THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE AND MUSTO, APRIL 17, 2009

SENATOR M. WHITE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, AS AMENDED, MAY 5, 2009   

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 18, 2007 (P.L.486, No.77), entitled

"An act providing for the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, for

its funding, for expenditures from the fund and for audits of

the fund; making an appropriation; and making related

repeals," providing for deposit of funds; and further

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providing for annual reports.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6 of the act of December 18, 2007

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(P.L.486, No.77), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding

Act, is amended to read:

Section 1.  The act of December 18, 2007 (P.L.486, No.77),

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known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Funding Act, is amended by

adding a section to read:

Section 4.1.  Deposit to fund.

In addition to money from sources set forth under section

901(c) of the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108), known

as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, all civil penalties assessed

under section 1104 of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act shall be

deposited into the fund.

Section 2.  Section 6 of the act is amended to read:

Section 6.  Annual report.

(a)  Submission and posting.--The annual report required

under section 902(c) of the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756,

No.108), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, shall be

transmitted by the department to the General Assembly no later

than [August] December 31 of each year. The annual report may be

submitted to the General Assembly via electronic mail. The

department shall also publish and maintain the annual report on

the department's publicly accessible Internet website.

(b)  Contents.--In addition to the information required to be

submitted under section 902(c) of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Act, the annual report shall also contain, at a minimum, the

following information:

(1)  The number and a description of the emergency

responses initiated by the department and the costs incurred

in the aggregate and for each emergency response.

(2)  The number and nature of violations of the Hazardous

Sites Cleanup Act and the amount of fines and penalties

assessed in the aggregate and for each violation.

(3)  The amount expended for personnel costs.

Section 2 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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