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PA HB1884
PA HB1884In general provisions and public policy, providing for general permit modernization.
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Introduced
09/29/2025
09/29/2025
In Committee
09/29/2025
09/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), entitled "An act to preserve and improve the purity of the waters of the Commonwealth for the protection of public health, animal and aquatic life, and for industrial consumption, and recreation; empowering and directing the creation of indebtedness or the issuing of non-debt revenue bonds by political subdivisions to provide works to abate pollution; providing protection of water supply and water quality; providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement thereof; providing additional remedies for abating pollution of waters; imposing certain penalties; repealing certain acts; regulating discharges of sewage and industrial wastes; regulating the operation of mines and regulating the impact of mining upon water quality, supply and quantity; placing responsibilities upon landowners and land occupiers and to maintain primary jurisdiction over surface coal mining in Pennsylvania," in general provisions and public policy, providing for general permit modernization.
AI Summary
This bill amends The Clean Streams Law to modernize the general permit application process for water-related activities regulated under Chapter 105, Subchapter L. Specifically, the bill requires the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to establish a centralized online application system within one year, which will include electronic submission of project details, natural diversity inventory clearances, photographs, and site-specific data, along with geographic information system mapping and mobile accessibility. The bill mandates that the department maintain a paper application option, develop standardized drawings and procedures for general permits, create permit-specific checklists, and establish an automated system for issuing notices to proceed. Additionally, the bill requires the development of uniform enforcement and inspection standards, including a digital dashboard for inspectors and consistent enforcement procedures across regional offices. The department must submit annual reports to legislative committees detailing the implementation progress, usage statistics, permit issuance numbers, compliance trends, and recommendations for improvements. The goal of these provisions is to streamline the permitting process, increase transparency, and improve overall efficiency in managing water-related permits.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (16)
Charity Grimm Krupa (R)*,
Jake Banta (R),
Bud Cook (R),
Bryan Cutler (R),
Wendy Fink (R),
Joe Hamm (R),
Lee James (R),
Tom Jones (R),
Tim O'Neal (R),
Jeffrey Olsommer (R),
Tina Pickett (R),
David Rowe (R),
Jeremy Shaffer (R),
Michael Stender (R),
James Walsh (R),
Dave Zimmerman (R),
Last Action
Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection (on 09/29/2025)
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