Bill Text: PA SB783 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Providing for deposit of funds; and further providing for annual reports.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-06-26 - Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY [SB783 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB783-Amended.html

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 875, 984 PRINTER'S NO. 1171
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 783 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE AND MUSTO, APRIL 17, 2009
SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JUNE 15, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 18, 2007 (P.L.486, No.77), entitled
"An act providing for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, for
its funding, for expenditures from the fund and for audits of
the fund; making an appropriation; and making related
repeals," providing for deposit of funds; and further
providing for annual reports.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 18, 2007 (P.L.486, No.77),
known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 4.1. Deposit to fund.
In addition to money from sources set forth under section
901(c) of the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108), known
as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, all civil penalties and <--
criminal penalties, response costs and natural resources damages
assessed under section 1104 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act <--
shall be deposited into the fund.
Section 2. Section 6 of the act is amended to read:
Section 6. Annual report.
(a) Submission and posting.--The annual report required
under section 902(c) of the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756,
No.108), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, shall be
transmitted by the department to the General Assembly no later
than [August] December 31 of each year. The annual report may be
submitted to the General Assembly via electronic mail. The
department shall also publish and maintain the annual report on
the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
(b) Contents.--In addition to the information required to be
submitted under section 902(c) of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Act, the annual report shall also contain, at a minimum, the
following information:
(1) The number and a description of the emergency
responses initiated by the department and the costs incurred
in the aggregate and for each emergency response.
(2) The number and nature of violations of the Hazardous
Sites Cleanup Act and the amount of fines and penalties
assessed in the aggregate and for each violation.
(3) The amount expended for personnel costs.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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