PRINTER'S NO. 792
No. 711 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY CAWLEY, TIGUE, BELARDI, BLAUM, COLAIZZO, GODSHALL,
MORRIS, LASHINGER, KOSINSKI, F. TAYLOR, SCRIMENTI, DALEY,
KASUNIC, MRKONIC, LAUGHLIN, JOHNSON, COHEN, RYBAK, COWELL,
ROBBINS, DIETTERICK, ANGSTADT, TRELLO, COY, JACKSON, STABACK,
FOX, McVERRY, TANGRETTI, SEMMEL, KUKOVICH, FARGO, PISTELLA,
JAROLIN, BELFANTI, RAYMOND, BURD, HERMAN, VEON, BUNT,
HERSHEY, REBER, D. W. SNYDER, WOZNIAK, MICOZZIE,
E. Z. TAYLOR, OLASZ, ADOLPH, BATTISTO, MARKOSEK, HALUSKA,
MELIO AND CAPPABIANCA, MARCH 13, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, MARCH 13, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled
2 "An act providing for planning for the processing and
3 disposal of municipal waste; requiring counties to submit
4 plans for municipal waste management systems within their
5 boundaries; authorizing grants to counties and municipalities
6 for planning, resource recovery and recycling; imposing and
7 collecting fees; establishing certain rights for host
8 municipalities; requiring municipalities to implement
9 recycling programs; requiring Commonwealth agencies to
10 procure recycled materials; imposing duties; granting powers
11 to counties and municipalities; authorizing the Environmental
12 Quality Board to adopt regulations; authorizing the
13 Department of Environmental Resources to implement this act;
14 providing remedies; prescribing penalties; establishing a
15 fund; and making repeals," further providing for performance
16 grants for municipal recycling programs.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Section 904(b) of the act of July 28, 1988
20 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
21 Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, is amended to read:
1 Section 904. Performance grants for municipal recycling
2 programs.
3 * * *
4 (b) Availability.--[The department shall award a grant under
5 this section to a municipality based on the type and weight of
6 source-separated recyclable materials identified in section 1501
7 that were recycled in the previous calendar year, and the
8 population of the municipality.] The department shall award a
9 grant under this section to a municipality based on factors such
10 as:
11 (1) Type and weight of municipal waste recycled
12 annually.
13 (2) Type and volume of municipal waste recycled
14 annually.
15 (3) Unit cost to collect, store, transport and prepare
16 to sell to recycler.
17 (4) Grants or other subsidy income from selling material
18 to recycler.
19 (5) Total cost of operation which shall include the
20 costs incurred by the municipality for employees engaged in
21 the operation.
22 (6) Effectiveness of program.
23 * * *
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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