On Feb. 8, 2012, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill that levies a per-well fee on gas drillers and also limits the ability of localities to place zoning requirements on gas drillers.
Here's a summary of related headlines from this week:
Compromise Marcellus Shale bill draws protest
Nearly 50 people unhappy with the General Assembly’s plans to limit local zoning control in exchange for a local impact fee on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling protested outside the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown on Feb. 16.
Natural gas drilling debate returns to Bucks County
Butler County company seeks permit to drill for natural gas in Nockamixon Township.
Butler County steps on the gas
Two days after Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law a bill regulating the Marcellus shale natural gas industry, Butler County Commissioners voted Wednesday to create an ordinance that would allow the county to collect millions from an impact fee included in the legislation.
County opts into Marcellus Shale Gas fee
BROOKVILLE - Tuesday, the Jefferson County Commissioners gave unanimous, if lukewarm approval to an "unconventional gas well fee ordinance" for imposing a gas well fee on each unconventional gas well "spud" in Jefferson County.
Commissioners eye legal action on state drilling bill
South Fayette commissioners are exploring legal action against the state over provisions of the bill that stripped them of their ability to restrict where natural gas drilling could occur.