Pennsylvania HB 872: An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 908
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 872
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, HAMM, JAMES, PICKETT, GLEIM, GROVE AND
GILLEN, MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, MARCH 11, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), entitled
"An act providing for the regulation of land and water use
for flood control and storm water management purposes,
imposing duties and conferring powers on the Department of
Environmental Resources, municipalities and counties,
providing for enforcement, and making appropriations,"
further providing for watershed storm water plans and
contents.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of October 4, 1978
(P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, is
amended to read:
Section 5. Watershed storm water plans and contents.
(a) Within two years following the promulgation of
guidelines by the department pursuant to section 14, each county
shall prepare and adopt a watershed storm water management plan
for each watershed located in the county as designated by the
department, in consultation with the municipalities located
within each watershed, and shall periodically review and revise
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such plan at least every five years. The department may, for
good cause shown, grant an extension of time to any county for
the preparation and adoption of a watershed storm water
management plan. A municipality that does not have a public
water or sewer system shall be exempt from participating in the
watershed storm water management plan.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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