In the first case examining the scope of its original jurisdiction under the Act 13 of 2009 amendments to the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that it lacks original jurisdiction to hear challenges to township resolutions and agreements that were either never officially enacted as ordinances or have since been rescinded.
In the consolidated cases of Seitel Data v.Center Township, Seitel Data v. Shippingport Borough and Seitel Data v. Greene Township, a unanimous three-judge panel of the court granted the preliminary objections of defendants Center Township, Shippingport Borough and Greene Township and transferred the cases to the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas.
