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PA HB1764
Bill
Status
7/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Maureen Madden
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AI Summary
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Amends the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code to create a new category of "developments of regional significance and impact" that triggers enhanced review requirements, including airports, data centers with 25+ megawatt peak demand, intermodal terminals, petroleum storage facilities, waste-handling facilities, quarries, truck stops, and large warehouse facilities
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Requires developers proposing qualifying projects to notify county/regional planning commissions and contiguous municipalities within 10 days of submitting preliminary plat applications, with affected parties having 30 days to request an impact analysis
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Mandates impact analyses examining effects on emergency services, infrastructure, agricultural/forested areas, natural and historic resources, housing, transportation, and sewage capacity, with applicants bearing all preparation and review costs
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Extends municipal review periods to 90 days if a project is determined not to be regionally significant, or 120 days if a mitigation plan is required, and authorizes host municipalities to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove developments based on impact findings
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Requires host municipalities to develop revenue sharing plans for contiguous municipalities adversely affected by approved regional developments to cover additional expenses for police, fire, medical services, road maintenance, and infrastructure
Legislative Description
In subdivision and land development, providing for potentially impacted municipalities and further providing for approval of plats and for completion of improvements or guarantee thereof prerequisite to final plat approval; providing for developments of regional significance and impact; and, in zoning hearing board and other administrative proceedings, further providing for jurisdiction.
Last Action
Laid on the table
12/17/2025