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27 PA Cons Stat § 8102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8102 - Findings

§ 8102. Findings. 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.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8103 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8103 - Purpose

§ 8103. Purpose. This chapter is intended to encourage the improvement of land and water adversely affected by mining and oil and gas extraction, to aid in the protection of wildlife, to decrease soil erosion, to aid in the prevention and abatement of the pollution of rivers and streams, to protect and improve the environmental values of this Commonwealth and to eliminate or abate hazards to health and safety. It is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage voluntary reclamation of lands adversely affected by mining or oil or gas extraction. The purpose of this chapter is to improve water quality and to control and eliminate water pollution resulting from mining or oil or gas extraction or exploration by limiting the liability which could arise as a result of the voluntary reclamation of abandoned lands or the reduction and abatement of water pollution. This chapter is not intended to limit the liability of a person who under existing law is or may become responsible to reclaim the land or address the water pollution or anyone who by contract, order or otherwise is required to or agrees to perform the reclamation or abate the water pollution.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8107 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8107 - Project liability limitation and exceptions

§ 8107. Project liability limitation and exceptions.  (a) General rule.--Except as specifically provided in subsection (b), a person who provides equipment, materials or services at no cost or at cost for a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project:  (1) Shall be immune from liability for any injury to or damage suffered by a person which arises out of or occurs as a result of the water pollution abatement facilities constructed or installed during the water pollution abatement project.  (2) Shall be immune from liability for any pollution emanating from the water pollution abatement facilities constructed or installed during the water pollution abatement project unless the person affects an area that is hydrologically connected to the water pollution abatement project work area and causes increased pollution by activities which are unrelated to the implementation of a water pollution abatement project.  (3) Shall not be deemed to assume responsibility for or incur liability for the operation, maintenance and repair of the water pollution abatement facilities constructed or installed during the water pollution abatement project.  (4) Shall not be subject to a citizen suit under section 601 of the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, for pollution emanating from the water pollution abatement facilities constructed or installed during the water pollution abatement project.  (b) Exceptions.--  (1) Nothing in this chapter shall limit in any way the liability of a person who provides equipment, materials or services at no cost or at cost for a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project which liability results from the reclamation project or the water pollution abatement project and which would otherwise exist:  (i) For injury or damage resulting from the person's acts or omissions which are reckless or constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.  (ii) For the person's unlawful activities.  (iii) For damages to adjacent landowners or downstream riparian landowners which result from a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project where written notice or public notice of the proposed project was not provided.  (2) Nothing in this chapter shall limit in any way the liability of a person who the department has found to be in violation of any of the following acts:  (i) The act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act.  (ii) The act of April 27, 1966 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.31, No.1), known as The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act.  Cross References. Section 8107 is referred to in section 8105 of this title.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8108 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8108 - Permits and zoning

§ 8108. Permits and zoning. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as waiving any existing permit requirements or waiving any local zoning requirements.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8109 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8109 - Relationship to Federal and State programs

§ 8109. Relationship to Federal and State programs. The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the Commonwealth from enforcing requirements necessary or imposed by the Federal Government as a condition to receiving or maintaining program authorization, delegation, primacy or Federal funds.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8110 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8110 - General permits

§ 8110. General permits. If the department determines it will further the purposes of this chapter, the department may issue a general permit for each reclamation project or water pollution abatement project, which general permit shall:  (1) Encompass all of the activities included in that reclamation project or water pollution abatement project.  (2) Be issued in place of any required stream encroachment, earth disturbance or national pollution discharge elimination system permits.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8111 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8111 - Exceptions

§ 8111. Exceptions.  (a) General rule.--Any person who under existing law shall be or may become responsible to reclaim the land or treat or abate the water pollution or any person who for payment or consideration or who receives some other benefit through a contract or any person who through a consent order and agreement or otherwise agrees or is ordered to perform or complete reclamation or treat or abate water pollution as well as a surety which provided a bond for the site shall not be eligible for nor shall that person receive the benefit of the protections and immunities available under this chapter.  (b) Projects near mining or coal refuse sites.--This chapter shall not apply to a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project that is located adjacent to, hydrologically connected to or in close proximity to a site permitted under the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, the act of April 27, 1966 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.31, No.1), known as The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act, the act of September 24, 1968 (P.L.1040, No.318), known as the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act, or the act of December 19, 1984 (P.L.1093, No.219), known as the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, unless:  (1) The reclamation project or water pollution abatement project is submitted to the department in writing before the project is started.  (2) The department finds:  (i) The reclamation project or the water pollution abatement project will not adversely affect the permittee's obligations under the permit and the applicable law.  (ii) The activities on the project work area cannot be used by the permittee to avoid the permittee's reclamation or water pollution treatment or abatement obligations.  (3) The department issues a written notice of its findings and the approval of the project.  (c) Projects in lieu of civil penalties.--This chapter shall not apply to a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project that is performed in lieu of paying civil penalties.  (d) Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act.--The act of May 19, 1995 (P.L.4, No.2), known as the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, does not apply to reclamation projects or water pollution abatement projects implemented under this chapter.  Cross References. Section 8111 is referred to in section 8105 of this title.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8112 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8112 - Water supply replacement

§ 8112. Water supply replacement. A public or private water supply affected by contamination or the diminution caused by the implementation of a reclamation project or the implementation of a water pollution abatement project shall be restored or replaced by the department with an alternate source of water adequate in quantity and quality for the purposes served by the water supply.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8113 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8113 - Orphan oil and gas wells

§ 8113. Orphan oil and gas wells. A reclamation project or water pollution abatement project shall not be implemented in a manner which will limit access to an orphan gas well or an orphan oil well.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8114 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 81 - Good Samaritan|Section 8114 - Regulations

§ 8114. Regulations. The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 83 - Participation in Environmental Law or Regulation|Section 8301 - Definitions

§ 8301. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Communication to the government." A written or oral statement or writing made:  (1) before a legislative, executive or judicial proceeding or any other official proceeding authorized by law;  (2) in connection with an issue under consideration or review by a legislative, executive or judicial body or any other official proceeding authorized by law; or  (3) to a government agency in connection with the implementation and enforcement of environmental law and regulations.  "Enforcement of environmental law and regulation." Activity relating to the identification and elimination of violations of environmental laws and regulations, including investigations of alleged violations, inspections of activities subject to regulation under environmental law and regulations and responses taken to produce correction of the violations.  "Government agency." The Federal Government, the Commonwealth and any of the Commonwealth's departments, commissions, boards, agencies, authorities, political subdivisions or their departments, commissions, boards, agencies or authorities.  "Implementation of environmental law and regulation." Activity relating to the development and administration of environmental programs developed under environmental law and regulations.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 83 - Participation in Environmental Law or Regulation|Section 8302 - Immunity

§ 8302. Immunity.  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person that, pursuant to Federal or State law, files an action in the courts of this Commonwealth to enforce an environmental law or regulation or that makes an oral or written communication to a government agency relating to enforcement or implementation of an environmental law or regulation shall be immune from civil liability in any resulting legal proceeding for damages where the action or communication is aimed at procuring favorable governmental action.  (b) Exceptions.--A person shall not be immune under this section if the allegation in the action or any communication to the government is not relevant or material to the enforcement or implementation of an environmental law or regulation and:  (1) the allegation in the action or communication is knowingly false, deliberately misleading or made with malicious and reckless disregard for the truth or falsity;  (2) the allegation in the action or communication is made for the sole purpose of interfering with existing or proposed business relationships; or  (3) the oral or written communication to a government agency relating to enforcement or implementation of an environmental law or regulation is later determined to be a wrongful use of process or an abuse of process.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8303 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 83 - Participation in Environmental Law or Regulation|Section 8303 - Right to a hearing

§ 8303. Right to a hearing. A person who wishes to raise the defense of immunity from civil liability under this chapter may file a motion with the court requesting the court to conduct a hearing to determine the preliminary issue of immunity. If a motion is filed, the court shall then conduct a hearing and if the motion is denied, the moving party shall have an interlocutory appeal of right to the Commonwealth Court, during which time all discovery shall be stayed.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 83 - Participation in Environmental Law or Regulation|Section 8304 - Intervention

§ 8304. Intervention. A government agency has the right to petition to intervene or otherwise participate as an amicus curiae in the action involving public petition and participation.
27 PA Cons Stat § 8305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 27 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES|Chapter 83 - Participation in Environmental Law or Regulation|Section 8305 - Construction

§ 8305. Construction. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit any constitutional, statutory or common law protections of defendants to actions involving public petition and participation.
30 PA Cons Stat § 101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 1 - Preliminary Provisions|Section 101 - Short title of title

§ 101. Short title of title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Fish and Boat Code."
30 PA Cons Stat § 302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|Section 302 - Executive director

§ 302. Executive director. (a) Appointment and compensation.--The commission shall appoint to serve at its pleasure and, with the approval of the Governor, fix the compensation of an executive director who shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and attend to its administrative work and have charge of all activities under the jurisdiction of the commission. The executive director shall be the chief waterways patrolman of the commission and shall have charge of, direct, supervise, and control all waterways patrolmen, deputy waterways patrolmen and employees of the commission. No member of the commission nor any person who has served as a member thereof within one year shall be eligible for appointment as executive director.  (b) Power to catch, kill or possess fish.--The executive director or his agent may catch, take, kill or possess any fish at any time, in any season of the year and with any kind of net or device.
30 PA Cons Stat § 303 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|Section 303 - Assistant executive directors

§ 303. Assistant executive directors. (a) Appointment and compensation.--The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may, in accordance with law and the classification and compensation plans of the Commonwealth as established by the Executive Board, appoint and fix the compensation of two assistant executive directors, one of whom shall be in charge of and responsible for watercraft safety and the other of whom shall be in charge of and responsible for fisheries and engineering.  (b) Assistant for watercraft safety.--The assistant executive director of the commission in charge of watercraft safety shall reside in this Commonwealth at the time of appointment and have five or more years of experience with ships or boats and have either a college degree or at least ten years experience in administration. The assistant executive director shall:  (1) Direct, administer and coordinate the activities of the commission relating to watercraft, boats and boating, including the enforcement of Part III (relating to boats and boating) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the improvement and maintenance of waterway facilities including aids to navigation.  (2) Coordinate and supervise all expenditures from the Boat Fund. (3) Administer the boating education programs of the commission.  (Dec. 20, 2000, P.L.828, No.115, eff. imd.)   2000 Amendment. Act 115 amended subsec. (a).
30 PA Cons Stat § 304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|Section 304 - Waterways patrolmen and employees

§ 304. Waterways patrolmen and employees. (a) Appointment and compensation.--The executive director, with the approval of the commission, shall, in accordance with law and the classification and compensation plans of the Commonwealth as established by the Executive Board, appoint and fix the compensation of such number of waterways patrolmen and other employees as the commission deems necessary to enforce and carry out the provisions of this title and perform the functions and work of the commission.  (b) Status.--(Repealed).  (Dec. 20, 2000, P.L.828, No.115, eff. imd.; Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.738, No.90, eff. 60 days)    2020 Repeal. Act 90 repealed subsec. (b).  2000 Amendment. Act 115 amended subsec. (a).  Cross References. Section 304 is referred to in section 102 of this title.
30 PA Cons Stat § 306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|Section 306 - Boating Advisory Board

§ 306. Boating Advisory Board. (a) Composition.--There is hereby continued within the commission a Boating Advisory Board. The board shall consist of the Secretary of Environmental Resources, or his designee, the executive director of the commission and the assistant executive director of the commission in charge of watercraft safety, all of whom shall be ex officio members, and five volunteer members to be appointed by the Governor for terms of five years or, in the case of a vacancy, for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (b) Qualifications.--The members appointed by the Governor shall be experienced boaters as evidenced by the operation of a boat and active membership in representative boating associations, yacht clubs or similar organizations. As far as possible, the membership of the board shall be bipartisan and shall represent the various geographical sections and boating interests of this Commonwealth.  (c) Officers.--The board shall annually select one of the volunteer members as the chairman. The assistant executive director for watercraft safety shall serve as secretary.  (d) Compensation.--The volunteer members of the board shall receive no salary but may, subject to the approval of the commission, receive travel expenses. When performing any function on behalf of the commission or acting within the scope of their official duties, volunteer members of the board shall be authorized to operate Commonwealth vehicles and watercraft and shall be treated as employees of the Commonwealth for the purposes of automotive and general liability and the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act.  (e) Meetings and quorum.--The board shall meet at such place and at such time as may be specified upon the call of the chairman, three members of the board or the commission. Five members of the board, including three volunteer members, shall constitute a quorum.  (f) Powers and duties.--The board shall advise the commission on all matters relating to boating and make recommendations to the commission with regard to any proposed rules or regulations affecting the equipment or operation of boats.   (Jan. 29, 1998, P.L.31, No.7, eff. imd.)   1998 Amendment. Act 7 amended subsec. (d).
30 PA Cons Stat § 307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 30 - FISH|Chapter 3 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission|Section 307 - Designation of law enforcement officers

§ 307. Designation of law enforcement officers. (a) Waterways patrolmen.--Waterways patrolmen of the commission are designated as waterways conservation officers. The commission may substitute the term "waterways conservation officer" for the term "waterways patrolman" on its documents and materials on a schedule it deems appropriate.  (b) Deputy waterways patrolmen.--Deputy waterways patrolmen of the commission are designated deputy waterways conservation officers. The commission may substitute the term "deputy waterways conservation officer" for the term "deputy waterways patrolman" on its documents and materials on a schedule it deems appropriate.  (c) Savings provision.--Prosecutions, enforcement actions and other official duties of waterways conservation officers and deputy waterways conservation officers shall not be affected by the use of the designation waterways patrolmen or deputy waterways patrolmen on forms, documents, materials, badges and other items issued or prepared by the commission.   (May 24, 1984, P.L.335, No.66, eff. 60 days)   1984 Amendment. Act 66 added section 307.