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PA HB662
PA HB662In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in miscellaneous, providing for release testing and reimbursement.
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Introduced
02/20/2025
02/20/2025
In Committee
02/20/2025
02/20/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108), entitled "An act providing for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites; providing further powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Resources and the Environmental Quality Board; providing for response and investigations for liability and cost recovery; establishing the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund; providing for certain fees and for enforcement, remedies and penalties; and repealing certain provisions relating to the rate of the capital stock franchise tax," in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in miscellaneous, providing for release testing and reimbursement.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act by first changing the definition of "department" from the Department of Environmental Resources to the Department of Environmental Protection, and then adding a new section requiring annual release testing and reimbursement for identified contaminated sites. Under the new provisions, site owners must conduct annual testing of releases from contaminated sites, including those with hazardous substances approved under federal or state permits. An "identified contaminated site" is defined as a location containing hazardous substances at levels above normal background that pose risks to human health or the environment, which would include Federal Superfund sites. The bill also requires site owners to reimburse the department according to a specified section (section 507), though the details of that reimbursement are not provided in the bill text. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, giving stakeholders time to prepare for the new testing and reporting requirements.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (9)
Joseph Webster (D)*,
Heather Boyd (D),
Tim Brennan (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Kristine Howard (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Mandy Steele (D),
Last Action
Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection (on 02/20/2025)
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