PRINTER'S NO.  2872

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2073

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MALONEY, HANNA, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, EVERETT, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GROVE, HELM, HESS, HORNAMAN, MULLERY, RAPP, SACCONE, STERN, SWANGER AND PERRY, DECEMBER 12, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 12, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), entitled,

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as reenacted, "An act providing for independent oversight and

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review of regulations, creating an Independent Regulatory

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Review Commission, providing for its powers and duties and

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making repeals," further providing for the definition of

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"agency."

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  The definition of "agency" in section 3 of the

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act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory

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Review Act, reenacted and amended June 30, 1989 (P.L.73, No.19)

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and amended June 25, 1997 (P.L.252, No.24), is amended to read:

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Section 3.  Definitions.

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The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

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have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the

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meanings given to them in this section:

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"Agency."  Any department, departmental administrative board

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or commission, independent board or commission, agency or other

 


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authority of this Commonwealth now existing or hereafter

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created, but shall not include the Senate or the House of

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Representatives, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission[, the

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Pennsylvania Game Commission] or any court, political

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subdivision, municipal or local authority.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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