PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 464
PRINTER'S NO. 1455
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
476
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MAKO, HAHN AND FREEMAN, FEBRUARY 12, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 16, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations,
standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," in general
provisions, further providing for powers and duties of the
department.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 104(17) and (18) of the act of July 7,
1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act,
are amended and the section is amended by adding paragraphs to
read:
Section 104. Powers and duties of the department.
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