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PRINTER'S NO. 1258
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
971
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MUTH, DECEMBER 10, 2021
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
DECEMBER 10, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in development, further providing for notification
to public drinking water systems.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3218.1 of Title 58 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, declared unconstitutional, 147 A.3d 536,
(Supreme 2016), is reenacted and amended to read:
ยง 3218.1. Notification to public and private drinking water
systems.
Upon receiving notification of a spill, the department shall,
after investigating the incident, notify any public drinking
water facility or private well owner that could be affected by
the event that the event occurred. The notification shall
contain a brief description of the event and any expected impact
on water quality.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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