Pennsylvania HB 1685: An Act amending the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L.1304, No.315), known as the Local Health Administration Law, further providing for powers and duties of county departments of health and providing for exception for abatement of asbestos or other similar material.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2070
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1685
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KUZMA, STENDER AND MIHALEK, JULY 1, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JULY 1, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L.1304, No.315), entitled
"An act to improve local health administration throughout the
Commonwealth by authorizing the creation, establishment and
administration of single-county or joint-county departments
of health in all counties; exempting certain municipalities
from the jurisdiction of single-county or joint-county
departments of health; permitting the dissolution of
departments or boards of health in certain municipalities;
authorizing State grants to counties which establish
departments of health and to certain municipalities if they
meet prescribed requirements; conferring powers and duties
upon the State Department of Health in connection with the
creation, establishment and administration of single-county
or joint-county departments of health and administration of
the health laws in parts of certain municipalities not
subject to the jurisdiction of single-county or joint-county
departments of health, and the administration of State
grants; and repealing an act which confers health powers upon
counties of the first class," further providing for powers
and duties of county departments of health and providing for
exception for abatement of asbestos or other similar
material.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 10 introductory paragraph of the act of
August 24, 1951 (P.L.1304, No.315), known as the Local Health
Administration Law, is amended to read:
Section 10. Powers and Duties of County Departments of
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Health.--[After] Except as provided in section 10.1, after it
has been established, the county department of health--
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 10.1. Exception for abatement of asbestos or other
similar material.--A rule, regulation, standard or penalty
implemented by a county department of health regarding the
abatement of asbestos or other similar material in a building or
structure shall not be applicable to a municipality within the
county whose governing body chooses to opt out of the rule,
regulation or standard.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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