An Act amending the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, further providing for definitions; and providing for siting of wetland replacement.

Summary

The bill amends Pennsylvania’s Dam Safety and Encroachments Act to define “wetland” and to set rules for where replacement wetlands must be placed when a project harms a wetland. It directs the state department to prioritize sites adjacent to the affected wetland, then along the same watercourse, within the same watershed, or higher‑order streams, and to reject proposals that locate replacements outside the watershed unless no other options exist. The change aims to protect wetland functions by keeping replacements as close as possible to the loss.

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