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By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania Senate has voted to impose a fee on natural-gas drilling in Pennsylvania and expand regulations for the booming industry.
The Senate on Tuesday voted 31 to 19 to approve the 174-page bill that would fund road work and environmental clean-ups and give local governments the power to decide if the fee would be imposed on their local wells.
Opponents call it a giveaway to energy companies and say its environmental standards are too weak. The fee is projected by its authors to raise $180 million from the industry in the first year, with the amount rising in ensuing years as more Marcellus Shale wells are drilled.
The House also has to approve it before it could go to the desk of Gov. Tom Corbett. That vote could occur Tuesday night.
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