PRINTER'S NO. 871
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
737
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, PICKETT, LONGIETTI, McNEILL, D. COSTA,
COHEN AND MAHONEY, MARCH 6, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
MARCH 6, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for water obstruction and
encroachment permits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 27 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 33
WATER OBSTRUCTION
AND ENCROACHMENT PERMITS
Sec.
3301. Definitions.
3302. De minimis impact project permits.
§ 3301. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"De minimis impact project." The construction, maintenance,
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testing, repair, rehabilitation or replacement of water
obstructions and encroachments that create a disturbance that
affects an area not larger than 1/20 of an acre located within a
floodway.
"Department." The Department of Environmental Protection of
the Commonwealth.
§ 3302. De minimis impact project permits.
The fee for a permit under 25 Pa. Code Ch. 105 (relating to
dam safety and waterway management) for a de minimis impact
project is $100.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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