Energy bills become law
A series of energy bills are now law in Pennsylvania.
Governor Tom Corbett signed three bills Monday, including one that would require Marcellus Shale natural gas drillers to help fund various state and local government programs.
The gas-drilling bill also would toughen safety standards and limit the ability of local officials to keep drilling out of their towns.
Money paid by the drillers could provide millions of dollars to help build a massive petrochemical refinery in southwestern Pennsylvania and the reuse of three Philadelphia-area oil refineries that are shutting down.
Such facilities may also qualify for tax breaks for 10 or 15 years under a second bill he signed. A third bill he signed allows public utilities to charge ratepayers up front for improvements to power lines and pipelines.
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