The General Assembly seems poised to enact significant amendments to the statutes governing oil and gas development in Pennsylvania. On Nov. 15, the Senate passed Senate Bill No. 1100 and on Nov. 17, the House passed House Bill No. 1950.

Most of the new language addresses development of natural gas from shale formations. The bills have real differences, so a compromise bill will have to be drafted and presented again to both chambers. Nevertheless, the bills have sufficient similarities that we can now begin to think about what all this means.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]