HB 870 — An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

PRINTER'S NO.   906

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 870
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, HAMM, PICKETT, MENTZER, GROVE AND ROWE,
        MARCH 11, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, MARCH 11, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), entitled
 2      "An act providing for the regulation of land and water use
 3      for flood control and storm water management purposes,
 4      imposing duties and conferring powers on the Department of
 5      Environmental Resources, municipalities and counties,
 6      providing for enforcement, and making appropriations,"
 7      further providing for watershed storm water plans and
 8      contents.
 9      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10   hereby enacts as follows:
11      Section 1.    Section 5 of the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864,
12   No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, is amended by
13   adding a subsection to read:
14   Section 5.   Watershed storm water plans and contents.
15      * * *
16      (d)   Each watershed storm water plan may delineate areas
17   abutting or within the watershed where the municipal roadmaster
18   may choose to redirect or amend road projects for the purpose of
19   lessening storm water impacts within the watershed.
20      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.