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HB870 • 2025

An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
ZIMMERMAN
Last action
2025-03-11
Official status
Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, March 11, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-11 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION

    Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, March 11, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, further providing for watershed storm water plans and contents.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 906
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 870
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, HAMM, PICKETT, MENTZER, GROVE AND ROWE,
MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION, MARCH 11, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), entitled
"An act providing for the regulation of land and water use
for flood control and storm water management purposes,
imposing duties and conferring powers on the Department of
Environmental Resources, municipalities and counties,
providing for enforcement, and making appropriations,"
further providing for watershed storm water plans and
contents.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5 of the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864,
No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 5. Watershed storm water plans and contents.
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(d) Each watershed storm water plan may delineate areas
abutting or within the watershed where the municipal roadmaster
may choose to redirect or amend road projects for the purpose of
lessening storm water impacts within the watershed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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