| PRINTER'S NO. 2301 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. | 1481 | Session of 2014 |
INTRODUCED BY ERICKSON AND PILEGGI, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
AN ACT
1Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
2act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
3storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
4and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
5municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
6authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
7the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
8requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
9waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
10facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
11waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
12granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
13Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
14Environmental Resources to adopt rules, regulations,
15standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
16duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
17prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," in residual
18waste, further providing for transportation of residual
19waste; and abrogating a regulation.
20The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21hereby enacts as follows:
22Section 1. Section 303 of the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380,
23No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by
24adding subsections to read:
25Section 303. Transportation of residual waste.
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1(c) The department may not prohibit the vehicular
2transportation of leachate discharged from a collection and
3handling system of a municipal authority or municipal-owned
4landfill to an offsite facility for the treatment of the
5leachate.
6(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
7"Leachate" means as defined in 25 Pa. Code § 271.1 (relating to
8definitions).
9Section 2. The regulation of the Department of Environmental
10Protection in 25 Pa. Code § 273.273(a) (relating to leachate
11transportation) is abrogated.
12Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.