PRINTER'S NO. 959
No. 809 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, M. WHITE, WAGNER, D. WHITE, MUSTO, COSTA,
RAFFERTY, KITCHEN, MOWERY AND KASUNIC, JUNE 10, 2003
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JUNE 10, 2003
AN ACT
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, is amended and the
19 section is amended by adding a definition to read:
20 Section 3. Definitions.
21 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
22 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
23 context clearly indicates otherwise:
1 * * *
2 "Private lateral sewer line." A private sewer line serving a
3 structure or dwelling, running from the structure or dwelling to
4 a public sewer line.
5 "Project." The eligible costs associated with the
6 acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension,
7 repair or rehabilitation of all or part of any facility or
8 system, whether publicly or, in the case of paragraph (1) or
9 (2), privately owned:
10 (1) for the collection, treatment or disposal of
11 wastewater, including industrial waste, to include private
12 lateral sewer lines;
13 (2) for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution
14 of drinking water;
15 (3) for the control of storm water, which may include,
16 but need not be limited to, the transport, storage and the
17 infiltration of storm water; or
18 (4) for the best management practices to address point
19 or nonpoint source pollution associated with storm water
20 runoff or any other innovative techniques identified in the
21 county-prepared watershed plans pursuant to the act of
22 October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water
23 Management Act.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
26 Section 10.1. Additional use of funds.
27 Governmental units are authorized to use financial assistance
28 received under this act for the improvement, extension, repair
29 or rehabilitation of private lateral sewer lines connected to
30 public sewer systems, where the government unit determines that
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1 such activities will benefit the public sewer system. No
2 governmental unit which has completed such activities shall be
3 deemed to be the owner of such private lateral sewer lines, or
4 to have any further responsibility to conduct such activities,
5 unless a governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to
6 accept such obligations.
7 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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