HB 848 — An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.

PRINTER'S NO.    878

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 848
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, FREEMAN, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY, HADDOCK, STEELE AND
        BRENNAN, MARCH 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
        PROTECTION, MARCH 10, 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 Resources 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
18      enforcement and remedies, providing for criminal proceedings.
19      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
20   hereby enacts as follows:
21      Section 1.    The act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known
22   as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by adding a
23   section to read:
24   Section 606.1.    Criminal proceedings.
25      The Office of Attorney General under the act of October 15,
1   1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the "Commonwealth Attorneys
2   Act," or any district attorney of any affected county may
3   commence criminal proceedings for the enforcement of this act
4   and regulations promulgated under this act.
5      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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