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§ 5306. Wild Resource Conservation Board

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 IV. Conservation and Land Development
Chapter 104. Wild Resource Conservation (Refs & Annos)
32 P.S. § 5306
§ 5306. Wild Resource Conservation Board
Currentness
(a) There is hereby created a Wild Resource Conservation Board, the members of which shall consist of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Resources1 or his designee, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission or his designee, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission or his designee, the chairman and minority chairman of the House Conservation Committee or their designees and the chairman and minority chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee or their designees. The chairmanship of said board shall rotate on an annual basis among the members thereof.
(b) The board shall have the power and its duty shall be to:
(1) Meet annually to determine and prioritize the management objectives deemed necessary to preserve and enhance the wild resource.
(2) Conduct a public hearing not less than 60 days prior to each annual meeting of the board, providing 30 days advance notice thereof by publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin to which all interested persons shall be invited to make recommendations to the board.
(3) to (6) Repealed by 1999, Dec. 15, P.L. 949. No. 68, § 3(a), effective Dec. 31, 1999.
(c) to (g) Repealed by 1999, Dec. 15, P.L. 949. No. 68, § 3(a), effective Dec. 31, 1999.

Credits

1982, June 23, P.L. 597, No. 170, § 6, effective Jan. 1, 1983. Amended 1994, July 1, P.L. 375, No. 56, § 1, effective in 60 days. Affected 1999, Dec. 15, P.L. 949, No. 68, § 3(a), effective Dec. 31, 1999.

Footnotes

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The powers and duties vested in the Department of Environmental Resources with respect to the study and protection of the Commonwealth's ecological and geological resources by this statute have been transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See 71 P.S. § 1340.305(a)(9).
32 P.S. § 5306, PA ST 32 P.S. § 5306
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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