HB 328 — An Act amending the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, further providing for permit issuance and conditions.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-27
Latest action: — Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, Jan. 27, 2025
Sponsors
- Clint Owlett (R, PA-68) — sponsor · 2025-01-27
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Michael Stender (R, PA-108) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
- Bud Cook (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-01-27
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, Jan. 27, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 283
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 328
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY OWLETT, PICKETT, HAMM, STENDER, JAMES, ZIMMERMAN,
KUZMA AND COOK, JANUARY 27, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, JANUARY 27, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325),
2 entitled "An act providing for the regulation and safety of
3 dams and reservoirs, water obstructions and encroachments;
4 consolidating and clarifying the programs of the Department
5 of Environmental Resources and Navigation Commission for the
6 Delaware River; establishing penalties and repealing certain
7 acts," further providing for permit issuance and conditions.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 9 of the act of November 26, 1978
11 (P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments
12 Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
13 Section 9. Permit issuance and conditions.
14 * * *
15 (c) If the department issues an emergency permit, approval
16 or authorization for stream clearing or maintenance activities
17 around a water obstruction under this act or any other State
18 law, the department shall authorize clearing activities for not
19 less than 250 feet from the water obstruction if the emergency
20 permit, approval or authorization is requested by a Commonwealth
1 agency or political subdivision and there is a declaration of
2 disaster emergency for the area at the Federal, State or county
3 level.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Environmental And Natural Resource Protection Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Owlett (R, state_lower PA-68) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bud Cook (R, state_lower PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Michael Stender (R, state_lower PA-108) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Environmental And Natural Resource Protection Committee · pa-leg