PRINTER'S NO. 576
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
551
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, McNEILL, KORTZ, RAVENSTAHL, D. COSTA,
DEASY AND THOMAS, FEBRUARY 17, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
FEBRUARY 17, 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 a definition 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.
"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
sewer lines;
(2) for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution
of drinking water;
(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) General rule.--Subject to subsection (b), governmental
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units are authorized to 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 government unit determines that
such activities will benefit the public sewer system. No
governmental unit which has completed such activities shall be
deemed to be the owner of such private lateral sewer lines, or
to have any further responsibility to conduct such activities,
unless a governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to
accept such obligations.
(b) Eligibility.--A private lateral sewer line project shall
be eligible for financial assistance if any one of the following
is applicable:
(1) The municipality or municipal authority has been
ordered by any public health or environmental agency having
jurisdiction to reduce infiltration and inflow.
(2) Private lateral sewer lines have been identified,
through an appropriate engineering study, as significant
contributors to the wet weather overflow problem and sewer
system capacity, and a private sewer line project is
determined to be a cost-effective component of the solution.
(3) The municipality or municipal authority determines
that a private sewer line project will benefit the public
health through the prevention of overflows and sewage backup
onto private property.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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