PRINTER'S NO. 3968
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2616
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, SAPPEY, GALLOWAY, HOWARD, WEBSTER,
ROZZI, HILL-EVANS, WARREN AND SANCHEZ, JUNE 23, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 23, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in local organizations and services,
further providing for general authority of political
subdivisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7501 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 7501. General authority of political subdivisions.
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(d.1) Applications before body.--For each political
subdivision included in a declaration of disaster emergency
declared by the Governor under section 7301 (relating to general
authority of Governor), an action required by law in
consideration of any application, plat, plan or other submission
for an approval, as defined in section 2 of the act of July 9,
2013 (P.L.362, No.54), known as the Development Permit Extension
Act, or for an action on an appeal or curative amendment, the
following shall apply:
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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, for an
approval, application, plat, plan, submission, appeal or
curative amendment received or pending as of the date of or
during the Governor's declaration of a disaster emergency,
the number of days provided to satisfy statutory time limits
in review, hearing and decision shall be suspended and tolled
as of the date of declaration of disaster emergency or as of
the date received if received during the disaster or
emergency declaration and shall resume 60 days after the
declaration of disaster emergency has expired or terminated.
(2) Written notification of the declaration of disaster
emergency, the time extension under this section and the
right to a request as provided under paragraph (3). A failure
to receive the notice provided under this paragraph shall not
affect the tolling of the number of days provided to satisfy
statutory time limits for review, hearing or decisions.
(3) Within 30 days of receipt of the notification
required under paragraph (2), an applicant may request a
meeting, hearing or proceeding as may be required by law, and
provisions governing the application, plat, plan, submission,
appeal or curative amendment during the period of the
disaster emergency in accordance with this section. The
agency, department, authority, commission, board, council,
governing body or other entity of a political subdivision
shall have discretion to proceed with a request under this
paragraph. If a proceeding is authorized, the applicant and
each party receiving actual notice of the proceeding shall be
deemed to waive any challenge to the proceedings under 65
Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings) or any other
provision of law that governs the notice, conduct or
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participation in a meeting or proceeding.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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