CORRECTIVE REPRINT
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2960, 2993 PRINTER'S NO. 3014
No. 224 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, KLINGAMAN, VAN HORNE, MICOZZIE, HERSHEY,
MORRIS AND HERMAN, MAY 14, 1984
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 15, 1984
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the Pennsylvania Game Commission to reconsider its action
2 which greatly increased the annual license rates for
3 television cable power sites located on State game lands.
4 WHEREAS, Section 906 of The Game Law authorizes the
5 Pennsylvania Game Commission to grant rights-of-ways on State
6 game lands when such grants do not adversely affect wildlife
7 habitat; and
8 WHEREAS, At the Pennsylvania Game Commission's meetings in
9 January and August of 1983, the commission approved significant
10 annual rental increases for all communication power site
11 licenses using State game lands, to be effective with the 1984
12 license year; and
13 WHEREAS, In some cases the increase was 100%, with a
14 potential increase of 100% for some growing cable companies; and
15 WHEREAS, Increases are justified if they are kept within
16 inflation guidelines; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the
1 Pennsylvania Game Commission to reconsider its action which
2 greatly increased the annual license rates for television cable
3 power sites located on State game lands so that the increases
4 are within inflation guidelines; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
6 Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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