§ 27. Natural resources and the public estate
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesConstitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Const. Art. 1, § 27
§ 27. Natural resources and the public estate
The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.
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Adopted May 18, 1971.
Const. Art. 1, § 27, PA CONST Art. 1, § 27
Current through Nov. 7, 2023, General Election.
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