(a) General rule.--The person operating a storage reservoir affected by this chapter shall, at all reasonable times, be permitted to inspect applicable records and facilities of a coal mine overlying the storage reservoir or reservoir protective area. The person operating a coal mine affected by this chapter shall, at all reasonable times, be permitted to inspect applicable records and facilities of a storage reservoir underlying the coal mine.
(b) Order.--If a storage operator or coal operator subject to subsection (a) refuses to permit inspection of records or facilities, the department may, on its own motion or on application of the party seeking inspection, after reasonable written notice and a hearing if requested by an affected party, order inspection.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 3201 - Scope of chapter
Section 3202 - Declaration of purpose of chapter
Section 3212 - Permit objections
Section 3212.1 - Comments by municipalities and storage operators
Section 3213 - Well registration and identification
Section 3214 - Inactive status
Section 3215 - Well location restrictions
Section 3216 - Well site restoration
Section 3217 - Protection of fresh groundwater and casing requirements
Section 3218 - Protection of water supplies
Section 3218.1 - Notification to public drinking water systems
Section 3218.2 - Containment for unconventional wells
Section 3218.3 - Transportation records regarding wastewater fluids
Section 3218.4 - Corrosion control requirements
Section 3218.5 - Gathering lines
Section 3219 - Use of safety devices
Section 3219.1 - Well control emergency response
Section 3220 - Plugging requirements
Section 3221 - Alternative methods
Section 3222 - Well reporting requirements
Section 3222.1 - Hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure requirements
Section 3223 - Notification and effect of well transfer
Section 3224 - Coal operator responsibilities
Section 3226 - Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board
Section 3227 - Air contaminant emissions
Section 3231 - Reporting requirements for gas storage operations
Section 3232 - Reporting requirements for coal mining operations
Section 3233 - General gas storage reservoir operations
Section 3234 - Gas storage reservoir operations in coal areas
Section 3235 - Inspection of facilities and records
Section 3236 - Reliance on maps and burden of proof
Section 3237 - Exemptions and prohibitions
Section 3241 - Appropriation of interest in real property
Section 3252 - Public nuisances
Section 3253 - Enforcement orders
Section 3254 - Restraining violations
Section 3254.1 - Well control emergency response cost recovery
Section 3256 - Civil penalties
Section 3257 - Existing rights and remedies preserved and cumulative remedies authorized
Section 3258 - Inspection and production of materials, witnesses, depositions and rights of entry
Section 3259 - Unlawful conduct
Section 3260 - Collection of fines and penalties
Section 3261 - Third party liability
Section 3262 - Inspection reports
Section 3271 - Well plugging funds
Section 3271.1 - Well plugging contracts
Section 3273 - Effect on department authority
Section 3273.1 - Relationship to solid waste and surface mining