Pennsylvania HB 1378: An Act amending the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), known as the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, in Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, further providing for forests.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1579
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1378
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY STENDER, ARMANINI, GILLEN, RADER AND WATRO,
MAY 2, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 4, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), entitled "An
act creating the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources consisting of certain functions of the Department
of Environmental Resources and the Department of Community
Affairs; renaming the Department of Environmental Resources
as the Department of Environmental Protection; defining the
role of the Environmental Quality Board in the Department of
Environmental Protection; making changes to responsibilities
of the State Conservation Commission and the Department of
Agriculture; transferring certain powers and duties to the
Department of Health; and repealing inconsistent acts," in
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, further
providing for forests.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302(a)(7) of the act of June 28, 1995
(P.L.89, No.18), known as the Conservation and Natural Resources
Act, is amended to read:
Section 302. Forests.
(a) Acquisition, establishment and disposition.--The
department has the following powers and duties with respect to
the acquisition, establishment and disposition of State forest
lands and certain other Commonwealth-owned resources:
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(7) To appoint and, with the approval of the Governor,
fix the compensation of a Chief Forest Fire Warden and such
district forest fire wardens, and to appoint and fix the
compensation of such local forest fire wardens and other
assistants as shall be required for the prevention, control,
and extinction of forest fires[.] and to appoint the Chief
Forest Fire Warden to serve as a Deputy Secretary in the
department.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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