PRI NTER' S NO.

2390

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL
No.
1499
Session of
2014



I NTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY AND DI NNI MAN, OCTOBER 14, 2014

REFERRED TO ENVI RONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, OCTOBER 14, 2014


AN ACT

Amendi ng Ti t l e 58 ( Oi l and Gas) of t he Pennsyl vani a Consol i dat ed
St at ut es, pr ovi di ng f or an i mpact f ee f or pi pel i nes of
nat ur al gas or oi l ; est abl i shi ng a f und; and i mposi ng power s
and dut i es on t he Pennsyl vani a Publ i c Ut i l i t y Commi ssi on.
The Gener al Assembl y of t he Commonweal t h of Pennsyl vani a
her eby enact s as f ol l ows:
Sect i on 1. Ti t l e 58 of t he Pennsyl vani a Consol i dat ed
St at ut es i s amended by addi ng a chapt er t o r ead:
CHAPTER 24
I MPACT FEE FOR NATURAL GAS AND OI L PI PELI NES
Sec.
2401. Def i ni t i ons.
2402. Admi ni st r at i on.
2403. Fund.
2404. Fee.
2401. Def i ni t i ons.
The f ol l owi ng wor ds and phr ases when used i n t hi s chapt er
shal l have t he meani ngs gi ven t o t hemi n t hi s sect i on unl ess t he
cont ext cl ear l y i ndi cat es ot her wi se:
" Af f ect ed ar ea. " A hi gh- consequence ar ea as def i ned i n 49
CFR 192. 903 ( r el at i ng t o what def i ni t i ons appl y t o t hi s
subpar t ) .
" Commi ssi on. " The Pennsyl vani a Publ i c Ut i l i t y Commi ssi on.
" Fund. " The Pi pel i ne I mpact Fund est abl i shed i n sect i on 2403
( r el at i ng t o f und) .
" I mpact pi pel i ne. " A pi pel i ne whi ch i s a t r ansmi ssi on and
gat her i ng l i ne f or oi l or nat ur al gas.
" Nat ur al gas. " A f ossi l f uel consi st i ng of a mi xt ur e of
hydr ocar bon gases, pr i mar i l y met hane, and possi bl y i ncl udi ng
et hane, pr opane, but ane, pent ane, car bon di oxi de, oxygen,
ni t r ogen and hydr ogen sul f i de and ot her gas speci es. The t er m
i ncl udes nat ur al gas f r omoi l f i el ds known as associ at ed gas or
casi ng head gas, nat ur al gas f i el ds known as nonassoci at ed gas,
coal beds, shal e beds and ot her f or mat i ons. The t er mdoes not
i ncl ude coal bed met hane.
2402. Admi ni st r at i on.
( a) Dut i es. - - The commi ssi on has t he f ol l owi ng dut i es t o
i mpl ement t hi s chapt er :
( 1) Col l ect and deposi t money under sect i on 2404( a) ( 1)
and ( b) ( r el at i ng t o f ee) .
( 2) Car r y out sect i on 2403( d) ( r el at i ng t o f und) .
( b) Power s. - - The commi ssi on may pr omul gat e r egul at i ons t o
i mpl ement t hi s chapt er .
2403. Fund.
( a) Est abl i shment . - - The Pi pel i ne I mpact Fund i s est abl i shed
as a separ at e f und i n t he St at e Tr easur y.
( b) Sour ces. - - The f ol l owi ng ar e t he sour ces of t he f und:
( 1) Fees under sect i on 2404( a) ( 1) ( r el at i ng t o f ee) .
Thi s par agr aph i ncl udes i nt er est f or l at e payment .
( 2) Appr opr i at i ons.
( 3) Ret ur n on money i n t he f und.
( c) Nonl apse. - - The money i n t he f und i s cont i nuousl y
appr opr i at ed i nt o t he f und. Thi s appr opr i at i on shal l not l apse
at t he end of a f i scal year .
( d) Ut i l i zat i on. - - The commi ssi on shal l use t he f und as
f ol l ows:
( 1) Each year , up t o 10%of t he money i n t he f und may be
used f or admi ni st r at i on.
( 2) Fi f t y per cent of t he money whi ch i s not used under
par agr aph ( 1) shal l be used t o make an annual payment t o each
count y wher e an af f ect ed ar ea i s l ocat ed.
( 3) The r emai nder of t he money whi ch i s not used under
par agr aph ( 1) shal l be used t o make an annual payment t o each
muni ci pal i t y, ot her t han a count y, wher e an af f ect ed ar ea i s
l ocat ed.
2404. Fee.
( a) I mposi t i on. - -
( 1) Except as set f or t h i n par agr aph ( 2) , a per son t hat
ut i l i zes an i mpact pi pel i ne shal l pay t o t he commi ssi on a f ee
based on acr eage of l i near f eet pl us r i ght - of - way wi dt h usi ng
t he count y aver age l and val ue i n an af f ect ed ar ea.
( 2) The f ee under par agr aph ( 1) shal l not be i mposed
upon an i mpact pi pel i ne i n exi st ence on t he ef f ect i ve dat e of
t hi s par agr aph.
( b) Deposi t . - - The commi ssi on shal l deposi t t he col l ect ed
money under sect i on 2403( b) ( 1) ( r el at i ng t o f und) .
Sect i on 2. Thi s act shal l t ake ef f ect as f ol l ows:
( 1) The f ol l owi ng pr ovi si ons shal l t ake ef f ect
i mmedi at el y:
( i ) The addi t i on of 58 Pa. C. S. 2402( b) .
( i i ) Thi s sect i on.
( 2) The r emai nder of t hi s act shal l t ake ef f ect i n 60
days.