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§ 283. Hearing and determination

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 I. Forests (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 7. Forest Fires (Refs & Annos)
Claims and Rewards
32 P.S. § 283
§ 283. Hearing and determination
The said Board shall hear and determine all such claims, and if in any case the Board is of the opinion that a moral claim exists against the Commonwealth for any such injury or death, and that such claim is not properly adjustable or cannot then be adjusted under the workmen's compensation laws, it shall make a finding to that effect, and shall fix the sum which in its opinion will compensate the parent, parents, or dependent relative or relatives of the person killed or the person seriously injured. Any amount so fixed by the Board shall be payable from the appropriation hereinbefore made by warrant of the Auditor General, after requisition by the Secretary of Forests and Waters,1 and to each such requisition shall be attached the findings of the Board. The action of the Board in allowing or disapproving a claim shall be final and there shall be no appeal therefrom, but the Board in its discretion may grant rehearings on any claim and make any new findings, in accordance with this act.

Credits

1925, April 11, P.L. 232, § 3.

Footnotes

The powers and duties conferred upon the Secretary of Forests and Waters by this statute have been transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See 71 P.S. § 1340.302.
32 P.S. § 283, PA ST 32 P.S. § 283
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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