PRINTER'S NO. 364
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
417
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, KITCHEN, TEPLITZ, FONTANA, YUDICHAK,
VULAKOVICH, SMITH, COSTA, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, ALLOWAY AND
WARD, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in development, further providing for use of safety
devices.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3219 of Title 58 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 3219. Use of safety devices.
(a) General rule.--Any person engaged in drilling an oil or
gas well shall equip it with casings of sufficient strength, and
other safety devices as are necessary, in the manner prescribed
by regulation of the department, and shall use every effort and
endeavor effectively to prevent blowouts, explosions and fires.
(b) Steel product requirement.--The following shall apply:
(1) Any casings or other safety devices as are necessary
under this section which require the use of steel products
shall only use steel products produced in the United States.
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