STATE IMPACT: As Corbett indicated last month, an impact fee will be part of his plan. He’ll also call for new environmental regulations like increased setbacks between wells and waterways.
Corbett has made it clear he disagrees with the commission’s recommendation to rewrite Pennsylvania’s pooling laws, and he’ll stick with that stance on Monday.
The third high-profile shale issue – whether or not to limit municipalities’ ability to pass drilling ordinances – remains unsettled. Corbett wants “uniformity and consistency” across the commonwealth, the administration official said, but also respects townships’ right to pass their own regulations. So the issue will stay on the table during upcoming negotiations, without a firm directive from the governor… (more)
