HB2504 • 2025

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.

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Sponsor: OWLETT
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, May 11, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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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.

What This Bill Does

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.

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Bill History

2026-05-11 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, May 11, 2026

Official Summary Text

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.

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PRINTER'S NO. 3390
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2504
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY OWLETT, PICKETT, CUTLER, PUGH AND ROWE,
MAY 11, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, MAY 11, 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.--* * *
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(3) A residential construction site that results in land
disturbance of more than one acre and less than three 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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