Pennsylvania HB 586: An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions and for powers and duties of the department; in applications and permits, further providing for permits and licenses required, transition scheme and reporting requirements and providing for food processing residuals; and imposing penalties.

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PRINTER'S NO. 595
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 586
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FRIEL, GLEIM, TAKAC, BURGOS, LABS, KHAN, GIRAL,
VENKAT, VITALI, STAMBAUGH, KENYATTA, PIELLI, CUTLER, SANCHEZ,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MALAGARI, HILL-EVANS, OTTEN, ZIMMERMAN,
WEBSTER AND GREEN, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), entitled "An
act providing for the planning and regulation of solid waste
storage, collection, transportation, processing, treatment,
and disposal; requiring municipalities to submit plans for
municipal waste management systems in their jurisdictions;
authorizing grants to municipalities; providing regulation of
the management of municipal, residual and hazardous waste;
requiring permits for operating hazardous waste and solid
waste storage, processing, treatment, and disposal
facilities; and licenses for transportation of hazardous
waste; imposing duties on persons and municipalities;
granting powers to municipalities; authorizing the
Environmental Quality Board and the Department of
Environmental Protection to adopt rules, regulations,
standards and procedures; granting powers to and imposing
duties upon county health departments; providing remedies;
prescribing penalties; and establishing a fund," in general
provisions, further providing for definitions and for powers
and duties of the department; in applications and permits,
further providing for permits and licenses required,
transition scheme and reporting requirements and providing
for food processing residuals; and imposing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 103 of the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380,
No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, is amended by
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adding definitions to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
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"Animal processing waste." Residual materials in liquid or
solid form generated in the slaughtering of poultry and
livestock or in processing and converting fish, seafood, milk,
meat or eggs to food products.
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"Food processing residuals." Animal processing waste and
vegetative processing waste.
"Food processing residuals data sheet." A written document
that meets the requirements established by the State
Conservation Commission, in consultation with the Department of
Agriculture, and specifies the quantity, content,
characterization, origin, age, prior possessors and processing
of food processing residuals, dates and parties to any prior
transfers of possession, intended site for storage prior to land
application, if applicable, and intended site of land
application in the course of normal farming operation.
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"Hauler or broker of food processing residuals ." A person
who for a fee or other remuneration provides transport or
application or coordination for transport or application of food
processing residuals from or to land owned or controlled by
another person or municipality.
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"Land application system." A written, site-specific plan
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that incorporates best management practices for the use, storage
and application of food processing residuals .
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"Vegetative processing waste." Residual materials in liquid
or solid form generated in the processing, converting or
manufacturing of fruits, vegetables or crops into marketable
food items.
Section 2. Section 104(17) and (18) of the act are amended
and the section is amended by adding paragraphs to read:
Section 104. Powers and duties of the department.
The department in consultation with the Department of Health
regarding matters of public health significance shall have the
power and its duty shall be to:
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(17) administer funds collected by the United States
Government and granted to Pennsylvania for the purpose of
closing, maintaining or monitoring abandoned or closed
hazardous waste storage, treatment or disposal sites and for
the purpose of action to abate or prevent pollution at such
sites. If Congress has not authorized the collection of such
funds within one year after the effective date of this act,
or if the department finds that the funding program
authorized is inadequate, the department shall transmit to
the General Assembly within 15 months after the effective
date of this act a proposal for the establishment of a fund
in Pennsylvania comprised of surcharges collected from users
of hazardous waste storage, treatment and disposal facilities
excluding captive facilities in the Commonwealth. Such fund
shall be proposed for the purpose of closing, maintaining or
monitoring hazardous waste storage, treatment or