PRINTER'S NO. 4443
No. 2860 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, NICKOL, ARMSTRONG, BARD, BASTIAN,
BELFANTI, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
FRANKEL, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, HARRIS, HENNESSEY,
HORSEY, LAUGHLIN, LEVDANSKY, S. MILLER, NAILOR, PHILLIPS,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, B. SMITH, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, VANCE, WATSON, WILT AND YUDICHAK,
OCTOBER 4, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
OCTOBER 4, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for definitions and
3 for the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6103 of Title 27 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read:
8 § 6103. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
10 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 * * *
13 "Public water supply agency." A community water system as
14 defined by the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the
15 Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, or any person subject to
1 the act of June 24, 1939 (P.L.842, No.365), referred to as the
2 Water Rights Law.
3 * * *
4 "Security." An integrated system of activities, systems,
5 programs, equipment, personnel and policies designed in whole or
6 in part for the protection of classified information or matter,
7 sensitive information, critical infrastructure and personnel.
8 * * *
9 Section 2. Section 6105(d) of Title 27 is amended to read:
10 § 6105. Agencies.
11 * * *
12 (d) The authority.--The authority shall utilize money it
13 receives from the fund to provide financial assistance in the
14 form of grants and matching grants for storm water, water and
15 sewer infrastructure projects, including construction or
16 rehabilitation of collection and conveyance systems[.], and
17 loans to a public water supply agency serving a population of
18 less than 50,000 for the costs associated with security. The
19 authority shall develop criteria to be used to award grants and
20 loans under this subsection. The criteria and proposed changes
21 thereto shall be submitted to the Environmental Resources and
22 Energy Committee of the Senate and the Environmental Resources
23 and Energy Committee of the House of Representatives for review
24 and comment. The committees shall have 60 days to submit
25 comments to the authority. Criteria shall be reviewed by the
26 authority and the committees at least once every three years.
27 * * *
28 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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