An Act establishing the Coal Methane Review Board to resolve disputes between property owners over the location of coal bed methane wells and access roads; preserving the uses and value of surface lands of this Commonwealth from damage to the lands from coal bed methane extraction or production; requiring disclosure statements as to the impacts on surface lands of proposed coal bed methane gas wells and related facilities to be provided to landowners and tenants; providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement thereof; regulating the installation and operation of coal bed methane gas wells and related facilities; regulating the impact of the installation of coal bed methane gas wells and related facilities on surface lands and waters; placing responsibilities on landowners and occupiers; and imposing duties upon the Department of Environmental Protection.
An Act establishing the Coal Methane Review Board to resolve disputes between property owners over the location of coal bed methane wells and access roads; preserving the uses and value of surface lands of this Commonwealth from damage to the lands from coal bed methane extraction or production; requiring disclosure statements as to the impacts on surface lands of proposed coal bed methane gas wells and related facilities to be provided to landowners and tenants; providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement thereof; regulating the installation and operation of coal bed methane gas wells and related facilities; regulating the impact of the installation of coal bed methane gas wells and related facilities on surface lands and waters; placing responsibilities on landowners and occupiers; and imposing duties upon the Department of Environmental Protection.