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§ 2035. Authority of department

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks
Part III. State Parks (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 77. Forest Lands Beautification Act
32 P.S. § 2035
§ 2035. Authority of department
The department is authorized:
(1) To collect and remove waste illegally deposited on State forest and State park lands or abutting lands and to ensure the proper disposal of these materials.
(2) To eliminate, in accordance with applicable statutes, rules and regulations, unauthorized waste disposal sites which have been created by the illegal disposal of waste on State forest and State park lands or abutting lands, in cooperation with the owners of those properties, when the conditions on such properties are likely to affect the State lands.
(3) To recycle, whenever practical, materials found in the course of waste collection and removal.
(4) To place waste receptacles in appropriate places on State forest and State park lands or abutting lands and to arrange for the proper disposal and recycling of their contents.
(5) To enforce laws and regulations which prohibit unauthorized waste disposal and to cooperate with other Commonwealth agencies and local agencies to enforce such laws and regulations.
(6) To establish educational programs to increase public awareness of the problem of unauthorized waste disposal and to encourage recycling, waste reduction and proper waste disposal.

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1998, Dec. 3, P.L. 946, No. 125, § 5, imd. effective.
32 P.S. § 2035, PA ST 32 P.S. § 2035
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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