THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY D. WHITE, WOZNIAK, M. WHITE, RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, ORIE, BRUBAKER, BOSCOLA, ARGALL, TARTAGLIONE, FOLMER, ROBBINS, GREENLEAF AND WAUGH, JUNE 26, 2009

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JUNE 26, 2009  

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,"

providing for continuation of lease agreements.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), known

as the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, is amended by

adding a section to read:

Section 323.  Continuation of lease agreements.

Any action or decision by the department to close, restrict

access to, reduce or modify services at any State park or State

forest shall not preclude a person who has entered into a lease

prior to the effective date of this section with the department

or the Commonwealth from exercising all rights and privileges

afforded to the lessee under the lease agreement.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.