WHEREAS, MS4s are designated in urbanized areas as determined
by the latest Federal decennial census and, accordingly, as
Pennsylvania communities grow they are included in MS4
permitting requirements; and
WHEREAS, Controlling storm water runoff to comply with the
MS4 regulations has become a financial burden on many
Pennsylvania communities; and
WHEREAS, The cost of compliance with the MS4 program has been
estimated to cost Pennsylvania taxpayers several billion
dollars; and
WHEREAS, This unfunded mandate has already added additional
costs and increased taxes on residents and businesses and
restricted growth in our neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's Storm Water Management Act, Act 167
of 1978, and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102, Erosion and Sediment
Control, adequately address storm water within the Commonwealth;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
States to repeal the EPA's MS4 program; and be it further
RESOLVED, That certified copies of this resolution be
transmitted by the Executive Clerk to the President of the
United States, the President pro tempore of the United States
Senate and the Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives; and be it further
RESOLVED, That certified copies of this resolution be
transmitted to the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
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