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§ 4006.5. Acid deposition control

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 23. Air Pollution (Refs & Annos)
Air Pollution Control Act (Refs & Annos)
35 P.S. § 4006.5
§ 4006.5. Acid deposition control
(a) The department is authorized to develop a permit program for acid deposition control in accordance with Titles IV and V of the Clean Air Act1 and to submit it to the administrator for approval.
(b) For purposes of the permit program authorized under subsection (a) of this section, the definitions in sections 4022 and 5013 of the Clean Air Act are incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The owner or operator or the designated representative of each source affected under section 405 of the Clean Air Act4 shall submit a permit application and compliance plan for the affected source to the department no later than January 1, 1996. In the case of affected sources for which application and plans are timely received, the permit application and the compliance plan, including amendments thereto, shall be binding on the owner or operator or the designated representative of the owners or operators and shall be enforceable as a permit for purposes of this section until a permit is issued by the department. Any permit issued by the department shall require the source to achieve compliance as soon as possible but no later than the date required by this act, the Clean Air Act or the regulations promulgated under either this act or the Clean Air Act for the source.
(d) At any time after the submission of a permit application and compliance plan, the applicant may submit a revised application and compliance plan. In considering any permit application and compliance plan under this section, the department shall coordinate with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission consistent with requirements that may be established by the administrator.
(e) In addition to other provisions, permits issued by the department shall prohibit all of the following:
(1) Annual emissions of sulfur dioxide in excess of the number of allowances to emit sulfur dioxide that the owner or operator or designated representative hold for the unit.
(2) Exceedances of applicable emissions rates or standards, including ambient air quality standards.
(3) The use of any allowance prior to the year for which it is allocated.
(4) Contravention of any other provision of the permit.

Credits

1960, Jan. 8, P.L. (1959) 2119, § 6.5, added 1992, July 9, P.L. 460, No. 95, § 9, imd. effective.

Footnotes

42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7651 et seq., 7661 et seq.
42 U.S.C.A. § 7651a.
42 U.S.C.A. § 7661.
42 U.S.C.A. § 7651d.
35 P.S. § 4006.5, PA ST 35 P.S. § 4006.5
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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