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58 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3303 (2026)

 Oil and gas operations regulated by environmental acts.

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§ 3303.  Oil and gas operations regulated by environmental acts.

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, environmental acts are of Statewide concern and, to the extent that they regulate oil and gas operations, occupy the entire field of regulation, to the exclusion of all local ordinances. The Commonwealth by this section, preempts and supersedes the local regulation of oil and gas operations regulated by the environmental acts, as provided in this chapter.

 

Cross References.  Section 3303 is referred to in section 3304 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2012–2016 · leading case: Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 83 A.3d 901 (Pa. 2013).
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Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 83 A.3d 901 (Pa. 2013). · cites it 2× “at 37-39 (citing 58 Pa.C.S. § 3303). These oil and gas operations, according to the citizens, present risks and “will cause degradation and diminution of trust resources” protected by the Environmental Rights Amendment.”
Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 52 A.3d 463 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). · cites it 4× “Unlike 58 Pa.C.S. § 3303, which preempts all municipalities from enacting environmental laws, 58 Pa.”
Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 96 A.3d 1104 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014). · cites it 7× “Our Supreme Court struck as unconstitutional the only operative provisions in Chapter 33 relating to the regulation of oil and gas operations, in particular, 58 Pa.C.S. §§ 3303 and 3304, because those provisions “are incompatible with the Commonwealth’s duty as trustee of…”
Robinson Twp. v. Commonwealth, 147 A.3d 536 (Pa. 2016). “58 Pa.C.S. § 3303. . Section 3304 provides: § 3304, Uniformity of local ordinances (a) General rule.”
Pennsylvania Gen. Energy Co. v. Grant Twp., 139 F. Supp. 3d 706 (W.D. Pa. 2015). “2014) after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held 58 Pa.C.S. §§ 3303 and 3304 unconstitutional in Robinson Township, Washington County v.”
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