Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

58 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3274 (2026)

 Regulations.

✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 3274.  Regulations.

The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate regulations to implement this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2016–2023 · leading case: Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 147 A.3d 536 (Pa. 2016).
Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 147 A.3d 536 (Pa. 2016). · cites it 2× “Moreover, other provi *571 sions of Act 13, such as Section 3274 (58 Pa.C.S. § 3274), which vests the Environmental Quality Board—an agency with no prior expertise regulating public health matters—with exclusive rulemaking authority over these agreements, are likewise silent on…”
Marcellus Shale Coal. v. Dep't of Envtl. Prot. of Pa., 185 A.3d 985 (Pa. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Brief for Appellants at 44 (citing 58 Pa.C.S. § 3274 (stating that the EQB "shall promulgate regulations to implement" *1000 Chapter 32, relating to oil and gas) ).”
Pennsylvania Indep. Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Env't Prot., 146 A.3d 820 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “14 This specific power and duty to promulgate regulations with respect to public resource considerations for well permits is in addition to the power vested in the EQB to promulgate regulations with respect to implementation of Act 13 in general, see 58 Pa. C.S. § 3274, and, as…”
The Marcellus Shale Coalition v. DEP of PA & Env't Quality Bd. of PA, 193 A.3d 447 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018). “Additional purposes include protecting the safety of personnel and facilities employed in coal mining or exploration, development, storage and production of natural gas or oil; the safety and property rights of persons residing in areas where mining, exploration, development,…”
Marcellus Shale Coalition v. DEP, Aplts. (Pa. 2023). · cites it 2× “” 58 Pa.C.S. § 3274. Additionally, Sections 3211 and 3212 “provide express requirements for well permit applicants to provide notice to certain enumerated parties and objection opportunities for a subset of such parties.”
Marcellus Shale Coalition v. DEP, Aplts. (Pa. 2023). · cites it 2× “38 58 Pa.C.S. § 3274. 39 As the Lead Opinion highlights, another subsection of Section 3215 also specifically directs the EQB to “develop by regulation criteria” for the Department to utilize when “conditioning a well permit based on its impact to the public resources identified…”
Marcellus Shale Coalition v. DEP, Aplts. (Pa. 2018). “58 Pa.C.S. § 3274. The lack of evidence regarding adverse effects on the public interest With respect to the request for a preliminary injunction in Count I, MSC had the burden of proving that an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of section 78a.”
Marcellus Shale Coalition v. DEP, Aplts. (Pa. 2023). “See 58 Pa.C.S. § 3274 (“The Environmental Quality Board shall promulgate regulations to implement this chapter.”
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