PRINTER'S NO. 802
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
654
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, SCARNATI, BROWNE, MENSCH, DiSANTO, FOLMER,
HUTCHINSON, LANGERHOLC, MARTIN, STEFANO, J. WARD AND K. WARD,
MAY 20, 2019
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MAY 20, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325),
entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the regulation
and safety of dams and reservoirs, water obstructions and
encroachments; consolidating and clarifying the programs of
the Department of Environmental Resources and Navigation
Commission for the Delaware River; establishing penalties and
repealing certain acts," further providing for definitions
and for scope of act.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of November 26, 1978
(P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments
Act, is amended by adding a definition to read:
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Flood-related hazard." Any gravel bar, flood debris or
similar obstruction which may present a substantial potential
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