§ 3219.1 — Well control emergency response

Pennsylvania § 3219.1

• Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
• Title 58: OIL AND GAS
• Part: PART III
• Ch. 32: DEVELOPMENT
• Subch.: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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(a) Contracts.--The department may enter into contracts with well control specialists in order to provide adequate emergency response services in the event of a well control emergency. The department shall make available, upon request by a county, information relating to contracts with well control specialists.

(b) Civil immunity.--Except as set forth in subsection (c), a well control specialist with which the department has entered into a contract under subsection (a) shall be immune from civil liability for actions taken in good faith to carry out its contractual obligations.

(c) Nonapplicability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to damage arising from any of the following:

(1) Breach of the contract under subsection (a).

(2) An intentional tort.

(3) Gross negligence.

Legislative History

Special Provisions in Appendix.See section 4(3)(xii) of Act 13 of 2012 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.