THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, MUSTO, STOUT, GORDNER, VANCE, BROWNE, RAFFERTY, WAUGH, PILEGGI, ERICKSON, ORIE, SCARNATI, GREENLEAF, PICCOLA, EARLL, D. WHITE AND BAKER, JANUARY 29, 2009

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 29, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of January 8, 1960 (1959 P.L.2119, No.787),

entitled, as amended, "An act to provide for the better

protection of the health, general welfare and property of the

people of the Commonwealth by the control, abatement,

reduction and prevention of the pollution of the air by

smokes, dusts, fumes, gases, odors, mists, vapors, pollens

and similar matter, or any combination thereof; imposing

certain powers and duties on the Department of Environmental

Resources, the Environmental Quality Board and the

Environmental Hearing Board; establishing procedures for the

protection of health and public safety during emergency

conditions; creating a stationary air contamination source

permit system; providing additional remedies for abating air

pollution; reserving powers to local political subdivisions,

and defining the relationship between this act and the

ordinances, resolutions and regulations of counties, cities,

boroughs, towns and townships; imposing penalties for

violation of this act; and providing for the power to enjoin

violations of this act; and conferring upon persons aggrieved

certain rights and remedies," further providing for public

review of State implementation plans.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 7.5 of the act of January 8, 1960 (1959

P.L.2119, No.787), known as the Air Pollution Control Act, is

amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 7.5.  Public Review of State Implementation Plans.--* * *

(d.1)  The following shall apply to a State implementation

plan and any revision to such plan proposed or finalized after

the effective date of this subsection:

(1)  The plan or revision developed by the department, other

State agency or local air agency shall be published and

maintained on the publicly accessible Internet website of the

department, other State or local air agency that developed the

plan or revision.

(2)  The plan or revision developed by the department or

other State agency shall be submitted to the chairman and

minority chairman of the Environmental Resources and Energy

Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman

of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the House

of Representatives at the same time as the plan or revision is

published for public comment or submitted to the board,

whichever is applicable.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.