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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2136 | PRINTER'S NO. 2182 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, BRADFORD, HARPER AND PERRY, JUNE 17, 2011 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 22, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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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," in general provisions, defining |
16 | "yard waste," and in grants, further providing for general |
17 | limitations. |
18 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
19 | hereby enacts as follows: |
20 | Section 1. Section 103 of the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556, |
21 | No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and |
22 | Waste Reduction Act, is amended by adding a definition to read: |
23 | Section 103. Definitions. |
24 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
25 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
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1 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
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3 | "Yard waste." The term includes, but is not limited to, leaf |
4 | waste. |
5 | Section 2. Section 905(c) of the act, amended December 9, |
6 | 2002 (P.L.1404, No.175), is amended to read: |
7 | Section 905. General limitations. |
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9 | (c) Other limitations on grants.--The department may not |
10 | award any grant under this chapter to any county or municipality |
11 | that has failed to comply with the conditions set forth in |
12 | previously awarded grants under this chapter, the requirements |
13 | of this chapter and any regulations promulgated pursuant |
14 | thereto, provided that the department shall not prohibit the |
15 | award of any grant to a county or municipality that has adopted |
16 | an ordinance allowing the limited burning periodically for any | <-- |
17 | reason permitted by the ordinance of yard waste, leaf waste, or |
18 | both. |
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20 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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