PRINTER'S NO. 4012
No. 2941 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY D. R. WRIGHT, ITKIN, MIHALICH, PETRARCA,
LEVDANSKY, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, KOSINSKI, JOSEPHS, BELARDI,
ROBINSON, STISH, FREEMAN, CIVERA, JOHNSON AND ARGALL,
SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108), entitled
2 "An act providing for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites;
3 providing further powers and duties of the Department of
4 Environmental Resources and the Environmental Quality Board;
5 providing for response and investigations for liability and
6 cost recovery; establishing the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund;
7 providing for certain fees and for enforcement, remedies and
8 penalties; and repealing certain provisions relating to the
9 rate of the capital stock franchise tax," further providing
10 for expenditures from the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 902(b) of the act of October 18, 1988
14 (P.L.756, No.108), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, is
15 amended to read:
16 Section 902. Expenditures from fund.
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18 (b) Grants for recycling.--The department shall expend
19 $2,000,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, annually
20 from the fund for the purpose of providing grants to persons who
21 purchase or lease recycling equipment to be used exclusively
1 within this Commonwealth. The amount of each grant shall be 25%
2 of the installed cost of the recycling equipment. Application
3 for a grant must be made to the department by April 15 of each
4 year. The application shall include a description of each item
5 of recycling equipment purchased or leased, the date of purchase
6 or lease, the installed cost of the recycling equipment, a
7 statement of where the recycling equipment is to be used and
8 other information as the department may require. The department
9 shall review all grant applications received to determine
10 whether the expenditures meet the requirements of this
11 subsection and shall advise the grant applicant of the grant
12 amount for which said person is eligible. The grant allowed by
13 this subsection shall apply only to recycling equipment that is
14 installed and in operation prior to April 15, [1993] 1998. This
15 subsection shall expire December 31, [1993] 1998.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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