PRINTER'S NO. 2169
No. 1746 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, McNAUGHTON, FAIRCHILD, ARGALL, LEVDANSKY,
STEELMAN, SURRA, HERMAN, EGOLF, STERN, WAUGH, E. Z. TAYLOR,
PLATTS, M. N. WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD, TIGUE, BARD, BENNINGHOFF,
STEIL, STURLA, SATHER, MELIO AND BELARDI, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
SEPTEMBER 3, 1997
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 unlawful
16 conduct relating to waste from other states.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Section 1701 of the act of July 28, 1988
20 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
21 Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, is amended by adding a
22 subsection to read:
23 Section 1701. Unlawful conduct.
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2 (d) Waste from other states.--It shall be unlawful for an
3 operator of a municipal waste landfill or resource recovery
4 facility to accept for disposal or processing any municipal
5 waste from another state unless that state has a recycling and
6 waste reduction program equal to or better than the program
7 required under this act. The department shall determine which
8 states have equal or better programs and shall certify that
9 municipal waste from those states is approved for disposal and
10 processing in Pennsylvania.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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