(AP) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Corbett plans to sign newly passed legislation
designed to provide an emergency response plan and accurate GPS coordinates for
each Marcellus Shale well site in Pennsylvania.
The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously this week, is the third Marcellus Shale-related bill to go to Corbett's desk. It passed the House last month.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, said it fills a "gaping information hole" for emergency responders rushing to accidents at well sites and will reduce risks to people, property and the environment.
Under it, state regulators must write emergency regulations ordering the well operators to provide emergency response agencies with an emergency response plan and a unique GPS coordinate address for both the well site and the access road entrance.
The operators also must post a reflective sign at the entrance to each well site with the address, GPS coordinates, the operator's emergency contact number and anything else state regulators decide to require.
The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously this week, is the third Marcellus Shale-related bill to go to Corbett's desk. It passed the House last month.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, said it fills a "gaping information hole" for emergency responders rushing to accidents at well sites and will reduce risks to people, property and the environment.
Under it, state regulators must write emergency regulations ordering the well operators to provide emergency response agencies with an emergency response plan and a unique GPS coordinate address for both the well site and the access road entrance.
The operators also must post a reflective sign at the entrance to each well site with the address, GPS coordinates, the operator's emergency contact number and anything else state regulators decide to require.
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