PRINTER'S NO. 3870
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2302
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WATSON, O'NEILL, DiGIROLAMO, FARRY, PETRI,
M. QUINN, STAATS, SANTARSIERO AND GALLOWAY,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
A SUPPLEMENT
To the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), entitled "An act
providing for the establishment, implementation and
administration of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment
Authority; imposing powers and duties on a board of trustees;
transferring the rights, powers, duties and obligations of
the Water Facilities Loan Board to the Pennsylvania
Infrastructure Investment Authority; providing for the
issuance of notes and bonds; providing for financial
assistance and for a comprehensive water facilities plan;
authorizing a referendum to incur indebtedness; making an
appropriation; and making repeals," providing for additional
projects to mitigate contamination of sources of drinking
water.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Drinking
Water Contamination Mitigation Act.
Section 2. Intent.
The intent of this act is to supplement efforts by the
Federal Government, the Commonwealth and municipalities to
provide equipment necessary to mitigate contamination of sources
of drinking water contaminated in connection with the former
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, now known as
the Horsham Air Guard Station, but impacting the ground water
and aquifer in the area.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Authority." The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment
Authority.
Section 4. Eligibility.
For the 2016-2017 fiscal year, funds of the authority may be
used to fund grants for projects that install updated
infrastructure to ensure clean drinking water in a township of
the second class with a population between 21,500 and 24,500
based on the most recent Federal decennial census that is also
located in a county of the second class A and in a township of
the second class with a population between 32,600 and 34,000
based on the most recent Federal decennial census that is also
located in a county of the second class A.
Section 5. Reimbursement.
Nothing in this act or any other law shall be construed to
prohibit the authority from being reimbursed by the Federal
Government for funds expended by the authority associated with
the installation of infrastructure to ensure clean drinking
water.
Section 6. Construction.
This act shall be read in pari materia with the act of March
1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania
Infrastructure Investment Authority Act.
Section 7. Effective date.
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This act shall take effect immediately.
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