HR 286 — A Resolution urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers.

PRINTER'S NO.   2146

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 286
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY PUGH, PICKETT, REICHARD, KUZMA, OLSOMMER,
        K.HARRIS, WALSH, RASEL AND GILLEN, JULY 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, JULY 16, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the President and Congress of the United States and the
 2      Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements
 3      of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the
 4      burden on taxpayers.
 5      WHEREAS, The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat.
 6   1155, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) allows the Environmental
 7   Protection Agency to regulate water pollution through the
 8   National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System by requiring
 9   regulated municipalities and other entities to create storm
10   water management plans and obtain permits for discharges of
11   storm water from their municipal separate storm sewer systems,
12   referred to as "MS4s"; and
13      WHEREAS, In seeking to comply with this mandate from the
14   Environmental Protection Agency, as enforced by the Department
15   of Environmental Protection, municipalities in Pennsylvania have
16   struggled to fund the projects and efforts required under the
17   Federal mandate; and
18      WHEREAS, Local governments, in order to fund the projects and
 1   efforts required under the Federal mandate, have begun placing
 2   tremendous economic burdens on our residents, businesses and
 3   property owners through the imposition of new and increased
 4   fees; and
 5      WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania there is one large MS4, one medium
 6   MS4 and 1,059 small MS4s imposing these burdensome fees on
 7   residents and businesses in direct correlation to the Federal
 8   Government's unfunded mandate; therefore be it
 9      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
10   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the President and Congress of
11   the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to
12   address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management
13   program to relieve the burden on taxpayers; and be it further
14      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
15   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge Congress to enact legislation
16   to update provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
17   to better address the issue of water pollution and provide
18   fairness across the board to residents and individuals alike;
19   and be it further
20      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
21   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the President and the
22   Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to work
23   with municipalities across the country to address storm water
24   management; and be it further
25      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
26   the President of the United States, the Administrator of the
27   Environmental Protection Agency, the presiding officers of each
28   house of Congress and each member of Congress from Pennsylvania.




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