THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

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

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 29, 2009  

AN ACT

Providing for environmental funds reporting and disclosure by

the Department of Environmental Protection.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Environmental

Funds Reporting and Disclosure Act.

Section 2.  Department responsibilities.

The Department of Environmental Protection shall do all of

the following:

(1)  No later than September 30, 2009, and each year

thereafter, compile and update a comprehensive report of all

special funds and restricted revenue accounts administered by

the Department of Environmental Protection, containing at a

minimum:

(i)  the total receipts and expenditures of each

fund, including all fees, fines, penalties and natural

resource damage awards or settlements;

(ii)  an itemized list of each receipt and

disbursement of the fund in excess of $10,000; and

(iii)  the number and nature of violations of

environmental statutes.

(2)  A copy of the report required under paragraph (1)

shall be submitted to the chairmen and minority chairmen of

the Appropriations Committee and the Environmental Resources

and Energy Committee of the Senate and the chairmen and

minority chairmen of the Appropriations Committee and the

Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the House of

Representatives.

(3)  A copy of the report required under paragraph (1)

shall be posted and maintained on the Department of

Environmental Protection's publicly accessible Internet

website.

Section 3.  Applicability.

This act shall apply to any special fund or restricted

revenue account administered by the Department of Environmental

Protection, including, but not limited to, the Clean Air Fund,

the Clean Water Fund, the Solid Waste Abatement Fund, the Safe

Drinking Water Fund and the Waste Transportation Safety Account.

Section 4.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.