PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 159 PRINTER'S NO. 737
No. 355 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, MUSTO, EARLL, STOUT, MADIGAN, SCARNATI,
FONTANA, BROWNE, PUNT, BRUBAKER, RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, WOZNIAK,
D. WHITE, PICCOLA, RHOADES, GORDNER, FERLO AND BAKER,
MARCH 5, 2007
SENATOR ARMSTRONG, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED,
MARCH 26, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P.L.2119, No.787),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act to provide for the better
3 protection of the health, general welfare and property of the
4 people of the Commonwealth by the control, abatement,
5 reduction and prevention of the pollution of the air by
6 smokes, dusts, fumes, gases, odors, mists, vapors, pollens
7 and similar matter, or any combination thereof; imposing
8 certain powers and duties on the Department of Environmental
9 Resources, the Environmental Quality Board and the
10 Environmental Hearing Board; establishing procedures for the
11 protection of health and public safety during emergency
12 conditions; creating a stationary air contamination source
13 permit system; providing additional remedies for abating air
14 pollution; reserving powers to local political subdivisions,
15 and defining the relationship between this act and the
16 ordinances, resolutions and regulations of counties, cities,
17 boroughs, towns and townships; imposing penalties for
18 violation of this act; and providing for the power to enjoin
19 violations of this act; and conferring upon persons aggrieved
20 certain rights and remedies," further providing for public
21 review of State implementation plans.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 7.5 of the act of January 8, 1960 (1959
25 P.L.2119, No.787), known as the Air Pollution Control Act, is
26 amended by adding a subsection to read:
1 Section 7.5. Public Review of State Implementation Plans.--*
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3 (d.1) All proposed and final State implementation plans: <--
4 (1) Required by the Clean Air Act shall be published and
5 maintained on the publicly accessible Internet website of the
6 department or other State agencies which developed the State
7 implementation plans.
8 (2) Developed by the department or other State agencies
9 shall be submitted to the chairman and minority chairman of the
10 Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the Senate and
11 the chairman and minority chairman of the Environmental
12 Resources and Energy Committee of the House of Representatives
13 at the same time as the State implementation plans are published
14 for public comment or submitted to the board, whichever is
15 applicable.
16 (D.1) THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY TO A STATE IMPLEMENTATION <--
17 PLAN AND ANY REVISION TO SUCH PLAN PROPOSED OR FINALIZED AFTER
18 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION:
19 (1) THE PLAN OR REVISION DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OTHER
20 STATE AGENCY OR LOCAL AIR AGENCY SHALL BE PUBLISHED AND
21 MAINTAINED ON THE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE
22 DEPARTMENT, OTHER STATE OR LOCAL AIR AGENCY THAT DEVELOPED THE
23 PLAN OR REVISION.
24 (2) THE PLAN OR REVISION DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR
25 OTHER STATE AGENCY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN AND
26 MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
27 COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN
28 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE
29 OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PLAN OR REVISION IS
30 PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD,
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1 WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.
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3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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