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§ 653. Definitions

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 II. Waters (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 24. Prevention and Control of Floods (Refs & Annos)
Flood Control Districts (Refs & Annos)
32 P.S. § 653
§ 653. Definitions
The word “board,” as used in this act, means the Water and Power Resources Board of the Department of Forests and Waters.1
The word “person,” as used in this act, shall include individuals, associations, partnerships and corporations.
The word “plans,” as used in this act, shall mean plans, maps, profiles, estimates of costs, descriptions of property to be taken, damaged or destroyed, and other data and descriptions prepared by the Water and Power Resources Board to establish the area and boundaries of a proposed flood control district, to locate adequate proposed flood control works, to determine the cost of the erection and construction of the same, and to determine property to be taken, damaged or destroyed by the construction of such works; and shall also be construed to include similar plans prepared by any agency of the Federal Government which, before adoption in this Commonwealth, shall have been incorporated into and made a part of any State official plan.
The word “municipality,” as used in this act, shall include counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, and townships.

Credits

1936, First Ex.Sess., Aug. 7, P.L. 106, No. 46, § 1. Amended 1937, March 10, P.L. 43, § 1; 1968, June 18, P.L. 217, No. 103, § 1.

Footnotes

The Water and Power Resources Board and the Department of Forests and Waters were abolished and their powers and duties were transferred to the Department of Environmental Resources. See 71 P.S. §§ 510-1 and 510-103.
32 P.S. § 653, PA ST 32 P.S. § 653
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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