HARRISBURG -- A sweeping overhaul of the state's gas-drilling regulations, including restrictions on local zoning rules and a new fee on those companies, now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature.

The 174-page bill, which cleared the General Assembly on Wednesday, is the result of years of debate over how much money Marcellus Shale drillers should be required to pay in exchange for extracting the lucrative Pennsylvania resource.