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PA HB1567
Bill
Status
6/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kyle Mullins
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AI Summary
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Electric generating facilities with 10+ megawatt capacity must negotiate host community benefit agreements with municipalities, counties, and school districts before receiving DEP operating permits; alternative energy sources (solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass) are exempt
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Facility owners must pay up-front impact fees of $1,000/megawatt to municipalities and $200/megawatt to counties, plus annual fees of $700/megawatt to municipalities, $500/megawatt to school districts, and $500/megawatt to counties, with annual increases of 2% or CPI-U (whichever is greater)
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Fee revenues must be used for specified purposes: at least 10% for emergency preparedness/public safety, 10% for water preservation, and 10% for air/water quality monitoring; other permitted uses include infrastructure, affordable housing, tax reductions, and energy assistance programs
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Public participation requirements mandate facility owners submit a participation plan to DEP and municipalities/counties/school districts must each hold public hearings on proposed agreements before finalizing terms
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DEP receives $300/megawatt annual administrative fee to administer the act and develop air/water quality monitoring programs; effective 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Providing for power plant host community benefit agreements between municipalities and owners of certain electric generating facilities, for power plant host community impact fees paid by affected facilities and fee uses; establishing public participation requirements; and providing for administrative fees and for duties of the Department of Environmental Protection.
Last Action
Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection
6/9/2025