PRINTER'S NO. 727
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
639
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, COSTA, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, BREWSTER,
HUGHES, VULAKOVICH AND RESCHENTHALER, APRIL 20, 2017
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, APRIL 20, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), entitled "An
act providing for the establishment, implementation and
administration of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment
Authority; imposing powers and duties on a board of trustees;
transferring the rights, powers, duties and obligations of
the Water Facilities Loan Board to the Pennsylvania
Infrastructure Investment Authority; providing for the
issuance of notes and bonds; providing for financial
assistance and for a comprehensive water facilities plan;
authorizing a referendum to incur indebtedness; making an
appropriation; and making repeals," further providing for
definitions; and providing for additional use of funds for
financial assistance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "project" in section 3 of the
act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania
Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, is amended and the
section is amended by adding definitions to read:
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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" Private lateral sewer line. " A private sewer line serving a
structure or dwelling, running from the structure or dwelling to
a public sewer line.
" Private lateral water line. " A private water line serving a
structure or dwelling, running from the structure or dwelling to
a public water line.
"Project." The eligible costs associated with the
acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension,
repair, rehabilitation or security measures of all or part of
any facility or system, whether publicly or privately owned:
(1) for the collection, treatment or disposal of
wastewater, including industrial waste, to include private
lateral sewer lines;
(2) for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution
of drinking water, to include private lateral water lines;
(3) for the control of pollution associated with storm
water, which may include, but need not be limited to, the
transport, storage and the infiltration of storm water; or
(4) for the best management practices to address
pollution, including innovative techniques developed to
comply with the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394),
known as The Clean Streams Law, or identified in the county-
prepared watershed plans pursuant to the act of October 4,
1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management
Act, or as identified in Pennsylvania's Nonpoint Source
Management Program Update, as required under section 319(b)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33
U.S.C. ยง 1329(b)).
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 10.1. Additional use of funds.
(a) Private lateral sewer lines.-- A governmental unit may
use financial assistance received under this act for the
improvement, extension, repair or rehabilitation of private
lateral sewer lines connected to public sewer systems where the
governmental unit determines that those activities will benefit
the public sewer system. A governmental unit that has completed
those activities shall not be deemed to be the owner of the
private lateral sewer lines or to have any further
responsibility to conduct those activities, unless the
governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to accept
those obligations.
(b) Private lateral water lines.-- A governmental unit may
use financial assistance received under this act for the
improvement, extension, repair or rehabilitation of private
lateral water lines connected to public water systems where the
governmental unit determines that those activities will benefit
the public water system. A governmental unit that has completed
those activities shall not be deemed to be the owner of the
private lateral water lines or to have any further
responsibility to conduct those activities, unless the
governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to accept
those obligations.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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