House Committee Roll Call Votes

Requires producers to provide a wellhead meter certification from an accredited lab for each site utilized to sever gas; exempts gas wells that produce less than 60MCF per day from taxation; and provides for the distribution and transfer of funds from the Natural Gas Severance Tax Fund for the following purposes. The State Treasurer shall make the following transfers on a quarterly basis beginning the first business day of January 2010 -- 60% to the General Fund; 3% to the Department of Welfare for LIHEAP assistance; 15% to the Environmental Stewardship Fund; 4% to the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; and, 5% to the Liquid Fuels Tax Fund. Additionally, the State Treasurer shall distribute monies from the fund on a quarterly basis as follows: 4.5% to municipalities where natural gas has been severed on a pro-rata basis; 4.5% to counties where natural gas has been severed on a pro-rata basis; 2% to the PA Game Commission; and, 2% to the Fish and Boat Commission.