Posts Tagged ‘impact’

Local county governments is the Marcellus Shale gas drilling regions of Pennsylvania like the Governor’s idea of an impact fee on gas drilling companies.  However, county officials prefer that the impact fee be administered by the Commonwealth and monies distributed by the state.  Under the current proposal counties without drilling rigs would receive zero monies for upkeep of their roads and infrastructure.  The thirteen lawyers at DLP–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS AND MARCELLUS SHALE DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS  continue to follow this and other gas drilling issues in Pennsylvania.

Gaovernor Tom Corbett has endorsed a natural gas drilling “impact Fee” for gas develepers in the Marcellus Shale Industry in Pennsylvania.  Governor Corbett has opposed “taxes” on gas drillers, but now looks to obtain monies to pay individual Counties and local municipalities for the extra costs spurred by the expanding gas industry throughout the Commonwealth.   Legislation will be introduced shortly in Harrisburg for implementation of the “impact fee”.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP–DLP–PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING INJURY/TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS–continue to monitor this and other Marcellus Shale gas drilling issues.

A report out of Penn State downgrades the amount of economic impact generated by the gas drilling , Marcellus Shale industry.  Never the less, economic impact is still in excess of three (3) billion dollars.  The report notes that local municipalities are still struggling to handle the burgeoning industry without increased tax revenues.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP,  DLP; Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale truck accident lawyers, continue to follow this and other gas drilling issues while representing gas company employees and others injured in truck accidents, car accidents, drilling rig accidents and other major accidents throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania including Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga, Potter, Sullivan and Wyoming Counties. DLP–  Pennsylvania TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS.

Two drilling rig issues in Pennsylvania continue to work their way through government and legal channels.  The Governor’s special commission has recommended a Drilling Impact fee of some sort for gas companies in Pennsylvania.  Also, it has been reported that a second landfill in Lackawanna County will be accepting drill rig waste products.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to represent victims of serious trucking accidents, drilling rig accident and other major injury claims.