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Environment-Related Bills Signed Into Law In 2010
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The following is a list of environment-related bills signed into law in 2010--
Neighborhoods: House Bill 1609 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) amending the Municipalities Planning Code further defining traditional neighborhood development was signed into law as Act 111.
Alternative Energy On Farms: House Bill 1394 (Houghton-D-Chester) relating to splitting off farm and forest land under preferential assessment for alternative energy production was signed into law as Act 109.
Electronics Recycling: House Bill 708 (Ross-R-Chester) requiring recycling of certain electronic products funded by industry fees was signed into law as Act 108.
Local Government Merger: Senate Bill 1429 (Eichelberger-R-Blair) further providing for the merger and consolidations of local governments was signed into law as Act 102.
Blight: Senate Bill 900 (Argall-R-Schuylkill) establishing the Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act was signed into law as Act 90.
Energy Production On Farmland: Senate Bill 298 (Yaw-R-Bradford) amends the Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act to allow the splitting off of preserved farm and forest lands used for alternative energy systems and natural gas and coal bed methane was signed into law as Act 88.
Borough Electric Purchases: Senate Bill 168 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) further authorizing electric purchases by boroughs was signed into law as Act 87.
Capital Budget: House Bill 2291 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) 2010-2011 Capital Budget projects bill was signed into law as Act 82.
RCAP Capital Budget Debt: House Bill 2290 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) and House Bill 2289 (D.Evans) increasing the Capital Budget debt ceiling by $600 million was signed into law as Act 48 and Act 47 respectively.
Fiscal Code: Senate Bill 1042 (Browne-R-Lehigh) the Fiscal Code bill was amended Friday by the House Appropriations Committee with the agreed to language by the Senate, House and Gov. Rendell and includes provisions increasing the Education Improvement Tax Credit; provides for transfers from Tobacco Settlement, State System of Higher Education deferred maintenance monies and other special funds; establishes the DCNR Heritage Areas Program in law; provides for environmental, planning and other permit extensions for development upon application for a period of one year if the permits were issued between December 31, 2008 and before July 2, 2013 (formerly Senate Bill 569 (Pileggi-R-Delaware) and House Bill 1056 (M.O'Brien-D-Philadelphia) and any requirements that have changed since the original permit was issued will not have an impact on whether an extension is granted; and language outlining the intend of the General Assembly to adopt a Marcellus Shale natural gas production tax and an Independent Fiscal Office by October 1, effective January 1. It was signed into law as Act 46.
Guaranteed Energy Savings: House Bill 687 (Dermody-D-Allegheny) expanding guaranteed energy savings contracts to include technologies to reduce water and wastewater consumption was signed into law as Act 39.
Geologists: House Bill 975 (Adolph-R-Delaware) further providing for continuing education for professional geologists was signed into law as Act 25. Recycling Fee: House Bill 961 (Buxton-D-Dauphin) extending the $2/ton Recycling Fee through 2020 and requiring the transfer of $1.25 million annually through the FY 2012-13 to a new Used Tire Pile Remediation Program was signed it into law as Act 24.
Well Production: Senate Bill 297 (Yaw-R-Bradford) providing for semi-annual reporting of oil and gas well production was signed into law as Act 16.
Coal Refuse Piles: House Bill 1847 (Harhai-D-Westmoreland) establishing a special review board to arbitrate coal bed methane well-location disputes between landowners and gas companies was signed into law as Act 4. |
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12/6/2010 |
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