HB 935 — An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in general provisions, providing for areas where landfills are prohibited.

PRINTER'S NO.   1001

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 935
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BONNER, MARCH 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, MARCH 17, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
 2      act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
 3      storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
 4      and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
 5      municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
 6      authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
 7      the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
 8      requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
 9      waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
10      facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
11      waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
12      granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
13      Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
14      Environmental Protection to adopt rules, regulations,
15      standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
16      duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
17      prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," in general
18      provisions, providing for areas where landfills are
19      prohibited.
20      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21   hereby enacts as follows:
22      Section 1.    The act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known
23   as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by adding a
24   section to read:
25   Section 109.    Areas where landfills are prohibited.
26      A landfill designed, operated or maintained for the disposal
1   of municipal waste, residual waste or hazardous waste may not be
2   located within three miles of the border of a municipality
3   having a population density of at least 1,000 residents per one
4   square mile. This section shall apply to a landfill seeking a
5   permit from the department to initially open, reopen or expand
6   operations which has not been finally granted by the department
7   and a court having final jurisdiction, as applicable.
8      Section 2.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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