Bill Text: PA HB988 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for site limitation.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-09 - Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY [HB988 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB988-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1068
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 988 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, GIBBONS, HARHAI, HORNAMAN, JOHNSON, KORTZ, KULA, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MULLERY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PAYTON, SANTARSIERO, K. SMITH, SWANGER, WAGNER AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 9, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MARCH 9, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled
"An act providing for planning for the processing and
disposal of municipal waste; requiring counties to submit
plans for municipal waste management systems within their
boundaries; authorizing grants to counties and municipalities
for planning, resource recovery and recycling; imposing and
collecting fees; establishing certain rights for host
municipalities; requiring municipalities to implement
recycling programs; requiring Commonwealth agencies to
procure recycled materials; imposing duties; granting powers
to counties and municipalities; authorizing the Environmental
Quality Board to adopt regulations; authorizing the
Department of Environmental Resources to implement this act;
providing remedies; prescribing penalties; establishing a
fund; and making repeals," further providing for site
limitation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 511(a) of the act of July 28, 1988
(P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, is amended to read:
Section 511. Site limitation.
(a) General rule.--The department shall not issue a permit
for, nor allow the operation of, a new municipal waste landfill,
a new commercial residual waste treatment facility or a new
resource recovery facility within 300 yards of a building which
is owned by a school district or a parochial school and used for
instructional purposes, parks or playgrounds existing prior to
the date the department has received an administratively
complete application for a permit for such facilities. A new
municipal waste, residual waste or construction and demolition
waste landfill may not be permitted to operate within one mile
of a reservoir that serves as a water source for a community
water system, as defined in section 3 of the act of May 1, 1984
(P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water
Act. This subsection shall not affect any modification,
extension, addition or renewal of existing permitted facilities.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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