SB 109 — 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 definitions and for projects affecting submerged lands of the Commonwealth.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 109
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, JANUARY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 22, 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 definitions and for projects
 8      affecting submerged lands of the Commonwealth.
 9      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10   hereby enacts as follows:
11      Section 1.    Section 3 of the act of November 26, 1978
12   (P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments
13   Act, is amended by adding a definition to read:
14   Section 3.   Definitions.
15      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
16   have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
17   meanings given to them in this section:
18      * * *
19      "Groin structure."    A shore structure that may affect shore
20   erosion, wave action or inundation.
21      * * *
1      Section 2.    Section 15 of the act is amended by adding a
2   subsection to read:
3   Section 15.    Projects affecting submerged lands of the
4                 Commonwealth.
5      * * *
6      (f)   The department may charge a license fee not to exceed
7   $250 for a person to construct, repair, replace, operate,
8   maintain or remove a groin structure at the licensed premises.
9      Section 3.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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