PRINTER'S NO. 3297
No. 2533 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY LUCYK, ALLEN AND ARGALL, MARCH 23, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, MARCH 23, 1992
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," providing for a
10 moratorium on certain incineration.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108),
14 known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, is amended by adding a
15 section to read:
16 Section 1301.1. Moratorium on incineration.
17 (a) Period.--Incineration of hazardous material listed in
18 this act, soil or other substances contaminated by petroleum or
19 petroleum products, including crude oil or any fraction thereof
20 shall be prohibited for a period of 18 months from the effective
21 date of this section.
1 (b) Cessation of review.--The department is directed to
2 immediately cease reviewing applications and cease issuing new
3 permits for incineration of products prohibited under subsection
4 (a) for a period of 18 months.
5 (c) Duties of department.--The department shall:
6 (1) Study and evaluate methods of incineration of
7 contaminated and hazardous materials, soil and substances.
8 (2) Evaluate the effects that incineration of
9 contaminated and hazardous materials, soils and other
10 substances has on the public health, the environment and the
11 economy.
12 (3) Evaluate current safety standards and propose any
13 additional standards necessary to insure that the public
14 health is not adversely affected by contaminated materials
15 and substances incineration.
16 (4) Report its findings and recommendations to the
17 Governor and the General Assembly as soon as possible and to
18 make a final report on its findings and recommendations
19 within 18 months.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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