PRINTER'S NO. 347
No. 315 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HARPER, JOHNSON, DALEY, CAWLEY, BELARDI, RYBAK,
E. Z. TAYLOR, BILLOW, ACOSTA AND MICOZZIE, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, FEBRUARY 7, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 29, 1956 (1955 P.L.1840, No.610),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act defining and providing for the
3 licensing of water well drillers; prevention of pollution of
4 underground waters; conferring powers and imposing duties on
5 the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey and prescribing
6 penalties and fees," requiring the filling or sealing of
7 abandoned wells.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 5 of the act of May 29, 1956 (1955
11 P.L.1840, No.610), known as the Water Well Drillers License Act,
12 is amended to read:
13 Section 5. The department [may] shall require the well
14 owner, including owners of privately owned wells, to seal
15 effectively or fill any abandoned well on his property in
16 accordance with the rules and regulations of the department.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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