PRINTER'S NO. 367
No. 354 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY McNAUGHTON, E. Z. TAYLOR, LAUGHLIN, LEH, HORSEY,
DeLUCA, MARSICO, SERAFINI AND GRUCELA, FEBRUARY 8, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
FEBRUARY 8, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
2 act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
3 storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
4 and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
5 municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
6 authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
7 the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
8 requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
9 waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
10 facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
11 waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
12 granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
13 Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
14 Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations,
15 standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
16 duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
17 prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," prohibiting
18 the issuance of certain permits.
19 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20 hereby enacts as follows:
21 Section 1. The act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known
22 as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by adding a
23 section to read:
24 Section 509. Freeway ramps.
25 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
1 department may not issue a permit under this act for the
2 construction of a new, or the expansion of an existing,
3 municipal waste disposal facility that is located more than ten
4 miles from a freeway interchange ramp.
5 (b) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
6 shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
7 "Department." The Department of Environmental Protection of
8 the Commonwealth.
9 "Freeway." The term shall have the meaning given to it under
10 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).
11 "Municipal waste disposal facility." A landfill or an
12 incinerator used or capable of being used for the disposal of
13 municipal waste.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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