Pennsylvania § 3254.1 - Well control emergency response cost recovery.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 3254.1 — Well control emergency response cost recovery., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3254.1. Well control emergency response cost recovery.
A person liable for a well control emergency is responsible for all response costs incurred by the department to respond to the well control emergency. In an action before a court of competent jurisdiction, the department may recover all its response costs, including the cost of regaining control of the well, controlling the perimeter of the well site, preparing water sprays, establishing trenches or dikes to capture runoff fluids and providing the resources and equipment needs for the incident.
Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 4(3)(xix) of Act 13 of 2012 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3254.1 ("Well control emergency response cost recovery.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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