Shale Drilling Bill Passes State House 101-90, Awaits Corbett's Signature

Pa. House votes to send shale drilling fee to Corbett
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
By Laura Olson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG -- After more than three hours of debate today and months of wrangling over the legislation's details, a Marcellus Shale regulatory and impact fee measure is headed to Republican Gov. Tom Corbett.

That legislation passed the state House of Representatives this afternoon on a vote of 101-90. It passed the state Senate yesterday, following a Monday evening conference committee meeting to move forward on the Republican-negotiated proposal. More...