PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2950 PRINTER'S NO. 3315
No. 2190 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, M. WRIGHT, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BARD, BASTIAN,
BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLYMER, CORRIGAN,
DAILEY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FRANKEL, GEORGE,
GORDNER, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY, KELLER,
LEVDANSKY, LEWIS, MANN, McCALL, McILHINNEY, MELIO, MUNDY,
NAILOR, PALLONE, ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER,
B. SMITH, STABACK, STEELMAN, STEIL, STERN, SURRA, TANGRETTI,
TIGUE, TRELLO, VANCE, VITALI, WATSON, WOJNAROSKI, G. WRIGHT,
YOUNGBLOOD, SHANER, CREIGHTON, FREEMAN, TRICH, THOMAS, CURRY,
E. Z. TAYLOR AND BELARDI, NOVEMBER 26, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
FEBRUARY 12, 2002
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 the
16 recycling fee sunset provisions; and making a repeal.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Section 701(d) of the act of July 28, 1988
20 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
1 Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, is reenacted and amended to
2 read:
3 Section 701. Recycling fee for municipal waste landfills and
4 resource recovery facilities.
5 * * *
6 [(d) Sunset for fee.--No fee shall be imposed under this <--
7 section on and after [the first day of the 11th year following <--
8 the effective date of this act] January 1, 2009.] <--
9 Section 2. Section 1936-A(b) of the act of April 9, 1929 <--
10 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
11 repealed.
12 SECTION 2. THE PROVISIONS OF 27 PA.C.S. § 6112(A) ARE <--
13 REPEALED.
14 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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