On June 11, 2013, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1414,
which would change the information well operators are required to include on
check stubs for royalty payments to landowners. Section 3.1 of HB 1414 would
require specific well production, pricing, tax, and sale information to be
attached to royalty payments to landowners, unless another basis for regularly
providing this information is already in place. In his co-sponsorship memorandum, Rep. Everett stated the bill
responded to landowner frustrations surrounding a lack of clarity in royalty
payment calculations. The Senate has not yet voted on the bill.
For more information on the changes, as well as the bill
text, visit the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s website.
Written by: Garrett Lent, Research Assistant
Penn State Law, Agricultural Law Center
June 2013
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