HB 1208 — An Act amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, in other pollutions and potential pollution, further providing for potential pollution.

PRINTER'S NO.   1356

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1208
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, B. MILLER, GLEIM, HAMM, STAMBAUGH,
        MENTZER, PICKETT, ROWE AND GROVE, APRIL 15, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, APRIL 15, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), entitled
 2      "An act to preserve and improve the purity of the waters of
 3      the Commonwealth for the protection of public health, animal
 4      and aquatic life, and for industrial consumption, and
 5      recreation; empowering and directing the creation of
 6      indebtedness or the issuing of non-debt revenue bonds by
 7      political subdivisions to provide works to abate pollution;
 8      providing protection of water supply and water quality;
 9      providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement
10      thereof; providing additional remedies for abating pollution
11      of waters; imposing certain penalties; repealing certain
12      acts; regulating discharges of sewage and industrial wastes;
13      regulating the operation of mines and regulating the impact
14      of mining upon water quality, supply and quantity; placing
15      responsibilities upon landowners and land occupiers and to
16      maintain primary jurisdiction over surface coal mining in
17      Pennsylvania," in other pollutions and potential pollution,
18      further providing for potential pollution.
19      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20   hereby enacts as follows:
21      Section 1.     Section 402(c) of the act of June 22, 1937
22   (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, is amended
23   by adding a paragraph to read:
24      Section 402.     Potential Pollution.--* * *
25      (c)   * * *
1      (3)   A construction site that results in land disturbance of
2   more than one acre and less than five acres may apply to waive
3   the otherwise applicable requirements for a National Pollutant
4   Discharge Elimination System permit in accordance with 40 CFR
5   122.26(b)(15)(i) (relating to storm water discharges (applicable
6   to State NPDES programs, see § 123.25)).
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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