Pennsylvania 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB172 Introduced / Bill

                     
PRINTER'S NO. 110 
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL 
No.172 
Session of 
2025 
INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, HUTCHINSON AND STEFANO, 
JANUARY 23, 2025 
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 23, 2025 
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 13, 1988 (P.L.530, No.94), entitled "An 
act establishing the Environmental Hearing Board as an 
independent, quasi-judicial agency; providing for the 
membership and staff, the powers and duties, the seats and 
the existing members of the board; transferring certain 
funds; and making repeals," further providing for 
Environmental Hearing Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.  Section 3(d) of the act of July 13, 1988 
(P.L.530, No.94), known as the Environmental Hearing Board Act, 
is amended to read:
Section 3.  Board.
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(d)  Terms.--
(1) A member of the board shall serve for a term of six 
years or until a successor is appointed and qualified. One of 
the additional members appointed under this act shall serve 
an initial term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled in 
the same manner as the original appointment.
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20 (2)  After the expiration of a term of a member of the 
board, the member shall be reappointed by the Governor with 
the consent of a majority of the members elected to the 
Senate.
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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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