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SB681

In administrative organization, further providing for departmental administrative boards, commiss ions, and offices; in organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, further providing for advisory boards and commissions and repealing provisions relating to Environmental Quality Board; in powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture and its departmental administrative commission, further providing for seasonal farm labor; in powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Resources, its officers and departmental and advisory boards and commissions, further providing for Environmental Quality Board and for powers of Environmental Quality Board.

Introduced·5/12/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania SB681 reorganizes administrative boards and commissions, transferring powers from the Environmental Quality Board to the Department of.

Pennsylvania SB681 amends the Administrative Code of 1929 to reorganize several administrative boards and commissions. It establishes a new Citizens Advisory Council within the Department of Environmental Protection, consisting of the Secretary of Environmental Protection and twelve appointed members. The bill transfers the powers and duties of the Environmental Quality Board to the Department of Environmental Protection, including responsibilities for environmental planning and surface mining regulation.

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Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
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History

May 12, 2025

Senate

Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy