Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR286: A Resolution urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers.
Status: In committee, July 16, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution Urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers.
From the introduced text, July 16, 2025:
A RESOLUTION Urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers. WHEREAS, The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate water pollution through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System by requiring regulated municipalities and other entities to create storm water management plans and obtain permits for discharges of storm water from their municipal separate storm sewer systems, referred to as "MS4s"; and WHEREAS, In seeking to comply with this mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency, as enforced by the Department of Environmental Protection, municipalities in Pennsylvania have struggled to fund the projects and efforts required under the Federal mandate; and WHEREAS, Local governments, in order to fund the projects and efforts required under the Federal mandate, have begun placing tremendous economic burdens on our residents, businesses and property owners through the imposition of new and increased fees; and WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania there is one large MS4, one medium MS4 and 1,059 small MS4s imposing these burdensome fees on residents and businesses in direct correlation to the Federal Government's unfunded mandate; therefore be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania …
Sponsors
- Brenda Pugh (R, 120) · primary sponsor
- Tina Pickett (R, 110)
- Chad Reichard (R, 90)
- Andrew Kuzma (R, 39)
- Jeffrey Olsommer (R, 139)
- Keith Harris (D, 195)
- James Walsh (R, 117)
- Brian Rasel (R, 56)
- Mark Gillen (R, 128)
- David Zimmerman (R, 99)
- Jack Rader (R, 176)
- Keith Greiner (R, 43)
Latest actions
- : Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, July 16, 2025
Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
Common questions
- What is HR286?
- HR286 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers.
- What does HR286 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Urging the President and Congress of the United States and the Environmental Protection Agency to address the requirements of the MS4 storm water management program to relieve the burden on taxpayers.
- What is the status of HR286?
- In committee as of July 16, 2025. Latest action: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, July 16, 2025 (July 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR286?
- Brenda Pugh (R, 120), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR286?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr286
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