Application of law.

The addition of 58 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 shall apply to all oil and gas deposits and oil and gas development activities and operations subject to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth. With respect to oil and gas deposits on national forest lands identified under section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (106 Stat. 3108, 30 U.S.C. § 226(o)), the application of regulations and statutes adopted by the Commonwealth shall be the exclusive method and means by which any requirements may be imposed on any feature, aspect or process of oil and gas operations pertaining to the development of the deposits. § 6. Legislative intent. It is not the intent of the General Assembly to change, repeal or otherwise affect any of the provisions of the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1069, No.214), known as the Coal and Gas Resource Coordination Act, or to change, repeal or otherwise affect any of the provisions of the act of May 13, 2011 (P.L.7, No.2), entitled "An act amending the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1069, No.214), entitled 'An act requiring coordination of coal mine and gas well operators; authorizing Department of Environmental Resources enforcement powers; and providing penalties,' further providing for definitions, for permits, for permit application, for minimum distance between gas wells, for well class designation and for coordination of gas well drilling through active coal mines; providing for a pillar support study; and further providing for plugging gas wells penetrating workable coal seams, for penalties and for validity of other laws," which amended the Coal and Gas Resource Coordination Act.