PENNSYLVANIA, December 10 - 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:

§ 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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