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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 990 Empowers Boroughs, Towns, and Cities to Manage Storm Water and Levy Fees
Last action · April 9, 2025: Laid on the table, April 9, 2025Sponsors: Jim Struzzi and 18 others
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What This Bill Proposed
An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in storm sewers and watercourses, further providing for authority of boroughs and for manner of financing work; providing for storm water management plans and facilities for incorporated towns; and, in watercourses, flood protection projects and storm water systems, further providing for establishing and changing watercourses, flood protection projects and storm water systems and for assessment of benefits and liens.
Property owners in Pennsylvania boroughs, incorporated towns, and cities may face new uniform storm water management fees calculated using their property's area, with potential credits available for approved private storm water facilities.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property Owners
Property owners in boroughs, incorporated towns, and cities may be assessed new uniform storm water management fees and are eligible for credits if they maintain approved storm water facilities.
Boroughs
Boroughs gain explicit statutory authority to enact storm water ordinances, finance work, and levy fees based on property characteristics.
Incorporated Towns
Incorporated towns receive new authority to plan storm water systems, acquire facilities via purchase or eminent domain, enact ordinances, and assess fees.
Cities
Cities receive expanded statutory authority to enact storm water ordinances and assess fees based on property characteristics and impervious surfaces.
County Conservation Districts
County conservation districts are tasked with reviewing and commenting on incorporated town storm water plans within 30 days when no approved watershed plan exists.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get a credit on my storm water fee if I already installed management facilities?
What can municipalities use the collected storm water fees for?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 9, 2025HouseLaid on the table, April 9, 2025
- Apr 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, April 9, 2025
- Apr 9, 2025HouseReported as amended, April 9, 2025
- Mar 24, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, March 24, 2025
Version history & redline
2 versions on fileLobbying Activity
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Full breakdown
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Expansion of Municipal Fee Authority
The legislation standardizes and extends storm water fee assessment powers across boroughs, incorporated towns, and cities within Pennsylvania statutes.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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