PRINTER'S NO. 1080
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
927
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RADER, IRVIN, HAHN, ZIMMERMAN, D. COSTA, KAUFER,
GILLEN AND B. MILLER, MARCH 22, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 22, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled
"An act providing for planning for the processing and
disposal of municipal waste; requiring counties to submit
plans for municipal waste management systems within their
boundaries; authorizing grants to counties and municipalities
for planning, resource recovery and recycling; imposing and
collecting fees; establishing certain rights for host
municipalities; requiring municipalities to implement
recycling programs; requiring Commonwealth agencies to
procure recycled materials; imposing duties; granting powers
to counties and municipalities; authorizing the Environmental
Quality Board to adopt regulations; authorizing the
Department of Environmental Resources to implement this act;
providing remedies; prescribing penalties; establishing a
fund; and making repeals," in recycling and waste reduction,
further providing for municipal implementation of recycling
programs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1501(a) and (b) of the act of July 28,
1988 (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 1501. Municipal implementation of recycling programs.
(a) Large population.--[Within two years after the effective
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date of this act, each] Except as provided in subsection (b.2),
a municipality other than a county that has a population of
10,000 or more people shall establish and implement a source-
separation and collection program for recyclable materials in
accordance with this section. Population shall be determined by
the most recent decennial census by the [Bureau of the Census of
the United States Department of Commerce] United States Census
Bureau.
(b) Small population.--[Within three years after the
effective date of this act, each] Except as provided in
subsection (b.2), a municipality other than a county that has a
population of more than 5,000 people but less than 10,000
people[, and which] and that has a population density of more
than 300 people per square mile[,] shall establish and implement
a source-separation and collection program for recyclable
materials in accordance with this section. Population shall be
determined based on the most recent decennial census by the
[Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of
Commerce] United States Census Bureau.
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(b.2) Leaf waste.--A municipality other than a county that
has a population of more than 5,000 people and that has a
population density of 500 or fewer people per square mile shall
be exempt from establishing a leaf waste collection program
provided that the municipality has enacted an ordinance
prohibiting the burning of leaf waste. If a municipality has not
enacted an ordinance prohibiting the burning of leaf waste, the
municipality shall be subject to the requirements of:
(1) subsection (a) if the municipality has a population
of 10,000 or more people; or
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(2) subsection (b) if the municipality has a population
of more than 5,000 people but less than 10,000 people and has
a population density of more than 300 people per square mile.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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