Gov. Rendell this week signed House Bill 43 (Rubley-R-Chester), establishing uniform environmental covenants for brownfield sites, into law as Act 68.

“Although other important environmental issues took the spotlight in this legislative session, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council wants to recognize and express our appreciation to Rep. Carole Rubley, members of the General Assembly and the Governor for enactment of legislation to further advance brownfield remediation in Pennsylvania,” said Brian Hill, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.

“Our state is already nationally recognized as a leader in brownfield redevelopment; Act 68 provides greater certainty to these efforts by addressing common law problems associated with land use agreements for those sites. This new law will also strengthen the enforceability of environmental cleanup agreements, and help the Department of Environmental Protection ensure that such agreements contain sufficient health protections for Pennsylvanians.

“We comment Rep. Rubley for her leadership on this issue that is of critical important to our communities and our environment.”

12/21/2007