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§ 3219.1. Well control emergency response

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 58 Pa.C.S.A. Oil and GasEffective: April 16, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 58 Pa.C.S.A. Oil and Gas (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Utilization
Chapter 32. Development (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. General Requirements
Effective: April 16, 2012
58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3219.1
§ 3219.1. Well control emergency response
Currentness
(a) Contracts.--The department may enter into contracts with well control specialists in order to provide adequate emergency response services in the event of a well control emergency. The department shall make available, upon request by a county, information relating to contracts with well control specialists.
(b) Civil immunity.--Except as set forth in subsection (c), a well control specialist with which the department has entered into a contract under subsection (a) shall be immune from civil liability for actions taken in good faith to carry out its contractual obligations.
(c) Nonapplicability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to damage arising from any of the following:
(1) Breach of the contract under subsection (a).
(2) An intentional tort.
(3) Gross negligence.

Credits

2012, Feb. 14, P.L. 87, No. 13, § 1, effective in 60 days [April 16, 2012].
58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3219.1, PA ST 58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3219.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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