The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission wants answers from a court before it moves forward with its role in carrying out Pennsylvania's new law regulating the rapid growth of natural gas exploration.

The utility commission said Thursday that it's seeking an explanation about the scope of a Commonwealth Court judge's injunction in a lawsuit challenging a portion of the law.

Agency spokeswoman Jennifer Kocher said it's delaying deadlines to finalize paperwork that local governments and companies will use to report to it. But Kocher says she doesn't expect a delay on the Sept. 1 deadline to collect the new fees on gas wells.

The agency is responsible to collect and distribute the fee revenue and review the legality of local ordinances that affect oil or gas operations.

In the meantime, the Pennsylvania Department of Health says it's received less than 30 complaints over the last year from people who feel natural gas drilling has impacted their health.

The state's public health agency also said it has no manuals or guidelines for how its staff should respond to health complaints about gas drilling.

The information came in response to a Right to Know request from The Associated Press, but the agency refused to provide details of the complaints, such as where and when they occurred.

The AP reported earlier this month that politicians stripped up to $2 million in new Health Department funding from recent legislation. Officials had planned to use the money to research and register the health impacts of gas drilling.