A02178
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1557
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GABLER, BERNSTINE, BOROWICZ, BURNS, CAUSER,
DUNBAR, IRVIN, KAIL, METCALFE, METZGAR, MOUL, O'NEAL,
ORTITAY, PYLE, ROAE, SANKEY, SNYDER, STRUZZI AND FRITZ,
JUNE 4, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
JUNE 4, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of September 24, 1968 (P.L.1040, No.318),
entitled "An act providing for the protection of the safety,
health and welfare of the people, property and public roads
and highways of the Commonwealth from conditions on coal
refuse disposal areas, or parts thereof, which fail to comply
with the established rules, regulations or quality standards
adopted to avoid air or water pollution or to protect water
supplies, and from the danger of slipping, sliding or burning
of coal refuse disposal areas, or parts thereof, sometimes
caused by the storage of coal refuse; prescribing for and
regulating the operation of coal refuse disposal areas, and
parts thereof; prescribing the powers of the Department of
Environmental Resources with respect thereto; providing for
the power to enjoin the operation of coal refuse disposal
areas, or parts thereof, which contain certain conditions;
providing for civil and criminal penalties; authorizing the
acquisition by condemnation of certain land areas in certain
cases; establishing a permit system, authorizing the adoption
of rules and regulations, establishing minimum standards ;
requiring bonds and for the maintenance of primary
jurisdiction over surface coal mining in Pennsylvania;
providing incentives for coal refuse disposal activities on
previously affected areas; and providing for coal refuse
disposal research," further providing for designating areas
unsuitable for coal refuse disposal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6.1(i) of the act of September 24, 1968
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