§ 654. Surveys and plans
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks
32 P.S. § 654
§ 654. Surveys and plans
The Water and Power Resources Board1 shall have power on its own motion, or upon the petition of at least three municipalities, or upon the petition of at least three hundred persons, who are freeholders, in any drainage area, to make appropriate surveys and to prepare suitable plans for any proposed flood control district in such drainage area, or any part thereof, in order to control, store, preserve, and regulate the flow of rivers and streams and diminish or eliminate floods inimical to the public health and safety and destructive to public and private property and works.
Credits
1936, First Ex.Sess., Aug. 7, P.L. 106, No. 46, § 2. Amended 1937, March 10, P.L. 43, § 1.
Footnotes
The Water Power and Resources Board was abolished and its powers and duties were transferred to the Department of Environmental Resources. See 71 P.S. §§ 510-1 and 510-103.
32 P.S. § 654, PA ST 32 P.S. § 654
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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