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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Borough of Topton, Berks County, in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other lands to be acquired by the Borough of Topton, Berks County; authorizing the transfer of title for certain Project 70 lands owned by Lehigh County to Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other lands to be acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and convey to Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority, or its successors or assigns, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in Stroud Township, Monroe County; and authorizing the Department of General Services and East Stroudsburg University of the State System of Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to East Stroudsburg Borough, a certain permanent public sanitary sewer easement and certain permanent public water supply system easements situate in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County."
description: "An Act authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Borough of Topton, Berks County, in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other lands to be acquired by the Borough of Topton, Berks County; authorizing the transfer of title for certain Project 70 lands owned by Lehigh County to Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other lands to be acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and convey to Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority, or its successors or assigns, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in Stroud Township, Monroe County; and authorizing the Department of General Services and East Stroudsburg University of the State System of Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to East Stroudsburg Borough, a certain permanent public sanitary sewer easement and certain permanent public water supply system easements situate in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 18"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 18 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mackenzie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/997638a3-7b00-4de3-9522-03bf31608277"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=18"
source_hash: "193f4f9639d1644bdada9a893d14a6de844dcfcbe622b165af24d9ee4fbdd3c5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---
# Pennsylvania HB 18 (2019-2020) — An Act authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Borough of Topton, Berks County, in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other lands to be acquired by the Borough of Topton, Berks County; authorizing the transfer of title for certain Project 70 lands owned by Lehigh County to Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in exchange for the imposition of Project 70 restrictions on other lands to be acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and convey to Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority, or its successors or assigns, certain lands, buildings and improvements situate in Stroud Township, Monroe County; and authorizing the Department of General Services and East Stroudsburg University of the State System of Higher Education, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to East Stroudsburg Borough, a certain permanent public sanitary sewer easement and certain permanent public water supply system easements situate in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0018&pn=0038)
2. **Printer's No. 1001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0018&pn=1001)
3. **Senate Amendment A00273** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0018&pn=0038&aYear=2019&an=00273)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **193–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (STATE GOVERNMENT): Reported as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 18 PN 1001, CONCUR — **191–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mackenzie — primary (person)
- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0038 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1001 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2019-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2019-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2019-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/997638a3-7b00-4de3-9522-03bf31608277`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).