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Industry trade group and utilities defend regulation and call for more pipeline and market access to move Pennsylvania gas
Summary
Representatives of the Marcellus Shale Coalition and Energy Association of Pennsylvania told the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee that the gas industry is heavily regulated, supplies critical electricity and heating capacity, and contributes substantial jobs and tax revenue; they urged faster permitting and more
Jim Welty, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, told the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee that shale gas development in Pennsylvania is subject to numerous state and federal laws and provides substantial economic benefits to the commonwealth.
"We are probably 1 of the most heavily regulated industries in the Commonwealth, if not the nation," Welty said, listing statutes and programs under which operators obtain permits and operate, including the Oil and Gas Act, the Clean Streams Law, the Air Pollution Control Act, the Radiation Protection Act, the Solid Waste Management Act, the Unconventional Well Emergency Response Act, federal and state pipeline safety acts, and the PA One Call law.
Welty argued the industry supports more than 123,000 jobs and contributes sizable economic figures he gave for…
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