Pennsylvania SB 925: An Act amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, in other pollutions and potential pollution, further providing for potential pollution.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1579
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 925
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, PHILLIPS-HILL, PICOZZI, STEFANO, ROTHMAN,
HUTCHINSON, LAUGHLIN, J. WARD, VOGEL AND PENNYCUICK,
APRIL 14, 2026
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, APRIL 14, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), entitled
"An act to preserve and improve the purity of the waters of
the Commonwealth for the protection of public health, animal
and aquatic life, and for industrial consumption, and
recreation; empowering and directing the creation of
indebtedness or the issuing of non-debt revenue bonds by
political subdivisions to provide works to abate pollution;
providing protection of water supply and water quality;
providing for the jurisdiction of courts in the enforcement
thereof; providing additional remedies for abating pollution
of waters; imposing certain penalties; repealing certain
acts; regulating discharges of sewage and industrial wastes;
regulating the operation of mines and regulating the impact
of mining upon water quality, supply and quantity; placing
responsibilities upon landowners and land occupiers and to
maintain primary jurisdiction over surface coal mining in
Pennsylvania," in other pollutions and potential pollution,
further providing for potential pollution.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 402(c) of the act of June 22, 1937
(P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, is amended
by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 402. Potential Pollution.--* * *
(c) * * *
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(3) A construction site that results in land disturbance of
more than one acre and less than two acres may apply to waive
the otherwise applicable requirements for a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System permit in accordance with 40 CFR
122.26(b)(15)(i) (relating to storm water discharges (applicable
to State NPDES programs, see § 123.25)).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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