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§ 6203. Establishment of program

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 27 Pa.C.S.A. Environmental ResourcesEffective: August 28, 2002

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 27 Pa.C.S.A. Environmental Resources (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Special Programs
Chapter 62. Waste Transportation Safety
Effective: August 28, 2002
27 Pa.C.S.A. § 6203
§ 6203. Establishment of program
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(a) Establishment.--A Waste Transportation Safety Program is established to protect the public health, safety and welfare and the environment.
(b) Duties.--The Waste Transportation Safety Program shall:
(1) Ensure the responsible and safe transportation of municipal or residual waste to processing and disposal facilities by requiring written authorization from the department.
(2) Prohibit a waste processing or disposal facility from accepting municipal or residual waste from a waste transportation vehicle engaged in commerce without a valid authorization sticker issued by the department.
(3) Provide the department with the authority to deny or revoke written authorization where the agency finds that the transporter has failed or continues to fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
(4) Establish a transportation authorization fee for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(c) Relationship to other laws.--Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, the Solid Waste Management Act or the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, no county and no municipality may implement a municipal waste or residual waste transportation authorization or licensing program after the effective date of this chapter.

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2002, June 29, P.L. 596, No. 90, § 2, effective in 60 days.
27 Pa.C.S.A. § 6203, PA ST 27 Pa.C.S.A. § 6203
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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