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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 5155. Drilling gas wells and laying gas lines

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board of commissioners may contract for the drilling of gas wells upon any lands owned by the county for the purpose of furnishing gas for light and fuel to the county buildings and for other purposes. For that purpose, they may also contract for the laying of gas lines equipped with such modern appliances and machinery as may be necessary.

(b) All such contracts, including contracts for the building of rigs or derricks and the purchase of machinery, shall be made by the county commissioners in the manner provided for in article twenty of this act.  1

1 16 P.S. § 5001 et seq.
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