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Senate Passes Bills On Reporting From Keystone, Hazardous Sites Funds, Air Plan Comments
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The Senate this week approved three bills sponsored by Sen. Mary Jo White (R-Venango), Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, designed to shed light on funding for parks and recreation projects and state Air Quality Implementation Plans, and dedicate funds to hazardous sites cleanup. Senate Bill 302 requires state agencies which receive funding under the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund Act (Key '93) to submit annual reports to the governor and General Assembly - including a description of projects, their locations and amounts requested - and post the information online.
"Key '93 funds a variety of projects across the commonwealth, and taxpayers have a right to see what is being funded and how much is being spent," said Sen. White.
Senate Bill 303 requires DEP to deposit any Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act-related fine money into the HSCA Fund, which is used to clean up hazardous sites. Civil penalties under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act – up to $25,000 per offense – could not be used to supplant other funds within DEP.
"Senate Bill 303 simply ensures that fines levied under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act help fund critical cleanup projects in communities across Pennsylvania, and aren't diverted to other uses," said Sen. White.
Senate Bill 304 requires the Department of Environmental Protection to post and maintain all clean air State Implementation Plans on its website, and to provide the same to the standing Senate and House oversight committees.
The bills will now go to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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4/11/2011 |
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