Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 9 R cosponsors

HB 514 — An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in development, providing for brine.

Last action — Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill adds provisions allowing municipalities in Pennsylvania to spread brine from non-unconventional oil or gas wells for dust suppression or road stabilization without requiring authorization from state agencies or well operators.

  • Title 58

    § 3228. Brine. (a) Permission.--A municipality may spread brine produced from the drilling, alteration or operation of an oil or gas well which is not an unconventional well on roads within the municipality's boundaries for purposes of dust suppression or road stabilization. A municipality may designate another person to spread brine on the municipality's behalf only in a manner instructed by the municipality. (b) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State agency, including the department, may require authorization or approval from either the operator of a well or a municipality for brine to be spread in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Distance restrictions.--Brine may not be spread within 150 feet of a stream, creek, lake or other body of water.

    It establishes a new section allowing municipalities to spread brine with specific permissions and restrictions.

Action History

  1. Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (244)

244 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 514?
HB 514 is sponsored by Martin T. Causer (Republican), Tina Pickett (Republican), Jacob D. Banta (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Joe Hamm (Republican), Kathy L. Rapp (Republican), David H. Rowe (Republican), Brian Smith (Republican), and David H. Zimmerman (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 514?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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