PRINTER'S NO. 1997
No. 1660 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY DAVIES, BITTINGER, MILLIRON, HASKELL, NOYE,
GALLEN, CALTAGIRONE, O'CONNELL, BUTERA, YOHN, BITTLE,
D. R. WRIGHT, BROWN, FREIND AND SPENCER, SEPTEMBER 27, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, SEPTEMBER 27, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," requiring the installation
21 of flood monitoring systems in earthen dams.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 1904-A, act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
25 No.175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929," is amended
26 by adding a clause to read:
27 Section 1904-A. Waters.--The Department of Environmental
1 Resources shall have the power and its duty shall be:
2 * * *
3 (9) To install or require and oversee the installation of a
4 flood monitoring system of the sensor type in all earthen dams
5 which could cause loss of life or serious damage to property
6 should a failure of the dam occur. The department shall maintain
7 a current list of all such dams.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1978.
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