2610
Amend Bill, page 36, by inserting between lines 5 and 6
Section 2404.1. Air quality permits for unconventional natural
gas well sites.
(a) Permits.--As authorized by the act of January 8, 1960
(1959 P.L.2119, No.787), known as the Air Pollution Control Act,
the department shall finalize the proposed General Plan Approval
and/or General Operating Permit for Unconventional Natural Gas
Well Site Operations and Remote Pigging Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5A
or GP-5A) published in 47 Pa.B. 733, so long as it permits the
department to accept applications demonstrating compliance with
the permit and plan approval conditions for unconventional well
sites and remote pigging stations not more than 30 calendar days
following the date of first production or first operation.
(b) Preproduction activities.--As authorized under the Air
Pollution Control Act, the department shall establish
requirements for preproduction activities, consistent with the
best available technology as determined by the department in GP-
5A, to be included in Air Quality Permit Exemption Category No.
38, which is contained in the department's final guidance on
plan approval and operating permit exemptions.
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