Pennsylvania Act 2005-51 — PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY ACT - DEFINITIONS

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PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY ACT - DEFINITIONS
                  Act of Jul. 14, 2005, P.L. 299, No. 51              Cl. 64
                             Session of 2005
                               No. 2005-51

     HB 612

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), entitled "An
        act providing for the establishment, implementation and
        administration of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment
        Authority; imposing powers and duties on a board of trustees;
        transferring the rights, powers, duties and obligations of
        the Water Facilities Loan Board to the Pennsylvania
        Infrastructure Investment Authority; providing for the
        issuance of notes and bonds; providing for financial
        assistance and for a comprehensive water facilities plan;
        authorizing a referendum to incur indebtedness; making an
        appropriation; and making repeals," further providing for
        definitions.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The definition of "project" in section 3 of the
     act of March 1, 1988 (P.L.82, No.16), known as the Pennsylvania
     Infrastructure Investment Authority Act, amended December 16,
     1992 (P.L.1137, No.149), is amended and the section is amended
     by adding a definition to read:
      Section 3.  Definitions.
        The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
     have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     context clearly indicates otherwise:
        * * *
        "Project."  The eligible costs associated with the
     acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension,
     repair [or], rehabilitation or security measures of all or part
     of any facility or system, whether publicly or, in the case of
     paragraph (1) or (2), privately owned:
            (1)  for the collection, treatment or disposal of
        wastewater, including industrial waste;
            (2)  for the supply, treatment, storage or distribution
        of drinking water;
            (3)  for the control of storm water, which may include,
        but need not be limited to, the transport, storage and the
        infiltration of storm water; or
            (4)  for the best management practices to address point
        or nonpoint source pollution associated with storm water
        runoff or any other innovative techniques identified in the
        county-prepared watershed plans pursuant to the act of
        October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water
        Management Act.
        * * *
        "Security measures."  Infrastructure improvements to publicly
     or privately owned water or wastewater systems designed in whole
     or in part for the protection of the collection, treatment and
     distribution of potable water and treatment of wastewater from
     threats and vulnerabilities to ensure the public health of the
     systems' customers in accordance with the Environmental
     Protection Agency's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
     and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program established
     under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (Public Law
     93-523, 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12) and Title VI of the Federal Water
     Pollution Control Act (62 Stat. 1155, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1387),
     respectively, and any other program for which there are funds or
     accounts administered by the authority.
        * * *
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 14th day of July, A. D. 2005.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL