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58 Pa.C.S. § 3219.1

Well control emergency response

(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.

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