Bill Text: PA HB86 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for certified hazardous material response teams.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-28 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS [HB86 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB86-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 78
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 86 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, CLYMER, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HARKINS, HARRIS, HESS, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MANN, MELIO, MICCARELLI, MILLER, MURPHY, PHILLIPS, RAPP, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND WANSACZ, JANUARY 28, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, JANUARY 28, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 7, 1990 (P.L.639, No.165), entitled
"An act establishing a Statewide hazardous material safety
program; creating the Hazardous Material Response Fund;
providing for the creation of Hazardous Material Emergency
Response Accounts in each county; further providing for the
powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency, of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council and
of the counties and local governments; imposing obligations
on certain handlers of hazardous materials; and imposing
penalties," further providing for certified hazardous
material response teams.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 209(a) of the act of December 7, 1990
(P.L.639, No.165), known as the Hazardous Material Emergency
Planning and Response Act, amended December 20, 2000 (P.L.885,
No.121), is amended to read:
Section 209. Certified hazardous material response teams.
(a) General rule.--The council shall establish a program for
certifying hazardous material response teams, setting standards
for training, equipment, safety, operations and administration
of the teams. The certification program shall [include, but not
be limited to]:
(1) [Standards] Establish standards for certifying
response teams with several preparedness levels patterned
after levels established by the United States Occupational
Safety and Health Administration at 29 CFR Part 1910.120.
(2) [Reviewing] Review existing hazardous material
training and certification programs to establish specific
procedures for crediting that training and certification
under the program established by this section.
(3) Review existing standards for the training and
equipment needed to prepare regional hazardous material
organizations to respond to biological and chemical
emergencies that are a result of a terrorist incident.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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