Section 6018.404 - Transition scheme(a) Any person or municipality who: (1) owns or operates a hazardous waste storage or treatment facility required to have a permit under this act, which facility is in existence on the effective date of this act;(2) has complied with the requirements of section 501(c) ;(3) has made an application for a permit under this act; and(4) operates and continues to operate in such a manner as will not cause, or create a risk of, a health hazard, a public nuisance, or an adverse effect upon the environment; shall be treated as having been issued such permit until such time as a final departmental action on such application is made. In no instance shall such person or municipality continue to store or treat hazardous wastes without obtaining a permit from the department within two years after the date of enactment hereof.
(b) Any person or municipality who: (1) as of the effective date of this act transports hazardous waste within the Commonwealth and is required to have a license under this act;(2) has complied with the requirements of section 501(c);(3) has made an application for a license under this act; and(4) transports and continues to transport in such a manner as will not cause, or create a risk of, a health hazard, a public nuisance, or an adverse effect upon the environment; shall be treated as having been issued such license until such time as a final departmental action on such application is made. In no instance shall such person or municipality continue to transport hazardous waste without obtaining a license from the department within two years after the date of enactment.
1980 , July 7, P.L. 380, No. 97, § 404, effective in 60 days.