Bill Text: PA HB603 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Fund, Remining Environmental Enhancement Fund, Remining Financial Assurance Fund and department authority for awarding of grants.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-10 - Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY [HB603 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB603-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 587
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 603 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, ELLIS, EVERETT, GEORGE, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, MURT, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, REICHLEY, STERN AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), entitled,
as amended, "An act providing for the conservation and
improvement of land affected in connection with surface
mining; regulating such mining; providing for the
establishment of an Emergency Bond Fund for anthracite deep
mine operators; and providing penalties," further providing
for Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Fund,
Remining Environmental Enhancement Fund, Remining Financial
Assurance Fund and department authority for awarding of
grants.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 18 of the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198,
No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and
Reclamation Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 18. Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation
Fund; Remining Environmental Enhancement Fund; Remining
Financial Assurance Fund; Department Authority for Awarding of
Grants.--* * *
(a.5) (1) The department may use premium fees collected
after the effective date of this subsection for the purpose of
paying the costs associated with treating post-mining
pollutional discharges at ABS legacy sites.
(2) For purposes of this subsection:
"ABS legacy site" means a mine site permitted under the
department's alternate bonding program that has a post-mining
pollutional discharge where the operator has defaulted on its
obligation to adequately treat the discharge and the bond or
other financial guarantee established for the mine site is
insufficient to cover the costs associated with treating the
discharge.
"Premium fee" means the fee collected for a sum-certain
financial guarantee needed to facilitate the implementation of
full-cost bonding.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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