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§ 8102. Findings

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 27 Pa.C.S.A. Environmental Resources

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 27 Pa.C.S.A. Environmental Resources (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Sanctions and Remedies
Subpart C. Immunity
Chapter 81. Good Samaritan (Refs & Annos)
27 Pa.C.S.A. § 8102
§ 8102. Findings
Currentness
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) This Commonwealth's long history of mining and the extraction of oil and gas has left some lands and waters unreclaimed and polluted.
(2) These abandoned lands and polluted waters are unproductive, erode the tax base and are serious impediments to the economic welfare and growth of this Commonwealth.
(3) The unreclaimed lands and polluted waters present a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the people and the environment.
(4) This Commonwealth does not possess sufficient resources to reclaim all the abandoned lands and to abate the water pollution.
(5) Numerous landowners, citizens, watershed associations, environmental organizations and governmental entities who do not have a legal responsibility to reclaim the abandoned lands or to abate the water pollution are interested in addressing these problems but are reluctant to engage in such reclamation and abatement activities because of potential liabilities associated with the reclamation and abatement activities.
(6) It is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the people of this Commonwealth and the environment to encourage reclamation of the abandoned lands and abatement of water pollution.

Credits

1999, Dec. 15, P.L. 949, No. 68, § 1, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.
27 Pa.C.S.A. § 8102, PA ST 27 Pa.C.S.A. § 8102
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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