Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 1361.7 - Climate change action plan(a) Action plan required.--Within 15 months from the effective date of this act and every three years thereafter, the department shall, in consultation with the committee, submit to the Governor a climate change action plan that: (1) Identifies GHG emission and sequestration trends and baselines in this Commonwealth.(2) Evaluates cost-effective strategies for reducing or offsetting GHG emissions from various sectors in this Commonwealth.(3) Identifies costs, benefits and cobenefits of GHG reduction strategies recommended by the climate change action plan, including the impact on the capability of meeting future energy demand within this Commonwealth.(4) Identifies areas of agreement and disagreement among committee members about the climate change action plan.(5) Recommends to the General Assembly legislative changes necessary to implement the climate change action plan.(b) Publication.--The climate change action plan shall be published and distributed to the General Assembly and made available to the public in printed form and on the department's Internet website upon submission of the plan to the Governor.2008, July 9, P.L. 935, No. 70, § 7, imd. effective.