H1401B2610A04190 BIL:JSL 10/19/17 #90 A04190
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1401
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE OBERLANDER
Printer's No. 2610
Amend Bill, page 1, line 11, by inserting after "TAX"
and for regulatory authority of the Department of Environmental
Protection and the Environmental Quality Board
Amend Bill, page 36, by inserting between lines 5 and 6
Section 2405. Limitations on regulatory authority.
(a) Department of Environmental Protection.--The following
apply to actions of the Department of Environmental Protection:
(1) From funds appropriated to the Department of
Environmental Protection, the department may not adopt,
promulgate or submit for public comment regulations,
technical guidance documents, general permits, general permit
revisions, permit conditions or rulemaking of any kind for a
period of 24 months after the effective date of this section.
(2) From funds appropriated to the Department of
Environmental Protection, the department shall reassign
technical policy staff to process and review permit
applications and to issue permits for applications that are
administratively and technically complete.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Department of
Environmental Protection may adopt or promulgate technical
guidance documents or policy statements to protect or
preserve the health, safety or welfare of the people of this
Commonwealth in order to avoid or mitigate an imminent or
occurring emergency or other natural disaster.
(b) Environmental Quality Board.--The following apply to
actions of the Environmental Quality Board:
(1) From funds appropriated to the Environmental Quality
Board, the board shall not adopt, promulgate or consider
regulations, policy statements, permit conditions, technical
guidance documents or rulemaking of any kind for a period of
24 months following the effective date of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Environmental
Quality Board may promulgate regulations to protect or
preserve the health, safety or welfare of the people of this
Commonwealth in order to avoid or mitigate an imminent or
occurring emergency or other natural disaster.
Amend Bill, page 36, line 6, by striking out "2405" and
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