Bill Text: PA SB886 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In recycling fee, further providing for recycling fee for municipal waste landfills and resource recovery facilities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-29 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB886 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB886-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1056
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 886 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY MUSTO, COSTA, GORDNER, McILHINNEY, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, LEACH, FONTANA, FARNESE, MELLOW, STOUT, BOSCOLA, WILLIAMS, O'PAKE AND WASHINGTON, MAY 27, 2009
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MAY 27, 2009
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," in recycling fee, further
providing for recycling fee for municipal waste landfills and
resource recovery facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 701(d) of the act of July 28, 1988
(P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, amended November 9, 2006
(P.L.1347, No.140), is amended to read:
Section 701. Recycling fee for municipal waste landfills and
resource recovery facilities.
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[(d) Sunset for fee.--No fee shall be imposed under this
section on and after January 1, 2012.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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