PRINTER'S NO. 1372
No. 1068 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, SCARNATI, MUSTO, ERICKSON, EARLL, VANCE,
MADIGAN, GORDNER, COSTA, BROWNE, D. WHITE, RHOADES, WOZNIAK,
BAKER, ROBBINS, WAUGH, FOLMER AND CORMAN, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
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 the fund and for civil penalties.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 901(c) of the act of October 18, 1988
14 (P.L.756, No.108), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, is
15 amended by adding a paragraph to read:
16 Section 901. Fund.
17 * * *
18 (c) Funds.--Money from the following sources shall be
19 deposited in the fund:
20 * * *
21 (10) Civil penalties assessed under section 1104.
1 Section 2. Section 1104 of the act is amended by adding a
2 subsection to read:
3 Section 1104. Civil penalties.
4 * * *
5 (f) Deposit into fund.--Civil penalties assessed under this
6 section shall be deposited in the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund
7 established in section 602.3 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
8 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
9 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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