THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, SOLOBAY, BRADFORD, CARROLL, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, GERGELY, HORNAMAN, W. KELLER, LEVDANSKY, McGEEHAN, MUSTIO, PRESTON, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, GIBBONS AND HOUGHTON, JUNE 3, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JUNE 3, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), entitled "An

act providing for the establishment, implementation and

administration of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment

Authority; imposing powers and duties on a board of trustees;

transferring the rights, powers, duties and obligations of

the Water Facilities Loan Board to the Pennsylvania

Infrastructure Investment Authority; providing for the

issuance of notes and bonds; providing for financial

assistance and for a comprehensive water facilities plan;

authorizing a referendum to incur indebtedness; making an

appropriation; and making repeals," further providing for

definitions; and providing for additional use of funds for

financial assistance.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The definition of "project" in section 3 of the

act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania

Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, amended July 14, 2005

(P.L.299, No.51), is amended and the section is amended by

adding a definition to read:

Section 3.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Private lateral sewer line."  A private sewer line serving a

structure or dwelling, running from the structure or dwelling to

a public sewer line.

"Project."  The eligible costs associated with the

acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension,

repair, rehabilitation or security measures of all or part of

any facility or system, whether publicly or, in the case of

paragraph (1) or (2), privately owned:

(1)  for the collection, treatment or disposal of

wastewater, including industrial waste, to include private

lateral sewer lines;

(2)  for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution

of drinking water;

(3)  for the control of storm water, which may include,

but need not be limited to, the transport, storage and the

infiltration of storm water; or

(4)  for the best management practices to address point

or nonpoint source pollution associated with storm water

runoff or any other innovative techniques identified in the

county-prepared watershed plans pursuant to the act of

October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water

Management Act.

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Section 2.  The act is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 10.1.  Additional use of funds.

Governmental units are authorized to use financial assistance

received under this act for the improvement, extension, repair

or rehabilitation of private lateral sewer lines connected to

public sewer systems, where the government unit determines that

such activities will benefit the public sewer system. No

governmental unit which has completed such activities shall be

deemed to be the owner of such private lateral sewer lines, or

to have any further responsibility to conduct such activities,

unless a governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to

accept such obligations.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.