A public commission established earlier this year to guide Marcellus Shale policy in Pennsylvania is recommending that the state consider an impact fee on natural gas drillers and look at conservation statutes that include forced pooling, among 96 total recommendations.
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Pressing Shale Fee
Despite the promise of a veto from Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to get a tax or fee on Marcellus Shale development included in the state’s fiscal 2012 budget, which is due at the end of June.
June 27, 2011
Pennsylvania Governor Eyes Fall for Tax Debate
Pennsylvania most likely won’t see a tax or fee on shale development this summer.
June 22, 2011
Atlas, Range CEOs Hail Election Results
Pennsylvania election results “were a good thing” for natural gas companies operating in the state, Atlas Resources President Richard Weber told a Marcellus Shale conference in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
November 5, 2010
Conferees Adopt Stepped-Up CFTC Oversight in Farm Bill
As the White House threatens to veto the multi-billion-dollar farm bill, the House-Senate conference committee is nearing approval of the legislation that includes a provision to close the so-called “Enron Loophole,” which has for years exempted large electronic trading platforms from the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
May 9, 2008
Senate Defeats Amendment Giving States Power to Block LNG Ships
Senators Tuesday night defeated 56-37 a floor amendment to the Clean Energy Act (HR 6) that would have given states veto power over liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals sited within their borders or within 15 miles of their borders.
June 20, 2007
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