Pennsylvania 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.

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