HB 1048 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for water and sewer projects.

PRINTER'S NO.   1138

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1048
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CERRATO, GIRAL, MAYES, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HILL-EVANS,
        KHAN, INGLIS, KENYATTA, STEELE, SANCHEZ AND DONAHUE,
        MARCH 25, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 25, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, providing for water and sewer
 3      projects.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
 8                                 CHAPTER 62
 9                          WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS
10   Sec.
11   6201.   Definitions.
12   6202.   Private sewer lateral and private water lateral projects.
13   § 6201.   Definitions.
14      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
15   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
16   context clearly indicates otherwise:
17      "Municipality."     A city, borough, incorporated town or
18   township in this Commonwealth.
 1      "Private sewer lateral."    A line on a property upon which a
 2   building or structure is located that connects to a public sewer
 3   system.
 4      "Private water lateral."    A line on a property upon which a
 5   building or structure is located that connects to a public water
 6   supply system.
 7   § 6202.   Private sewer lateral and private water lateral
 8                projects.
 9      (a)    Replacement or remediation.--A municipality may perform
10   the replacement or remediation of a private sewer lateral or
11   private water lateral for residents of the municipality if the
12   municipality determines that the replacement or remediation will
13   benefit the public health, public water supply system or public
14   sewer system. A municipality that has performed a replacement or
15   remediation authorized under this subsection may not be deemed
16   to be the owner of a private sewer lateral or private water
17   lateral and may not be required to perform any other duties
18   unless determined necessary by the municipality.
19      (b)    Public money and municipal employees.--A municipality
20   may use public money or municipal employees for the replacement
21   or remediation of a private sewer lateral or private water
22   lateral if the municipality determines that the replacement or
23   remediation will benefit the public health, public water supply
24   system or public sewer system. Before using public money or
25   municipal employees as authorized under this subsection, the
26   municipality shall consider the availability of public money,
27   equipment, municipal employees and facilities and the competing
28   demands of the municipality for the public funds, equipment,
29   municipal employees and facilities.
30      (c)    Construction and maintenance.--A municipality may

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1   construct and maintain water or sanitary sewer pump stations,
2   public water distribution systems, public sewer collection
3   systems or similar general construction services within the
4   municipality.
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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