Bill > HB1501

This bill establishes a one-year Radiation Testing Pilot Program within the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to improve radiation detection and protect workers at oil and gas drilling sites. The program requires all workers at selected drilling sites to wear dosimeters (radiation measurement devices) and mandates that site owners or operators report quarterly average radiation levels to the department. The department will select at least three drilling sites in Pennsylvania to participate and will develop specific guidelines and procedures for implementing the program. After the pilot year concludes, the department must submit a comprehensive report to key legislative committee chairs, detailing radiation levels measured and offering recommendations for improving radiation safety or potentially expanding the program statewide. The report will help inform potential future actions, and the department may choose to expand or develop a permanent statewide radiation testing program based on the pilot program's results, unless the General Assembly provides contrary direction. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, with the pilot program set to begin on January 1st of the year following at least six months after the effective date.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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