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House of Representatives
Session of 2025 - 2026 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: January 9, 2025 01:10 PM
From: Representative Greg Vitali and Rep. Christopher M. Rabb, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
To: All House members
Subject: Issuance of Permits in Environmental Justice Areas
 
Under the Pennsylvania constitution, all Pennsylvanians have the right to a clean environment, regardless of zip code. However, that is not always the case in practice, especially in burdened communities.

This legislation would give the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection the authority to designate environmental justice areas in communities with increased pollution burdens and vulnerable populations. Before issuing a permit in an environmental justice area, the applicant would be required to submit a cumulative environmental impact report. This legislation also requires the department to conduct a more robust public hearing process for these permits. DEP may require additional conditions or mitigation requirements or deny a permit based on cumulative impacts.

This legislation was introduced last session as HB 652. Please join me in co-sponsoring this important piece of legislation.



Introduced as HB109


Memo Updated: January 13, 2025 07:50 AM