1Amending the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), entitled "An
2act providing for the establishment, implementation and
3administration of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment
4Authority; imposing powers and duties on a board of trustees;
5transferring the rights, powers, duties and obligations of
6the Water Facilities Loan Board to the Pennsylvania
7Infrastructure Investment Authority; providing for the
8issuance of notes and bonds; providing for financial
9assistance and for a comprehensive water facilities plan;
10authorizing a referendum to incur indebtedness; making an
11appropriation; and making repeals," further providing for
12definitions; and providing for additional use of funds for
13financial assistance.

14The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15hereby enacts as follows:

16Section 1. The definition of "project" in section 3 of the
17act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania
18Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, amended June 19, 2013
19(P.L.51, No.16), is amended and the section is amended by adding
20a definition to read:

21Section 3. Definitions.

22The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
23have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

1context clearly indicates otherwise:

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3"Private lateral sewer line." A private sewer line serving a 
4structure or dwelling, running from the structure or dwelling to 
5a public sewer line.

6"Project." The eligible costs associated with the
7acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension,
8repair, rehabilitation or security measures of all or part of
9any facility or system, whether publicly or privately owned:

10(1) for the collection, treatment or disposal of
11wastewater, including industrial waste, to include private 
12lateral sewer lines;

13(2) for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution
14of drinking water;

15(3) for the control of pollution associated with storm
16water, which may include, but need not be limited to, the
17transport, storage and the infiltration of storm water; or

18(4) for the best management practices to address 
19pollution, including innovative techniques developed to 
20comply with the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), 
21known as The Clean Streams Law, or identified in the county-
22prepared watershed plans pursuant to the act of October 4, 
231978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management 
24Act, or as identified in Pennsylvania's Nonpoint Source 
25Management Program Update, as required under section 319(b) 
26of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 
27U.S.C. § 1329(b)).

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29Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:

30Section 10.1. Additional use of funds.

1A governmental unit may use financial assistance received
2under this act for the improvement, extension, repair or
3rehabilitation of private lateral sewer lines connected to
4public sewer systems, where the government unit determines that
5those activities will benefit the public sewer system. A
6governmental unit that has completed those activities shall not
7be deemed to be the owner of the private lateral sewer lines, or
8to have any further responsibility to conduct those activities,
9unless a governmental unit makes an affirmative determination to
10accept those obligations.

11Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.