PRINTER'S NO. 3752
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2275
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, BLOOM, IRVIN, SANKEY AND SAVAGE,
AUGUST 5, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
AUGUST 5, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for the regulation of pari-mutuel
thoroughbred horse racing and harness horse racing
activities, imposing certain taxes and providing for the
disposition of funds from pari-mutuel tickets; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in organization of departmental administrative
boards and commissions and of advisory boards and
commissions, further providing for Environmental Quality
Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 471 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
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No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, amended
November 1, 1979 (P.L.251, No.83), is amended to read:
Section 471. Environmental Quality Board.--[The
Environmental Quality Board shall consist of the Secretary of
Environmental Resources, who shall be chairman thereof, the
Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Labor and Industry, the Secretary of Community Affairs, the
Executive Director of the Fish Commission, the Executive
Director of the Game Commission, the Chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission, the Executive Director of the State
Planning Board, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission, five members of the Citizens
Advisory Council, and four members of the General Assembly. The
Citizens Advisory Council members shall be designated by, and
serve at the pleasure of, the Citizens Advisory Council. One of
the General Assembly members shall be designated by, and serve
at the pleasure of, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one
by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and one by the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives.] (a) The Environmental Quality Board
shall consist of the following members:
(1) The Secretary of Health.
(2) The Secretary of Community and Economic Development.
(3) The Secretary of Transportation.
(4) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(5) The Secretary of Labor and Industry.
(6) The Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission.
(7) The Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Game
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Commission.
(8) The Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission.
(9) The Executive Director of the State Planning Board.
(10) The Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission.
(11) Five members of the Citizens Advisory Council who shall
be designated by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Citizens
Advisory Council.
(12) Four members who shall be appointed by, and serve at
the pleasure of, each of the following:
(i) The President pro tempore of the Senate.
(ii) The Minority Leader of the Senate.
(iii) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(iv) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(13) The chairman and minority chairman of the
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the Senate.
(14) The chairman and minority chairman of the Environmental
Resources and Energy Committee of the House of Representatives.
(b) In addition to the heads of the various departments as
elsewhere in this act provided, the other members of the board
may have named alternates to serve in their stead, the
alternates for the members of the board from the Citizens
Advisory Council to be selected by that council from members of
the council and each other alternate to be selected by that
particular member of the board in whose stead he is to serve.
[No person will] A person may not serve as alternate for more
than one board member.
(c) [Eight] Twelve members of the board shall constitute a
quorum.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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