PRINTER'S NO. 476
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
469
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, LANGERHOLC, STEFANO, J. WARD, DiSANTO,
MENSCH, HUTCHINSON AND PITTMAN, MARCH 22, 2021
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MARCH 22, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325),
entitled "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
risk to life or property or may create additional problems in
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