PRINTER'S NO. 2824

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2265 Session of 1993


        INTRODUCED BY MILLER, GEORGE, HASAY, SANTONI, HENNESSEY, FARGO,
           BELFANTI, TRELLO, STERN, SAURMAN, KIRKLAND, SURRA, LEVDANSKY,
           JAROLIN, WOZNIAK, MIHALICH, TOMLINSON AND FREEMAN,
           NOVEMBER 24, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, NOVEMBER 24, 1993

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, No.101), entitled
     2     "An act providing for planning for the processing and
     3     disposal of municipal waste; requiring counties to submit
     4     plans for municipal waste management systems within their
     5     boundaries; authorizing grants to counties and municipalities
     6     for planning, resource recovery and recycling; imposing and
     7     collecting fees; establishing certain rights for host
     8     municipalities; requiring municipalities to implement
     9     recycling programs; requiring Commonwealth agencies to
    10     procure recycled materials; imposing duties; granting powers
    11     to counties and municipalities; authorizing the Environmental
    12     Quality Board to adopt regulations; authorizing the
    13     Department of Environmental Resources to implement this act;
    14     providing remedies; prescribing penalties; establishing a
    15     fund; and making repeals," further providing for the cost of
    16     training certain inspectors.

    17     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    18  hereby enacts as follows:
    19     Section 1.  Section 1102(a)(3) of the act of July 28, 1988
    20  (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
    21  Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, is amended to read:
    22  Section 1102.  Joint inspections with host municipalities.
    23     (a)  Training of inspectors.--
    24         * * *

     1         (3)  The department is authorized to pay for the host
     2     inspection training program and to pay 50% of the approved
     3     cost of employing a certified host municipality inspector for
     4     a period not to exceed [five] ten years.
     5         * * *
     6     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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