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PRINTER'S NO. 282 |
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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SENATE BILL |
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No. 302011-02-02 | |
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INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, ORIE, FOLMER, ERICKSON, VOGEL, D. WHITE, |
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MENSCH, EARLL, PICCOLA AND BAKER, JANUARY 27, 2011 |
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REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 27, 2011 |
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AN ACT |
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Amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), entitled, |
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as amended, "An act to preserve and improve the purity of the |
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waters of the Commonwealth for the protection of public |
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health, animal and aquatic life, and for industrial |
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consumption, and recreation; empowering and directing the |
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creation of indebtedness or the issuing of non-debt revenue |
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bonds by political subdivisions to provide works to abate |
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pollution; providing protection of water supply and water |
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quality; providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the |
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enforcement thereof; providing additional remedies for |
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abating pollution of waters; imposing certain penalties; |
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repealing certain acts; regulating discharges of sewage and |
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industrial wastes; regulating the operation of mines and |
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regulating the impact of mining upon water quality, supply |
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and quantity; placing responsibilities upon landowners and |
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land occupiers and to maintain primary jurisdiction over |
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surface coal mining in Pennsylvania," in domestic water |
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supplies, providing for permits relating to National |
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Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. |
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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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hereby enacts as follows: |
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Section 1. The act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), |
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known as The Clean Streams Law, is amended by adding a section |
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to read: |
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Section 504. Permits relating to National Pollutant |
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Discharge Elimination System.--Except as otherwise provided |
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under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 |
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U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) or Federal regulation, the department |
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shall not require, consistent with section 402(l)(2) of the |
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C. § |
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1342(l)(2)), a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
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permit for a storm water discharge associated with construction |
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activity for oil and gas construction activity, unless the oil |
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and gas construction activity contributes to a violation of |
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water quality standards. |
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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