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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Contracts.--The department may enter into contracts with well control specialists in order to provide adequate emergency response services in the event of a well control emergency. The department shall make available, upon request by a county, information relating to contracts with well control specialists.
(b) Civil immunity.--Except as set forth in subsection (c), a well control specialist with which the department has entered into a contract under subsection (a) shall be immune from civil liability for actions taken in good faith to carry out its contractual obligations.
(c) Nonapplicability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to damage arising from any of the following:
(1) Breach of the contract under subsection (a).
(2) An intentional tort.
(3) Gross negligence.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 58 Pa.C.S.A. Oil and Gas § 3219.1. Well control emergency response - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-58-pacsa-oil-and-gas/pa-csa-sect-58-3219-1/
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