Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships
Section 9114 - Environmental and other authorizations

(a) The Administrative Code of 1929.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither soliciting nor approving a request for proposals, nor executing a public-private transportation partnership agreement under this chapter shall constitute the submission of a preliminary plan or design to the department under section 2002(b) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
(b) Environmental authorizations.--A public-private transportation partnership agreement may require that prior to commencing any construction in connection with the development, operation or financing of any public-private transportation project if the agreement requires environmental authorizations to be obtained, the development entity shall do any of the following:
(1) Secure all necessary environmental permits and authorizations and, if specified under the act of May 19, 1995 (P.L.4, No.2), known as the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, obtain the approval of the Department of Environmental Protection.
(2) Complete environmental remediation of the site on which the public-private transportation project is to be located, including acts required under any agreement entered into with the Department of Environmental Protection for remediation of the site under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act.

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