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House committee advances bill to mark run‑of‑the‑river dams after fatality prompts changes
Summary
The House Game and Fisheries Committee reported House Bill 961 as amended, requiring clearer signage, annual public lists and maps of run‑of‑the‑river dams and shorter compliance timelines; sponsor cited a local fatality and committee adopted an amendment strengthening timelines and public reporting.
The House Game and Fisheries Committee voted to report House Bill 961, a measure that would require clearer marking of run‑of‑the‑river (low‑head) dams, create timelines for owner compliance, and make lists and maps of those dams publicly available.
Sponsor Rep. Sue Mihalik said the legislation was driven by a fatal dam incident in 2022 and by a need to better coordinate the Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on safety signage. “Sometimes the simple act of warning that there is a…
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