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§ 3237. Exemptions and prohibitions

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 C. Underground Gas Storage
Effective: April 16, 2012
58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3237
Formerly cited as PA ST 58 P.S. § 601.307
§ 3237. Exemptions and prohibitions
Currentness
(a) Inapplicability of chapter to certain coal mines.--This chapter shall not apply to the following types of coal mines:
(1) Strip mines and auger mines operating from the surface.
(2) Mines to which the former act of June 9, 1911 (P.L. 756, No. 319), entitled “An act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the bituminous coal-mines of Pennsylvania, and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith,” did not apply in accordance with section 3 of that act.1
(3) Mines to which the former act of June 2, 1891 (P.L. 176, No. 177), entitled “An act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania and for the protection and preservation of property connected therewith,” did not apply in accordance with section 32 of that act.2
(b) Workable coal seams.--Injection of gas for storage purposes in a workable coal seam, whether or not it is being or has been mined, is prohibited.
(b.1) Original extraction.--Nothing in this chapter prohibits original extraction of natural gas, crude oil or coal.
(c) Certain rock formations.--Nothing in this chapter applies to storage of gas or liquids in storage reservoirs excavated in rock formations specifically for storage purposes.

Credits

2012, Feb. 14, P.L. 87, No. 13, § 1, effective in 60 days [April 16, 2012].

Footnotes

1
52 P.S. § 1393 (repealed); see now, 52 P.S. § 690-102.
2
See 52 P.S. § 32.
58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3237, PA ST 58 Pa.C.S.A. § 3237
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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