PRINTER'S NO. 763
No. 29 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, STAIRS, KASUNIC, S. H. SMITH, WOZNIAK,
HALUSKA, ARGALL, LUCYK, BLACK, MARKOSEK, DeWEESE, ITKIN,
COLAIZZO, COWELL, WASS, LAUGHLIN, TELEK, LEVDANSKY, TRICH,
KONDRICH, STISH, BELARDI, BURD, KAISER, PETRARCA, McCALL,
BILLOW, CESSAR, CARLSON, J. L. WRIGHT, GEIST, CAWLEY, FARGO,
PHILLIPS, DISTLER, JAROLIN, TANGRETTI, HESS AND McVERRY,
MARCH 6, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 6, 1989
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Pennsylvania Energy Office to study and report
2 upon existing and proposed technologies to prevent
3 pollutional discharges through the design of effective
4 hydraulic seals and the related development of underground
5 coal mines.
6 WHEREAS, Current regulations of the Commonwealth prohibit
7 hydraulic head-on-entries to underground coal mines; and
8 WHEREAS, This policy prevents mining where coal elevations
9 are higher than mine openings; and
10 WHEREAS, The productive life of existing mines is thereby
11 reduced and many small coal reserve areas are rendered
12 unmineable; and
13 WHEREAS, Continuation of the prohibition against hydraulic
14 seals could drastically reduce the development of new mines in
15 this Commonwealth, resulting in loss of investment and
16 employment; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the Pennsylvania
1 Energy Office be directed to study existing and proposed
2 technologies for the design of effective hydraulic seals and the
3 related development of underground coal mines so as to prevent
4 pollutional discharges; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the Pennsylvania Energy Office may cooperate
6 with other Commonwealth agencies, Federal agencies, industry and
7 any Pennsylvania college or university in conducting this study;
8 and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the Pennsylvania Energy Office report its
10 findings to the General Assembly as soon as possible.
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