# Pennsylvania HB 522: An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of General Services to lease certain submerged lands within Erie County and associated wind, water an . . .d solar resources for the assessment, development, construction and operation of utility scale offshore wind, solar or kinetic energy generation facilities; providing for collection of certain lease and royalty payments; establishing the Lake Erie Large-Scale Energy System Development Fund; and providing for distributions and transfers from the fund.

Pennsylvania HB 522, An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of General Services to lease certain submerged lands within Erie County and associated wind, water an . . .d solar resources for the assessment, development, construction and operation of utility scale offshore wind, solar or kinetic energy generation facilities; providing for collection of certain lease and royalty payments; establishing the Lake Erie Large-Scale Energy System Development Fund; and providing for distributions and transfers from the fund., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert E. Merski (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-02-05 (Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 522
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of General Services to lease certain submerged lands within Erie County and associated wind, water an . . .d solar resources for the assessment, development, construction and operation of utility scale offshore wind, solar or kinetic energy generation facilities; providing for collection of certain lease and royalty payments; establishing the Lake Erie Large-Scale Energy System Development Fund; and providing for distributions and transfers from the fund.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection
- Sponsor: Robert E. Merski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert E. Merski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Pielli (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2025-02-05: Referred to Environmental & Natural Resource Protection (House)

## Bill text

- PN 515, 2025-02-05: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0522/PN0515), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0522/PN0515), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0522/PN0515)

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## Sources
- [PN 515 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB0522/PN0515)
- [PN 515 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB0522/PN0515)
- [PN 515 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0522/PN0515)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB522-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).