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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, SOLOBAY, BRADFORD, CARROLL, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, GERGELY, HORNAMAN, W. KELLER, LEVDANSKY, McGEEHAN, MUSTIO, PRESTON, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, GIBBONS AND HOUGHTON, JUNE 3, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JUNE 3, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), entitled "An |
2 | act providing for the establishment, implementation and |
3 | administration of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment |
4 | Authority; imposing powers and duties on a board of trustees; |
5 | transferring the rights, powers, duties and obligations of |
6 | the Water Facilities Loan Board to the Pennsylvania |
7 | Infrastructure Investment Authority; providing for the |
8 | issuance of notes and bonds; providing for financial |
9 | assistance and for a comprehensive water facilities plan; |
10 | authorizing a referendum to incur indebtedness; making an |
11 | appropriation; and making repeals," further providing for |
12 | definitions; and providing for additional use of funds for |
13 | financial assistance. |
14 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
15 | hereby enacts as follows: |
16 | Section 1. The definition of "project" in section 3 of the |
17 | act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania |
18 | Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, amended July 14, 2005 |
19 | (P.L.299, No.51), is amended and the section is amended by |
20 | adding a definition to read: |
21 | Section 3. Definitions. |
22 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
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1 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
2 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
3 | * * * |
4 | "Private lateral sewer line." A private sewer line serving a |
5 | structure or dwelling, running from the structure or dwelling to |
6 | a public sewer line. |
7 | "Project." The eligible costs associated with the |
8 | acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, |
9 | repair, rehabilitation or security measures of all or part of |
10 | any facility or system, whether publicly or, in the case of |
11 | paragraph (1) or (2), privately owned: |
12 | (1) for the collection, treatment or disposal of |
13 | wastewater, including industrial waste, to include private |
14 | lateral sewer lines; |
15 | (2) for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution |
16 | of drinking water; |
17 | (3) for the control of storm water, which may include, |
18 | but need not be limited to, the transport, storage and the |
19 | infiltration of storm water; or |
20 | (4) for the best management practices to address point |
21 | or nonpoint source pollution associated with storm water |
22 | runoff or any other innovative techniques identified in the |
23 | county-prepared watershed plans pursuant to the act of |
24 | October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water |
25 | Management Act. |
26 | * * * |
27 | Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
28 | Section 10.1. Additional use of funds. |
29 | Governmental units are authorized to use financial assistance |
30 | received under this act for the improvement, extension, repair |
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1 | or rehabilitation of private lateral sewer lines connected to |
2 | public sewer systems, where the government unit determines that |
3 | such activities will benefit the public sewer system. No |
4 | governmental unit which has completed such activities shall be |
5 | deemed to be the owner of such private lateral sewer lines, or |
6 | to have any further responsibility to conduct such activities, |
7 | unless a governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to |
8 | accept such obligations. |
9 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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