December4,2012 Thefollowingquestionnaireisprovidedtoyouinordertoprovidetoyoutheopportunityto expressyourviewsandpositionsrelatedtopublicpolicyissuesinvolvingtheprocessofshale gasextractionviahydraulicfracturing,itsattendingmidstreaminfrastructureandwastestream management. Tobeclear,thetermfrackingcommonlyreferstotheentireprocessinvolvedinshalegas extractionviahydraulicfracturing;fromexploration,leasing,drilling,midstreamsupport infrastructureandtowastestreammanagement. PleasereturnthisquestionnaireviatheenclosedstampedenvelopeoremailresponsesinaPDF format,byDecember18,2012.Shouldyouhaveanyquestionsorrequireclarificationrelatedto anyofthefollowingquestionspleasefeelfreetocontacttheCommunitiesofCommon Concern.

NAME:___________________________________________________________ OFFICETITLE:___________________________________________________________ CONTACTINFORMATION(ADDRESS,PHONE,ANDEMAIL) ___________________________________________________________ 1.WhatareyourgeneralimpressionsofwhatfrackingmeanstoAlleghenyCountyandits municipalities? (a).Haveyouissuedanywhitepapersorotherformalpolicypositiononthematter?(Ifso pleaseattachorprovideweblinkstothesame.) 2.Asapublicofficial,whatareyourprimarysourcesofinformationrelatedtofracking? 3.Onascaleof1to10,howwouldyoutermyourunderstandingoffrackingoperationsand impacts?(1beingverylittleand10beingveryconversantonthesubjectcircleone) 12345678910 4.Whatdoyouregardasthebenefitsoffracking? 5.Whatconcernsdoregardastheadverseimpactsoffracking? 6.Whataspectsoffrackingdoyoufeelyouneedmoreinformationon? 7.Doyousupport/notsupportfrackinginlandsheldincommonbythepublic,suchascounty parksorothercountyownedproperty?

(a)Ifyes,whatlandusecompatibilityissues,ifany,doyouanticipate? 8.Whatrole,ifany,shouldthefollowingcountydepartments/agenciesplayinassessing, monitoringandrespondingtoimpactsoffracking? (a).AirQualityandPermitting. (b.)PublicHealthDepartment. (c).PropertyTaxAssessment. (d).EmergencyServices/Region13 (e).Planning&EconomicDevelopment? (d.)PublicWorks 9.LastFebruary,theStateAssemblyenactedAct13,which,amongotherthings,preempts municipalzoningauthorityasitwouldapplytotheOil&Gasextractionoperations.ThePA CommonwealthCourthasfoundtheseprovisionstobeunconstitutional.Thematterisnow beforethePASupremeCourt. (a).WhatisyouropinionoftheAct13sprovisionsthatprovidestatepreemptionoflocal zoningauthorityandconveyausebyrighttoconductdrillingandrelatedmidstreamactivities inallzoningdistrictsinPA? (b).IfthePASupremeCourtupholdstheAct13preemptions,wouldyouviewitasabenefitor detrimenttolocalgovernment?Why? 10.TheAlleghenyCountAirportAuthorityhasissuedanRFP,invitingproposalsfromtheOil andGasindustrytoleasecountylandatthePittsburghInternationalAirportandtheAllegheny CountyAirportforthepurposesofshalegasextractionoperations. (a).Doyousupporttheleasingofthiscountyland?If,sowhatconditions/provisionswouldyou liketoseeinanysuchlease. (b).Doyousupport/notsupportrequiringpublichearingsandinitiatingformalhealthand environmental(bothnaturalandasbuilt)impactstudiespriortoanyactualleasingofAllegheny Countyland?Why/whynot? 11.Whatpublichealthorenvironmentalimpactstudiesorotherauthoritativesources(not mediareports)haveyouconsultedoraccessedtoinordertomakeinformedpublicpolicy decisionsrelatedtofracking?

12.Lastsummer,NationwideInsuranceCompanyannouncedthatitwouldnolonger underwritehomeownerpoliciesonpropertiesthatareleased.Additionally,anumberofbanks havedecidedtonotunderwritemortgagesorrefinancingofmortgagesofleasedproperties. Theygenerallyseetheriskandpotentialliabilityasunacceptable. (a)Howdoyouseetheseindustrytrendsimpactinghomeownerpropertyvalues? (b).Haveyoucontactedanyinsurersormortgagelenderstogaininsightintothisissue? 13.Presently,therearefifty(50)householdsintheWoodlands,ButlerCounty,thathavelost accesstotheirprivate,wellbasedwatersupplies.Residentstherepointtofrackingoperations intheareaasthecauseoftheloss.Theindustryclaimstheyarenotatfault.Thissituationhas alsoariseninnumerouscommunitiesthroughoutPennsylvania. (a).Nomatterthecauseofthelossofaccesstopotablewater,whatwouldbetheappropriate governmentalresponsetoprovidesupporttohomeownerswholosetheirwatersupply,ifany, insuchasituation? (b)WouldyoubewillingtovisitandspeakwithresidentsoftheWoodlands? 14.Haveyouevergoneonanyfactfindingvisitsareasalreadybeingfrackedand/ormetwith residentswhohavebeenadverselyimpacted? (a).Didyoumakesuchfactfindingtriponyourown? (b).Didagroup,associationorotherentitysponsorthefactfindingtrip?Ifso,whatwasthe grouporentitythatsponsoredthetrip? (c).Ifno,wouldyoubewillingtomakesuchfactfindingtrips? 15.MarcellusMoney,aprojectofCommonCauseandtheLeagueofPAConservationVoters, hasdocumentedover$23MillionincampaigncontributionstomembersofthePAState Assemblyandotherstatewideoffices.GovernorCorbetthasreceived$1.8Million. (a).DoyoubelievethattheOil&gasIndustryisexertingundueinfluenceoverelectedofficials instategovernmentbywayofcampaigncontributions? (b).HaveyousolicitedoracceptedcampaigncontributionsfromOil&GasIndustryorarelated industryPAC? (c).Ifyes,pleaseidentifythedatesofsuchcontributionsoverthepastfour(4)years;thename ofthecontributor;and,theiraffiliationwiththeOil&GasIndustryshalegasindustry.

I,theundersigned,haveansweredeachquestiontothebestofmyabilityandwarrantthemto betrueandcorrect.Ireservetherighttofurtheramendmyresponsesifthereareany inadvertentomissionsorerrorsoffactcontainedherein.Ialsounderstandthatthatmy responsesmaybepublishedorotherwisebemadeavailabletothegeneralpublic. Signature:___________________________________________________________ Date:_________________________________