An Act amending the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of the department and for powers and duties of the Environmental Quality Board.

Summary

The bill adds a definition of “biosolids” to the Solid Waste Management Act and gives the Department of Environmental Protection new duties, including managing federal funds for abandoned hazardous‑waste sites and encouraging beneficial use of municipal waste. It also requires the Environmental Quality Board to establish sampling and maximum‑contaminant‑level rules for PFOS and PFOA in biosolids and mandates annual public reporting. These changes aim to improve public‑health safeguards and oversight of waste management.

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