§ 425.2. Legislative declaration and findings
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State ParksEffective: July 14, 2009
Effective: July 14, 2009
32 P.S. § 425.2
§ 425.2. Legislative declaration and findings
The General Assembly declares that prescribed burning is a land management tool that benefits the safety of the public, the environment and the economy of this Commonwealth. Therefore, the General Assembly finds that:
(2) Public agencies and nongovernmental organizations in this Commonwealth have invested millions of dollars to purchase land for parks, wildlife areas, State forests, nature preserves and other outdoor recreational purposes. For many of these public and private lands, the use of prescribed burning is essential to maintain specific resource values for which the areas were acquired.
(3) Forests, grasslands and other natural areas in this Commonwealth constitute significant economic, biological and aesthetic resources of Statewide importance. Prescribed burning prepares sites for planting; removes undesirable competing vegetation; accelerates nutrient cycling; controls certain insect pests, pathogens and noxious weeds; and promotes oak regeneration. In these communities, prescribed burning improves and maintains the quality and quantity of wildlife habitats.
(4) Many of this Commonwealth's natural communities require periodic fire for maintenance of their ecological health. Prescribed burning is essential to the perpetuation, restoration and management of many plant and animal communities. Significant loss of this Commonwealth's biological diversity will occur if fire is excluded from these fire-dependent and fire-adapted communities.
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2009, July 14, P.L. 76, No. 17, § 2, imd. effective.
32 P.S. § 425.2, PA ST 32 P.S. § 425.2
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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