PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1820, 3148 PRINTER'S NO. 3216
No. 1559 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY BROUJOS, HASAY, MRKONIC, BATTISTO, CALTAGIRONE, COLE, LUCYK, FOX, NAILOR, SAURMAN AND SERAFINI, MAY 23, 1989
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 21, 1990
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of August 20, 1953 (P.L.1217, No.339), entitled 2 "An act providing for payments by the Commonwealth to 3 municipalities which have expended money to acquire and 4 construct sewage treatment plants in accordance with the 5 Clean Streams Program and the act, approved the twenty-second 6 day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet 7 Laws 1987), and making an appropriation," further providing 8 for applications for payments by the Commonwealth; and making 9 editorial changes. 10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 11 hereby enacts as follows: 12 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of August 20, 1953 13 (P.L.1217, No.339), entitled "An act providing for payments by 14 the Commonwealth to municipalities which have expended money to 15 acquire and construct sewage treatment plants in accordance with 16 the Clean Streams Program and the act, approved the twenty- 17 second day of June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven 18 (Pamphlet Laws 1987), and making an appropriation," amended 19 August 11, 1967 (P.L.236, No.89), is amended to read: 20 Section 1. Commencing on the first day of July, one thousand 21 nine hundred fifty-four, and annually thereafter, until the end
1 of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, one 2 thousand nine hundred sixty-five, the Commonwealth shall pay 3 toward the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing 4 and other expenses relating to sewage treatment plants, an 5 amount not to exceed two per centum (2%) and commencing on the 6 first day of July, one thousand nine hundred sixty-five and 7 annually thereafter, the Commonwealth shall pay an amount equal 8 to two per centum (2%) of the costs for the acquisition and 9 construction of such sewage treatment plants by municipalities, 10 municipality authorities and school districts to control stream 11 pollution, expended by such municipalities, municipality 12 authorities and school districts from the effective date of the 13 act, approved the twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine 14 hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1987), up to and including 15 the thirty-first day of December of the year preceding the year 16 in which such payment is made, and as ascertained by the 17 Secretary of [Health] Environmental Resources and approved by 18 the Governor, as hereinafter provided. 19 Section 2. Section 2 of the act is amended to read: 20 Section 2. Within the meaning of this act, the word 21 "construction" shall include, in addition to the construction of 22 new treatment works, pumping stations and intercepting sewers 23 which are an integral part of the treatment facilities, the 24 altering, improving or adding to of existing treatment works, 25 pumping stations and intercepting sewers which are essential to 26 the sewage treatment plant system, provided the acquisition and 27 construction has been directed by the Department of [Health] 28 Environmental Resources, and said construction completed and 29 facilities placed in operation in accordance with the act, 30 approved the twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine 19890H1559B3216 - 2 -
1 hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 1987). 2 Section 3. Section 3 of the act, amended August 11, 1967 3 (P.L.236, No.89), is amended to read: 4 Section 3. The amounts to be expended for any of the 5 foregoing purposes shall be recommended by the Secretary of 6 [Health] Environmental Resources and approved by the Governor, 7 in accordance with rules and regulations which the Department of 8 [Health] Environmental Resources is hereby authorized to 9 promulgate, and shall be based upon reports filed with the 10 Secretary of [Health] Environmental Resources prior to the 11 thirty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred fifty- 12 four, and annually thereafter, by the municipalities, 13 municipality authorities or school districts entitled to receive 14 such payments, setting forth the amounts expended for the 15 acquisition and construction of sewage treatment plants from the 16 effective date of the act, approved the twenty-second day of 17 June, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 18 1987), up to and including the thirty-first day of December of 19 the preceding year. The thirty-first day of January deadline for 20 the filing of annual reports and applications for payments may 21 be extended by the Secretary of Environmental Resources for a 22 period not to exceed thirty (30) days upon cause shown. 23 SECTION 4. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3 OF <-- 24 THE ACT, ANNUAL REPORTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR PAYMENTS REQUIRED 25 TO BE FILED BY JANUARY 31, 1990, MAY BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS 26 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT. 27 SECTION 5. THIS ACT SHALL BE RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 30, 28 1990. 29 Section 4 6. This act shall take effect immediately. <-- B6L35CHF/19890H1559B3216 - 3 -